“注塑成型結(jié)構(gòu)電子產(chǎn)品”或IMSE。 開發(fā)了一種3D塑料打印方法，該方法將電子功能融合到物體表面，幾乎可以將任何材料轉(zhuǎn)換為用戶界面，而無需按鈕或其他傳統(tǒng)控件。突破性的設(shè)計(jì)已被汽車工業(yè)迅速采用，但T擁有更大的野心，將其制造工藝應(yīng)用于幾乎所有類型的連接對象。 我們正在制造薄的，3D的，重量輕的，并具有功能性的塑料零件。” Keranen說。 “因此，包裝盒不再與功能分開。過程非常不同。人們需要花時(shí)間來學(xué)習(xí)和理解它。” 該公司已開發(fā)出一種稱為“注塑結(jié)構(gòu)電子產(chǎn)品”或IMSE的制造工藝。 公司四步過程的前兩個(gè)部分涉及使用相當(dāng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的電子打印方法，該方法可創(chuàng)建二維紙，并在其上印有如下所示的電路： 然后，該板將經(jīng)歷稱為“熱成型”的過程，從而可以將其成型為三維設(shè)計(jì)。要使用此過程，已印刷的塑料，材料和電路必須能夠拉伸并承受熱量。結(jié)果如下： 從那里開始，對組件進(jìn)行注塑成型，使其可以用多種材料覆蓋，包括木材或塑料：

“injection molded structural electronics” or IMSE.

has developed a method of 3D plastics printing that fuses electronic functions into the surface of objects, allowing just about any material to be transformed into a user interface without the need of buttons or other traditional controls. The breakthrough design has been rapidly adopted by the automotive industry but T has broader ambitions to bring its manufacturing process to just about every category of connected object.

We are making plastic parts that are thin, 3D, and lightweight and that include the functionality,” says Keranen. “So the box is no longer separate from the functionality. The process is very different. And it’s going to take time for people to learn it and understand it.”

The company has develop a manufacturing process called “injection molded structural electronics” or IMSE.

The first two parts of the company’s four-step process involve using fairly standard electronic printing methods that create two-dimensional sheets with circuits imprinted on them that look like this:

That sheet then undergoes a process called “thermoforming” that allows it to be shaped into a three-dimensional design. To use this process, the plastic, materials, and circuits that had been printed need to be able to stretch and withstand the heat. The result then looks like this: