Sonoplot is a company that has developed a nanomaterial-printing technology. Using it's "microplotter" it is able to dispense tiny volumes of material onto surfaces using a pen that uses an ultra-sound pump to dispense the liquid.
Working with a more varied series of fluids (including more viscus ones) and higher resolution of deposition than its current competitor (the inkjet printer), the microplotter may allow for the utilization of nanomaterials' (like carbon nanotubes) properties in a controlled and effecient way.
The reason for the microplotter's versatility is its patented ultrasonic pumping action. Unlike an inkjet printer that works by popping tiny volumes of inks onto paper in dots of 50-60 micrometers (details for the process on how an inkjet printer works is outlined here, and shown in the image to the right), the microplotter deposits the material directly, as shown in this video.
Sonoplot, the manufacturer of the microplotter tells about the promise its technology holds for smaller, cheaper, electronics. However, one can easily imagine further applications for this type of technology; be it property testing or fun drawings!
To learn more about the sonoplot's technology, click here.
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| Image of a plate printed by Sonoplot's technology |
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| Diagram of an Inkjet Printer |
The reason for the microplotter's versatility is its patented ultrasonic pumping action. Unlike an inkjet printer that works by popping tiny volumes of inks onto paper in dots of 50-60 micrometers (details for the process on how an inkjet printer works is outlined here, and shown in the image to the right), the microplotter deposits the material directly, as shown in this video.
Sonoplot, the manufacturer of the microplotter tells about the promise its technology holds for smaller, cheaper, electronics. However, one can easily imagine further applications for this type of technology; be it property testing or fun drawings!
To learn more about the sonoplot's technology, click here.
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