A novel printing method crafts robust non-metallic materials in record time, 5 times quicker than traditional 3D printing.
The development of 3D-printing technologies has shown immense potential in recent times. The process has helped customize prototypes and parts in ways unlike never before in various critical industries.
Focussing on solving the challenge, a team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new printing process that creates stronger non-metallic materials in record time, five times faster than traditional 3D printing techniques.
The team looked at dicyclopentadiene, a substance frequently used in paint, varnish, and plastic flame retardant manufacturing. To make it work better in 3D printing, they were able to figure out how to employ light to polymerize it more quickly. “We changed building blocks of the materials from acrylic-based to olefin-based. Which lets us print materials that are a lot tougher,” said Leguizamon.
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