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Student: Ian C Wahlquist
Major Professor: Dr. Wenchao Zhou
Research Area(s): Conventional Materials & Processes
Inkjet printing is capable of printing at high speeds, with high resolutions, and with multiple materials.
Utilizing Inkjet printing methods for 3-D printing enables one-step, high-precision manufacturing of complex devices, such as printed circuit boards.
Design ways to use primarily the main systems (motors, print head, motherboard, etc.) from an Epson Workforce 30 (WF30) printer for the 3-D printer.
Include subsystem for sintering printed nanoparticle suspension inks.
Convert the object slices into a representative image file format, such as JPEG, and send these files to the printer to print.