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Optomec Wins Air Force Project to Eliminate Solder in Electronics

An aerosol jet deposition system will be used to fully print electronic circuitry, including active and passive components and interconnects.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Optomec of Albuquerque, NM, USA, announced today that the company, along with a major aerospace OEM, was awarded a project by the US Air Force to eliminate solder from the manufacture of electronics. The $300,000 proof of concept project is structured as a one-year feasibility study. Follow-on awards are anticipated based on initial project results. The main goal of the solder free project is to demonstrate the fabrication of functional circuits without solder. To accomplish this goal, a lead...

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