3D Addi t i v e Ma nuf a c t ur i ng a tt heMa c r omol e c ul a r E ngi ne e r i ng ( Ma c r oE ng)gr oup 3D Addi t i v e Ma nuf a c t ur i ng a tt heMa c r omol e c ul a r E ngi ne e r i ng ( Ma c r oE ng)gr oup AboutAddi t i veManuf act ur i ng( AM) Addi t i v ema nuf a c t ur i ng, a l s ok nowna s3 Dpr i nt i ng, r a pi dpr ot ot y pi ngor f r e ef or mf a br i c a t i on, i st hepr oc e s sofj oi ni ngma t e r i a l st oma k eobj e c t s f r om3 Dmode l da t a , us ua l l yl a y e ruponl a y e r , a soppos e dt os ubt r a c t i v e ma nuf a c t ur i ngme t hodol ogi e ss uc ha sma c hi ni ng. Thet e r m3 Dpr i nt i ng c a nbede fine da st hef a br i c a t i onofobj e c t st hr ought hede pos i t i onof ama t e r i a l us i ngapr i nthe a d, noz z l e , ora not he rpr i nt e rt e c hnol ogy . Thekeybenef i t sofAddi t i veManuf act ur i ng Fr e e domofde s i gn Compl e xs ha pe , i nne rc a v i t i e sorf oa m/ l a t t i c es t r uc t ur e s , i mpos s i bl e t opr oduc ebyma c hi ni ng Li ghtwe i ghtpa r t swi t hl a t t i c e/ f oa mi nne rs t r uc t ur e s Fl e x i bi l i t yi nde s i gnc ha nge s Cus t omi z e dde s i gn Mul t i pl epi e c e sbui l ta sone Not ool ne e de d Shor tpr oduc t i ont i me( af e whour s ) 3 D Addi t i v e Ma nuf a c t ur i ng a tt heMa c r omol e c ul a r E ngi ne e r i ng ( Ma c r oE ng)gr oup Obj ect i ves Thema j or i t yofourr e s e a r c ha c t i v i t i e sa r ec onduc t e di nc ol l a bor a t i onwi t h i ndus t r i a l pa r t ne r sa nde nc ompa s sabr oa dr a ngeofs e c t or si nc l udi ng: a e r os pa c e , de s i gn, he a l t h, me di c i ne , a ndmi c r ode s i gnj us tt ome nt i onf e wof t he m. Muc hofourwor ki sc r os s di s c i pl i na r ya nda ss uc hi sc onduc t e da c r os s mul t i pl er e s e a r c hpa r t ne r s( a tt hena t i ona l a ndi nt e r na t i ona l l e v e l ) . Addi t i veManuf act ur i ngt echnol ogi es : TheMa c r oEnggr ouppos s e s s e sAddi t i v eMa nuf a c t ur i ngf a c i l i t i e sus i ngt wo di ffe r e ntpr i nt i ngme t hodol ogi e s : 1 )FDM( Fus e dde pos i t i onmode l l i ng) : Wea r ea bl et of a br i c a t e3 Dpr i nt e d s t r uc t ur e sus i ngdi ffe r e ntpol y me r i cma t e r i a l s : PLA, PS, PC, ABS( s t a nda r d c omme r c i a l l ya v a i l a bl efil a me nt s ) . Wea r ea l s oi nt e r e s t e di nt hede s i gna ndt e s t i ngofnov e l fil a me nt sf r om pol y me r i cma t e r i a l sha v i nge i t he rmul t i pl epol y me rc ompone nt s( bl e nds ) , v a r i a bl eme c ha ni c a l pr ope r t i e s( r i gi de l a s t i c )orf or me dbyna noc ompos i t e s . Fort hi sobj e c t i v e , wedi s pos eofahome ma defil e ma k e rt ha te na bl eust ot e s t di ffe r e ntma t e r i a l sa ndc r e a t enov e l fil a me nt s . 2)SLA( St e r e ol i t hogr a phy )af or mofa ddi t i v ema nuf a c t ur i ngt e c hnol ogy us e df orc r e a t i ngmode l s , pr ot ot y pe s , pa t t e r ns , a ndpr oduc t i onpa r t si nal a y e r byl a y e rf a s hi onus i ngphot opol y me r i z a t i on. Wea i mt ode s i gnnov e l phot os e ns i t i v er e s i nswi t ha dv a nc e dfina l pr ope r t i e s . TheSLAe qui pme nta v a i l a bl ea tt heMa c r oEnggr oupha sr e s ol ut i onsofa r ound 405 0μmt ha tpe r mi t st oobt a i nhi ghqua l i t yfini s he dpa r t s . 3D Addi t i v e Ma nuf a c t ur i ng a tt heMa c r omol e c ul a r E ngi ne e r i ng ( Ma c r oE ng)gr oup Weof f er Wec a nhe l pi ndus t r i a l pa r t ne r si ndi ffe r e nta r e a si nc l udi ng: -De v e l opnov e l pol y me r i cma t e r i a l sf orAM. -Te s t i nga ndc ons t r uc t i onoffil a me nt sf r omc ur r e nt l ye x i s t i ngpr oduc t s . -Cons t r uc t i onof3 Dobj e c t sus i ngbot hFDMa ndSLAt e c hnol ogi e s . -TheI CTPoffe r sauni quee nv i r onme nt : f a c i l i t i e si nt e r msofpol y me r a na l y s i sa ndc ha r a c t e r i z a t i ona swe l l a st hee x pe r t i s ei ndi ffe r e nta r e a s ofpol y me rs c i e nc e . Cont act Dr . J uanRodr í guez Her nández Te nur e dSc i e nt i s ta tt heI ns t i t ut eofPol y me rSc i e nc ea ndTe c hnol ogy ( I CTPCSI C) Ema i l : j r odr i gue z @i c t p. c s i c . e s I CTPwe b: ht t p: / / www. i c t p. c s i c . e s / I CTP2/ Pe r s ona l We b: ht t ps : / / j ua nr odr i gue z i c t p. wor dpr e s s . c om/
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