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nScrypt will use micro-dispensing to 3D print metal parts

Published on March 26, 2019 by Carlota V.
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nScrypt, headquartered in Orlando, Florida designs and manufactures high-precision industrial micro-dispensing and direct digital manufacturing equipment. It has announced that it is currently developing a metal 3D printing solution that should provide customers with detailed metal parts. The parts produced will also be repeatable and the company is aiming to supply for the aerospace, defence and medical fields.

Last October, the company had been awarded a patent for its new high-speed micro additive manufacturing method. nScrypt’s patented technology is capable of 3D printing onto a range of shaped surfaces. The CEO, Ken Church had explained, “There is a real need for a high-speed 3D printing method that can produce patterns on flat or conformal surfaces and to build 3D structures with multiple materials in multiple layers, some which may be conductive”.

More generally, their method deposits droplets of ink in volumes of less than one micro-litre. Also, their method is very diverse and compatible with a wide range of materials. The technique does not rely on heat to melt the materials together. Furthermore, in contrast to other processes such as SLA that require various vats to switch materials, this technique facilitates multilateral 3D printing. nScrypt’s patented technology depends on their SmartPump syringe-based dispenser. The SmartPump is compatible with over 10,000 commercially available materials of varying viscosity, from liquid inks, to pastes, epoxies and even conductive materials.

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The 3Dn-1000 machine | Photo Credits: nScrypt

This micro additive manufacturing technology is called micro-dispensing and will be used to print the metal parts. The company has carried out initial tests on its 3D printed titanium parts and apparently they exhibit density and strength comparable to wrought metal parts.

The titanium parts were created in the 3Dn-DDM Series, also called “Factory in a Tool” (FiT), a preconfigured Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) platform outfitted for micro-dispensing, 3D printing, micro-milling, and pick and place, with post-processing options. Ken Church explains “Our customers want to be able to 3D print metal parts in the same machine that mills them, without tool changes, and do it without a powder bed, which is our factory in a tool. These titanium parts prove that concept”.

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