Additive manufacturing with conductive inks

The main objective of this project is to investigate and study the possibility of using conductive inks to impart electrical properties to polymer parts printed using 3D technology. The aim is to master the design of plastic parts that integrate conductive traces, achieving greater precision and repeatability than that obtained in the FAMAC project.

Additionally, the project aims to research vision technologies to enable quality control of the conductive material deposited during the printing process.

Finally, the project seeks to develop conductive inks that improve the repeatability and conductivity achieved in the FAMAC project.

Technological Objectives:

- To investigate the development of conductive inks that can be combined with the additive manufacturing of polymer parts.

- To eliminate wiring in the tooling and replace it with conductive traces obtained from conductive inks. - Develop processes for printing commercial conductive inks onto plastic parts obtained through both standard processes and 3D printing.

Master additive manufacturing technology with composite materials, including conductive ink printing.

Manufacture plastic parts with integrated conductive traces.

Develop a vision-based quality control system that can be embedded in an electronic platform with a Cortex A8 core.