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Re:Next gen 3D metal printing by AbrahamParangi on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:42PM (#40806162)
As someone who's built/designed multiple metal 3D printers before, this actually looks really cool. Every metal 3D printer requires high temperatures, inert and reducing gasses to prevent oxidation, and most of them require powdered metal, whether for something like DMLS or powder bed technologies. The accuracy is also impressive.

One of the ancillary ideas that I and a few others came up with in exploring binder jetting was 3D organ printing because the feature size is quite small. I wonder if there's a world where you could use an analogous process on a solution of individual cells.

Re:Next gen 3D metal printing by dpain on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @11:34PM (#40806932)
Yes! One of the major benefits from not using a powdered metal feedstock is that minimum feature size is no longer limited by powder size, and instead is determined by our electrode "pixel" size which is 33 microns today and will get even smaller over time.

The room temperature deposition process also means we can print directly onto substrates like PCBs, ceramics or Silicon wafers to enable some very unique functionality.

Re:Next gen 3D metal printing by AbrahamParangi on Thursday June 27, 2024 @05:56AM (#40808894)
very cool that you don’t need to worry about thermal effects, nice work!