3D Printed Electronics
Voxel8 exists to disrupt the design and manufacture of electronic devices by providing new functional materials with a novel 3D printing platform. Desktop 3D printers today are constrained to printing thermoplastics or UV resins. Using Voxel8’s 3D printer, you can co-print matrix materials such as thermoplastics and highly conductive silver inks enabling customized electronic devices like quadcopters, electromagnets and fully functional 3D electromechanical assemblies.
Highly Conductive Ink
CT Scan of a 3D printed quadcopter showing traces from embedded Pcb to motors
Over 5000x More Conductive
Functional electronics require materials specifically formulated with high conductivity. Our first generation inks are 5000x more conductive than conductive pastes and filaments currently used in 3D printing.
| Material | Resistivity |
| Voxel8's Silver Ink | 5.0 × 10-7 Ω-m |
| Conductive Paste | 2.8 × 10-3 Ω-m |
| Conductive Filament | 1.0 × 10-2 Ω-m |
Materials Expertise
Functional materials are at the heart of Voxel8's core technology. We are leveraging over a decade of research from the Lewis Group at Harvard University to create highly conductive inks that can be printed at room temperature and seamlessly integrated with a broad array of matrix materials.
Developer's Kit
Multi-material. Interchangeable Printheads. Pneumatic Dispense. Kinematically Coupled Bed.
- Interchangeable cartridges for infinite combinations for both matrix materials and conductive inks.
- Onboard pneumatic dispense system for high precision, direct-writing of functional inks and other matrices.
- Kinematically coupled bed for easy insertion of electronic components by removing bed during print.
- Large 4.3" touch screen display guides component placement and orientation during printing.
Capabilities
Rapidly Embed 3D Circuitry
Rapidly design novel devices, such as 3D printed antennas, electromagnetic coils, or stack ICs in ways that were previously impossible. Eliminate wire harnesses by combining them with 3D traces.
No longer are you limited to planar PCBs - now you can design the electronics to fit your part, rather than designing the part around the electronics.
We have partnered with Autodesk to enable the design of truly freeform three-dimensional circuits for the first time. Project Wire is a new design tool that seamlessly integrates with the Voxel8 3D electronics printer. Project Wire features embedded component placement, freeform 3D wiring, and multi-material slicing. Circuit prototyping can be done quicker than ever before using Project Wire with the Voxel8 printer.
Components
3D component library
Automatic component orientation
Component Boolean operations
Wiring
Surface drawing
In-plane drawing
Automatic 'staircase' generation
Printing
Multi-material slice preview
Component placement pausing
- Seamless printer communication
