3D-CAD for Tool-Less Serial Manufacturing of 3D Micro-Components

BAD DURKHEIM, Germany, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- How do you quickly gain market share and cost advantages with new products? The solution is tool-less serial manufacturing directly from 3D-CAD data. With the generative processes of the globally patented RMPD(R) (Rapid Micro Product Development) technologies, products are generated -- even in large quantities -- from liquid polymer, and no tools are required. The costs and the time typically required for injection molding processes are eliminated.

For the RMPD series 3D-CSP, design and bonding technologies are directly integrated into the production process of the microsystem, thus ensuring high packing density. Examples of applications include camera miniaturization and sensor systems with integrated data and energy transfer.

Only the switch to generative manufacturing can lead to the elimination of labor and processing steps, and the advantages can be seen as early as the product development phase, especially in the areas of biotechnology microfluid devices and serial manufacturing of lab-on-a-chip systems. Only the RMPD(R) is able to automatically create surface properties, such as hydrophilic areas, during the growth process. At the same time, post-treatment steps can also be eliminated, as there are more than 300 different polymers available for specific applications.

Since the company was founded, microTEC has been using SolidWorks' CAD technology. The intuitive operation of the 3D-CAD software accelerates collaboration with both the team and the customer, thus enabling rapid market implementation and end-user execution of most customer requests. Also, data from circuitry layouts (OrCAD) can be directly integrated, and "Click and Quote" features enable pricing inquiries and order placement from any PC, anywhere in the world, via online CAD data transfer. From April 11, 2005 at the Hannover Expo, hall 14, booth H 50.

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