Our team worked on two different IPC task groups; AME Coupons, and the Acceptability of AME Specification. The team developed and printed test coupons with IPC task group members. During regular meetings, the task group reviewed the coupon designs, performed necessary modifications, and worked with IPC to plan future courses of action.  

To date, a suite of 11 different test coupons have been developed to validate AME properties on various equipment types. Some of the factors assessed are: SMT + THT attachment​, Layer bond strength​, Electrical characterization of embedded components (coax, twisted & differential pairs, 3D traces)​, Conductive peel strength​, Moisture and insulation resistance (MIR) ​, Thermal Stress​, and Z-axis registration. Some of these are shown in Figures 1 & 2 below.  

Soon, the task force will be reviewing test methods for printed electronics and the Acceptability of AME Specification. Following the review, documents will be released to other IPC task groups and the public for comments and critique. 

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The Defense team is excited to share the arrival and installation of the Stratasys F3300 this past December 2024! It joins the current fleet of F900, the Fortus 450 mc, and the F370 CR in our Stratasys cell. Stratasys is an industry leader in Additive Manufacturing (AM) who invented Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) in 1989. With their first commercial 3D Printer being released in 1992, they have decades of experience and continue to advance their technology. 

The F3300 boasts several improvements including higher throughput resulting in faster print times, a streamlined user interaction including auto calibration for reduced time to start, and, most importantly, a multi-head arrangement.  The multi-head arrangement allows for redundant extruders that reduce the risk of a failed build when a nozzle goes down providing increased uptime, as well as the capability of combining diverse print resolutions and materials within a single build! 

We already have a number of applications for this new capability, and we look forward to discovering even more. If you’d like to learn more about our technology or materials, please reach out to Landing360@NJII.com.

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