Combining Injection Molding and 3D Printing for Tailoring Polymer Material Properties

Abstract

Front Cover: Single processing methods hardly cover the vast range of parameters needed to obtain polymer materials with integrated functionalities for increasingly complex applications. This study combines injection molding with precision additive manufacturing to produce customized hybrid materials, in particular to achieve selective mechanical reinforcement of injection molded objects by overprinting with microstructures. More details can be found in article 2400210 by Julian Thiele, Ines Kühnert, and co-workers. Cover art designed by Martin Schumann and Marie Zeil.