| Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing and direct write printing has advanced and deepened in its effectiveness, functionality and application space over the years. Embraced for its customizable, agile and miniaturized form, direct write printing also offers flexibility, improvements in size, weight and power (SWAP), and notably an opportunity to design and insert AM parts in otherwise conventional areas, and applications.
The work at Sandia National Laboratories in direct write printing presented here, focuses on Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) of parts for specific use case or applications. AJP, a technique that generates an aerosol from a low viscosity ink, is deposited onto substrates with high precision and resolution ( ~10 microns). Specifically, this talk will highlight our work with power converters in the form of inductors and transformers, interconnects and antenna, and superconducting transmission lines. I will speak to some of the strengths and limitations associated with AJP and how we have overcome them. |