Description du projet
Les machines d’impression 3D à haute résolution passent au stade commercial
L’impression tridimensionnelle présente un énorme potentiel pour l’usinage de petites pièces complexes dans les systèmes microélectromécaniques (MEMS). Toutefois, la résolution d’impression relativement faible, le peu de matériaux d’impression et le manque de flexibilité de conception ont été des facteurs limitants faisant obstacle à un usage plus répandu de l’impression 3D des MEMS. La société danoise ATLANT a créé la première imprimante 3D pour le prototypage rapide de matériaux multiples aux échelles micrométrique et nanométrique, qui combine trois technologies en une seule machine: le dépôt de couches atomiques, la microfluidique et l’impression 3D. Le financement du projet ATLANT3D par l’UE permettra à la société de franchir les étapes restantes vers une commercialisation à grande échelle de cette technologie. La vision à long terme consiste à ce qu’ATLANT3D devienne le seul dispositif requis pour faire du prototypage dans n’importe quel environnement de micro/nanofabrication.
Objectif
The 3D printing of micro- & nanostructures has been showing a huge potential over conventional methods (thin film microfabrication) for micromachining Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and sensors with small and complex features, in an up to 9x faster and 95% cheaper way. Still, current 3D printing solutions are severely limited by their printing resolution (>300 nm), restricted to a few printable materials and lacking design flexibility.
ATLANT created the first 3D printer for rapid multi-material prototyping on the micro- and nanoscale that replaces multiple one-function devices by an all-in-one machine: ATLANT3D, a unique solution combining 3 proven technologies, namely atomic layer deposition, microfluidics, and 3D printing. ATLANT3D will accelerate prototyping for micro-/nanodevices and systems at a fraction of the current cost, drastically reducing the required time, risks and production waste, as well as enabling customization when testing new ideas and products at nanoscale. Despite having the potential to fabricate any micro-/nanodevice, ATLANT’s initial focus is on the fast-growing market of MEMS & sensors, projected to reach 23B€ by 2023. Several leading microfabrication companies in the field already expressed a strong interest in testing our technology for their product development.
To bridge the remaining steps towards full-scale commercialization of the technology, ATLANT has to widely demonstrate its technological benefits and economic assets over competing solutions, aimed to ensure public acceptance and enough muscle for ATLANT3D production ramp-up. Thus, ATLANT will leverage from the current SME instrument application as a vital stepping stone to prepare the company’s business strategy and to pave the way to a solid position on the emergent 3D printing industry for micro-/nanodevices fabrication. In the long term, the vision for ATLANT3D is to become the one device needed for prototyping in any micro-/nanofabrication environment.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsmicrofluidics
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
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Régime de financement
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinateur
2630 TAASTRUP
Danemark
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.