Creative Nano participated in the 13th Panhellenic Scientific Conference on Chemical Engineering (PESXM13) that took place on 📅 2-4 June 2022 in Patras, Greece.One of our oral presentations was about “Cr- and Pd-free electroless plating on 3D printed photocurable resin parts”. This work is part of the 3DPlate project under the call RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE. The project’s scientific and technological objectives focus on the design, printing, and finally electroplating, of a wide range of 3D personalized items Read more…
Today we are even closer to our goals! We just received our new Elcometer 510 Automatic Pull-Off Adhesion Tester which accurately measures the strength of the bond between the coating and the substrate in order to evaluate the quality of the coating. As you can see in the picture below, the first measurements have already been done. More results are yet to come!
AIMPLAS is developing the VETERIA21 Project as part of a collaboration agreement between the Valencian Regional Government’s Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society and AIMPLAS to provide funding through grants for technology centers to carry out innovation projects in 2021 in collaboration with companies within the framework of smart specialization. The aim of the project is to optimize the transformation processes of thermoplastic composites in order to improve their properties so they can replace metals in electric vehicle battery casings. Read more…
Avient Corporation has introduced new Gravi-Tech density-modified thermoplastics that enable advanced metal plating surface treatments to deliver both the look and feel of metal in premium packaging applications. To read the full article follow the link below: https://interplasinsights.com/plastics-materials/plastics-masterbatch-and-additives-news/avient-introduces-gravi-tech-metallisation-grades-for-luxury/
The efforts of the conference will focus on the promotion of the interdisciplinary fields of Chemical Engineering, as well as the current trends with the latest developments and research in the field of biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, applied chemistry, and nanoparticles synthesis. For more information check the official website of the conference. https://pesxm13.chemeng.upatras.gr/
Derek Vanek, technical manager at SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts (ASC) looks at why the aerospace market warrants a wider appreciation of selective plating. For more information follow the link below: https://www.aero-mag.com/the-aerospace-secret-standard/
Elbit Systems, a $4.7 billion company, and SWISSto12, a leading provider of 3D printed products for radio frequency (RF) applications in the aerospace and defense industries, announced a long-term cooperation agreement. The long-term agreement calls for the development and production of 3D-printed RF antennas and subsystems for Elbit Systems’ Naval EW programs in several countries. The successful industrialization of SWISSto12’s unique 3D printing technology for serial production in the aerospace and defense industries assures high-performance Read more…
Cnano is in collaboration with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and Professor Bikiaris for the systematic study of the surface pre-treatment of 3D-printed resin samples via scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Volkswagen’s “Type 20” concept vehicle is a modern reimagining of a classic VW microbus from 1962, and a showpiece for the automaker’s next-generation technologies. VW’s designers worked with Autodesk to create several generatively-designed structural components, including a set of highly expressive cast-aluminum wheels. Those wheels needed hubcaps that drew on VW’s iconic styling while still fitting properly among the organic forms of the spokes. The solution: print the hubcaps on a Formlabs desktop SLA 3D Read more…
We are excited and honored to announce a research collaboration with the internationally renowned visual artist Costas Gaïtis.The target of the collaboration is that 3D-printed resin creations and sculptures with complex geometries, crafted by Costas Gaïtis, will be firstly metallized and then electroplated using eco-friendly processes.Plating on plastics just got aesthetically upgraded! Stay tuned! In the following website you may see some of the creations of Costas Gaïtis. https://gaitiscostas.wixsite.com/mysite