Micro and nano printing service
Yunshang Intelligent Manufacturing specializes in global advanced manufacturing solutions and has established strategic partnerships with numerous well-known brands both domestically and internationally in the field of micro- and nano-scale 3D printing. The company is responsible for promoting, selling, and providing after-sales service for these brands’ products in the Chinese market. Since 2022, Yunshang Intelligent Manufacturing has been offering micro- and nano-scale 3D printing services, leveraging Aerosol Jet technology as its core. To date, it has set up printing-service laboratories in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, providing material-testing and printing services to researchers and corporate R&D teams.
Aerosol Jet 3D Printing Technology
Micro- and Nano-scale Additive-Additive Manufacturing
Micro- and Nano-Metal 3D Printing
High-precision photopolymerization
Multi-material 3D printing across multiple scales
Application field
Digital archiving, modeling, and inspection of products in the following industries. Digital twins, human body data acquisition, and more.
Semiconductor packaging
High-frequency RF interconnection
Printed on the unpackaged die
Wafer-Level Packaging (WLP)
Conformal antenna
Stacked Die DRAM
Electromagnetic Shielding Packaging
Touch screen
Lattice
National Defense, Aerospace
Three-dimensional microstructure
Electronic chip
Bill of Materials
The materials used in the equipment are fully open-source; you can either purchase materials from established commercial brands or formulate your own. For more details, please contact your local distributor.
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Metallic materials |
Gold |
Dielectrics and Adhesives |
Polyimide |
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Platinum |
Barium titanate |
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Silver |
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) |
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Nickel |
Teon AF Teflon |
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Copper |
SU-8 |
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Aluminum |
Adhesives |
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Indium (under development) |
Opaque coatings |
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Resistive materials |
Carbon carbon |
UV adhesives |
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Ruthenate |
UV acrylics | ||
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Nonmetallic conductor |
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes |
Other |
General solvents, acids & bases |
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Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes |
Photo and etch resists | ||
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PEDOT:PSS |
DNA, Proteins, Enzymes DNA, proteins, enzymes | ||
| Semiconductor |
Organic semiconductors |
Graphene |
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Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes |
Perovskite |
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Inorganic semiconductor |
MXene |
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ceramic material |
Aerosol Jet 3D Printing Technology
Aerosol jet printing is an effective integration of atomization technology and aerodynamic focusing, enabling the micro- and nanofabrication of multifunctional materials without the need for conventional mask or thin-film tools, thereby reducing the complexity and cost associated with relying on multiple micro- and nanofabrication devices and multi-step fabrication processes.
Aerosol jet printing is widely used in commercial applications across industries such as electronics, energy, life sciences, and aerospace. Its customers include renowned companies like General Electric, Samsung, Apple, Siemens, Corning, and Lockheed Martin.
Differences Between Aerosol-Jet 3D Printing and Traditional Inkjet Printing
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Function |
Aerosol Jet Printing |
Inkjet printing |
Advantages of Aerosol Jet Printing |
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Minimum resolution capability |
<10μm |
~30μm |
Finer feature sizes |
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Single-layer thickness |
25 nm–10 μm* |
~0.1–0.3 μm |
Improving Process Control |
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Material viscosity |
Above 0.7–2,500 cP (up to 10,000 cP under laboratory conditions) |
Approximately 5 to 12 cP (depending on surface tension) |
Broader material selection and deposition thickness control |
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Solid content |
Approximately 70 wt% or more |
<50 wt% |
The higher the metal or ceramic content, the less solvent and the more material. |
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Material formulation development time |
Heaven and Moon |
year |
Existing and new materials can be developed and used very easily. |
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Functionally Graded Materials |
Yes |
No |
Can be used for functionally graded materials. |
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Pattern Generation |
Numbers in CAD: Direct Vector |
Digital grating |
More precise |
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Printhead Position |
Pitch between lenses: 1–5 mm; focal length approximately 2 mm. |
The print head is fixed approximately 0.2–1 mm above the substrate. |
Conformal deposition printing can be achieved on irregularly shaped substrates, as well as for narrow, grooved channels. |
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3D direct writing |
3-axis, optional 5-axis |
2 axes, with the Z-axis operated manually. |
Three-dimensional ability |
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Atomization
Nano-particle-based liquid inks are atomized into an aerosol.
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Droplet sorting and densification
Classify the aerosol to remove droplets that are too small or too large, thereby maximizing output.
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Aerodynamic focusing
The nitrogen sheath is used to protect the nozzle while focusing and accelerating the aerosol into an aerosol beam ranging from 10 µm to 1 mm in diameter. (Depends on the nozzle.)
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High-Interval Printing
The aerosol jet is ejected at speeds of up to 100 m/s and impacts the substrate with near-zero force, enabling conformal circuit printing at nozzle-to-substrate distances of up to 5 mm.
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Supports a wide range of nano- and micro-scale materials
Conductive nanoparticle inks, polymers, insulators, adhesives, etchants, graphene, perovskites, MXenes, and more—this system can even enable the precise deposition of biomaterials onto both planar and non-planar substrates.
Aerosol Jet 3D Printing Process
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