Metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing (IMAGE)

Waseda University

Metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing

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Overview of the conventional and the proposed method for the metallization of a 3D-printed plastic structure. Unlike the conventional technique, the proposed dual-nozzle approach produces 3D objects with a uniform and strongly adhered metallic coating in desired areas only.

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Shinjiro Umezu

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