Horizon Microtechnologies commercially launched its template-based 3D microfabrication technology last month at Formnext 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. This technology creates conductive micro additive manufacturing derived parts with micrometre-scale accuracy.
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Andreas Frölich, CEO of Horizon, demonstrated the company’s post-build processes to attendees while demonstrating its technology alongside that of fellow micro-AM technology innovator Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF). These processes demonstrate the versatility of micro-AM to applications like electrodes and electrical contact pins, ESD-safe parts, 3D microfluidics, and MEMS and optics packaging.
In his statement,
Frölich stated that “template-based 3D microfabrication is effectively a mechanism to exploit the usefulness of polymer micro-AM produced 3D microstructures for up until now underserved areas of industry by adding material and functionality to the microstructure, typically with a coating process.
This is a real game-changer for the industry, The key technology that makes our processes possible is micro-AM, and there are currently several commercially viable polymer-based micro-AM platforms that can quickly, cheaply, and most importantly, repeatedly achieve precise tolerances.”
The production of micro-scale conductive parts and parts that are resistant to the environment is a speciality of Horizon.
A conductive layer is either completely or partially applied to a Horizon part after it has been created on a polymer-AM platform.
The long, narrow channels and undercuts are just two examples of challenging areas that technology can coat uniformly. Electrodes, electrical sensor heads, and ESD-safe components, according to the company. According to Horizon, its additive manufacturing method is well suited for the field of microfluidics because it can produce complex , multi-level microfluidic chips in small batches and prototypes, including chips with built-in filters and interfaces to external components.
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