Recommended sources of information about 3D-MID
Information about technology on the Internet is a dime a dozen. However, knowledge or information about specific knowledge is rarely found. There could be two reasons for this. Either those who have the knowledge don’t share it because they don’t want their knowledge to end up with the competition rather than with their target group, or those who share information simply have no essential knowledge to share and therefore they only share information about information. Some quasi-technical reports with information about information on the subject 3D-MID reminds me of a proverb from the Orient “after great efforts to explain the essence of water, he declared that water is water”
In addition to the two categories mentioned above, there are also two categories that share knowledge about certain technologies. The first category are research institutes and associations. These are mostly publicly funded, and creating knowledge is one of their main tasks. The second category are companies that make their money only indirectly with the knowledge that they are spreading. For example, equipment suppliers for a certain technology. They would publish their knowledge of the respective technology, but not the specific knowledge about their equipment.
In order to make it easier for readers interested in MID to search for MID information about knowledge on the Internet, I would like to mention some sources in the German speaking area that publish such knowledge.
1) Hahn Schickard Institute
The Hahn Schickard Institute deals with microsystem technologies, including 3D-MID. Here you can find valuable information, especially about the manufacturing processes https://www.hahn-schickard.de/en/service-portfolio/research-development/3d-electronics-mid
2) German Research Association 3D-MID e.V.
The 3D-MID association provides information about its activities on its website www.3d-mid.de . The members area of course offers more specific information than the public area.
3) LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
With the LDS process (Laser Direct Structuring) the laser equipment specialist LPKF has succeeded in taking the 3D-MID technology out of the niche into a technology for mass production.
Here is a link to the LDS materials approved by LPKF https://www.lpkf.com/fileadmin/mediafiles/user_upload/products/pdf/EQ/3D-MID-LDS/approved-plastics-lpkf-lds.pdf
And here you can download the design rules for 3D-MID, after you have registered https://en.lpkf.com/knowledge-center/1215/17.htm
This list does not claim to be complete. Anyone who has interesting sources on the subject can send them to me; I will then add these to the list.
Kind regards and best wishes
Nouhad