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Optomec Receives NASA Award for Adaptive Laser Sintering System

System will greatly reduce production time and pave the way for in-space fabrication of printed electronics.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Optomec announced that the company was awarded a NASA SBIR contract for the further development of an Adaptive Laser Sintering System (ALSS) The success of this endeavor will enable electronic circuitry to be printed onto a wider variety of temperature sensitive substrates expanding its use for production applications. The fully automated system will also enable printed circuitry to be repaired or manufactured with minimal human intervention, paving the way for its use in long duration NASA spac...

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