3D Printed Integrated Heatsink-Reflector Light Fixture
Researchers at Rensselaer have created a technology that combines different modules of an LED light fixture into a single component that can be 3D printed.
Researchers at Rensselaer have created a technology that combines different modules of an LED light fixture into a single component that can be 3D printed.
Using raw materials (thermoplastic pellets and rolls of fiber tows), this invention will continuously impregnate fiber tows with molten thermoplastic resin for fabrication of custom composite shapes, unlike current methods, which do not use raw materials and are extremely expensive processes. The ‘In Situ’ process can be used to either directly “print” composite parts in an additive manufacturing approach or to manufacture pre-impregnated (prepreg) composite material for use in other manufacturing technologies.