工业增材制造设备制造商Optomec公司刚刚推出了一台通过5轴运动实现3D打印效果来制造微电子、天线、传感器和印刷线路板，Optomec开发的Aerosol Jet 5X喷射技术将有助于制造更小的和更先进的智能手机，平板电脑，电脑和传感器。
Aerosol Jet 5X可以在200mm×300mm×200mm的空间范围打印10微米到1毫米宽的材料，五轴运动平台可以加工包括导电油墨、粘合剂、聚合物、电介质甚至胶粘剂等，从而可以制造表面不平坦的电子内件和印刷线路板。
Aerosol Jet 5X气溶胶喷射技术的工作原理是将打印材料雾化成一个密集的气溶胶液滴，大小在1到5微米之间。这种液滴混合惰性气体，通过打印头挤出固化。Optomec公司声称对Aerosol Jet 5X气溶胶三维打印技术拥有多项专利，目前提供四种技术平台与装备型号。
另外还可以通过可扩展的四打印头版本，完全集成到大批量的生产平台和应用。
Industrial additive manufacturing equipment manufacturer Optomec has just introduced a new platform with applications for 3D printing micro-electronics, antennas, sensors and circuits on uneven surfaces using five different axis of movement. Optomec developed the Aerosol Jet 5X for use in the small-scale personal electronics market and they hope it will aid in the development of smaller and more advanced smart phones, tablets, laptops and sensors.
The Aerosol Jet 5X is capable of printing between 10 microns to up to a millimeter in width within a print envelope of 200mm x 300mm x 200mm (7.8inch x 11.8inch x 7.8inch). The 5-axis motion platform allows materials including conductive inks, dielectrics, polymers and even adhesives to be 3D printed along uneven surfaces such as electronic internals and circuit boards
Aerosol Jet technology works by atomizing and converting the printing material into a dense aerosol consisting of droplets between 1 to 5 microns in size. This gas is mixed with an inert carrier gas that pulls it into the printing head where it is extruded out at an extremely high velocity onto the printing surface. Optomec has claimed several patents on aerosol 3D printing and currently offers four different platforms equipped with the technology.
Additionally you can fully integrate the Aerosol Jet 5X into the Optomec Marathon Print Module which can convert the technology into a low volume production line. There is also a scalable version of the print module that can be configured with four print heads, allowing full integration into high volume production platforms and applications.
