Dimatix Presents DMP-2800 – A Revolutionary Materials Deposition System

Dimatix, a leading provider of commercial and industrial ink jet products, is presenting its recently introduced cartridge-based Dimatix Materials Printer (DMP) system. It is the world’s first complete, low-cost solution for high-precision jetting of functional fluids – including nano-particle-based metallic and organic materials – on any type of surface, including plastic, metal sheets, silicon and paper. The groundbreaking “fill your own cartridge” concept together with a complete print system offers an extremely low cost of ownership. The turnkey system is an easy to use tool for corporations and research institutes to quickly develop and test processes and prototypes, as well as conduct low-volume manufacturing of a broad range of products, including flexible circuits, RFID tags, displays and wearable electronics.

Martin Schoeppler, vice president, strategic business development, Dimatix emphasized the importance of the German market for the company. “We are leading the way in this new area of materials deposition, and are excited about the significant improvements that our new system can bring to product development, fluid development, and process development in the European Electronics industry. The system is suitable for prototyping and low-volume manufacturing, and the technology is scalable from R&D to production.”
The high-performance, precision system is capable of depositing 10 picoliter size micro-droplets of fluid for printing feature sizes or line widths as small as 50 microns. The system includes Dimatix’s DMP-2800 series printer, DMC-11610 cartridges that customers can fill with any type of jettable fluid, and user-friendly PC-based software. Together, the printer, cartridges and software provide a turnkey system that enables customers to develop new materials and products, bringing them to market faster, more simply and at a significantly lower cost.

“Dimatix has generated a quantum leap in small-drop materials deposition,” stated Andreas Bibl, Dimatix CTO and president of the Materials Deposition Division. “We’ve leveraged our unique MEMS-based production capability that creates ultra-miniature ink jet structures within silicon to revolutionize development and manufacturing processes. With our new system, customers maximize return from their R&D investment – enabling them to get their next-generation products to market more quickly, generating more profit than they ever thought possible. The potential is almost limitless.”
“We’re talking about a revolutionary way for companies to develop and manufacture products,” said Marco Boer, consulting partner with market research firm IT Strategies. “Dimatix’s new system works in a purely additive mode, without requiring subtractive methods such as masking, etching or lithography. With such precious and often expensive materials as nano-particle-based metallic materials, semiconducting and light-emitting polymers, proteomics, and cell structures and DNA, the ability to control and precisely monitor the amount and location of materials deposition is vitally important. This
technology has the potential to change the face of the electronics, display, life sciences and chemical markets.”

“The ability to directly print fluids like our Inkjet Printable Silver Conductor is advantageous for electronics and display fabrication, especially for short runs and prototyping,” said James Caruso, director, sales and marketing, Cabot Corporation, Printable Electronics and Displays. “With the new Dimatix system, our customers can verify and test the Silver Conductor in a standard and low-cost way, making it faster, easier and less expensive for them to develop printed RFID antennas and tags, digitally printed multi-layer circuit boards, printed membrane keyboards, smart packages, security devices, disposable electronics and other products.”

Easy-to-Use, Affordable System

The patented DMP-2800 series – a bench-top precision digital materials deposition system with versatile capabilities – enables users to jet complex patterns to create desired shapes, layers or even products by printing their own fluids onto any substrate up to five centimeters in thickness. By directly printing on their substrates, customers can rapidly develop prototypes and keep process technology in-house. The printer’s small size and low price make it convenient and easy to use and own. The user-friendly cartridge system allows customers to perform print and deposition functions without having to become fluid jet experts.

Initial products in the DMP-2800 series include the DMP-2811 printer (with dropwatch and heated platen), DMP-2831 printer (with dropwatch, heated theta platen and fiducial camera), and the DMC-11610 cartridge (10 picoliters, 16 nozzles). At 26 inches (673 mm) wide, 23 inches (584 mm) deep and 16 inches (419 mm) high, the printer is small enough to fit on a bench top.

Pricing for the DMP-2811 starts at under US$30,000, and pricing for the DMP-2831 starts at under US$35,000. Each system includes the printer, PC software, 40 DMC-11610 cartridges and a standard one-year warranty. To order products or for more detailed product information, visit www.dimatix.com, call +1-408-565-9150 or e-mail infomdd@dimatix.com.