Kickstarter: Print your PCB at home in less than 1,5 hours

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Article: 3D circuit-board printer a smash hit on Kickstarter

"A 3D printer that dispenses conducting ink to create circuit-completed boards has garnered nearly five times its $70,000 crowdsourcing goal. "The Voltera V-One 3D printer claims to be able to create complex printed circuit boards (PCBs) in minutes by dispensing layers of conductive ink and insulating ink. The machine can even pause while processors are inserted and then resume operations, dispensing a solder paste to attach the devices to the board. “With 22 days left in its fundraising goal,…

What PCB creation method would be best for

I have few questions for you. Do you take it up to FedEx (AKA Kinkos) because you don’t have a laser printer, or does their copier do a better job than a laser you might have? Did you have to modify your lamination machine? I ASSUME most wouldn’t accommodate a PCB thickness item? I really like the idea of using a lamination machine and I might start looking for one on CL or something. We’ve discussed the Voltera printer before briefly here: Direct printed 2-layer PCBs IMO, I think it’s weird t…

Direct printed 2-layer PCBs

Voltera’s V-One direct printing PCB printer reached their $70K Kickstarter funding goal in just 35 minutes! Conductive ink is used for traces and pads. An insulating pass places a non-conductive patch where the two layers cross, allowing the second layer to be printed on top of the first layer. Also can dispense solder paste to allow parts placement then reflow. Can do 8 mil trace width, 0.8mm pin pitch (0.5mm /solder paste), 0603 passive (0402 w/solder paste). Pretty impressive specs, no wonde…