LYNNTECH INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N143-128

Description

3D Printing provides unique opportunity to use digital models for production of physical objects. The advancement in 3D Printing led to utilization of the technology in various fields such as automotive, medical, and aerospace. With decline of the cost on 3D printers and expansion of the material selection, new application areas of this unique technology have been emerging. One of these emerging areas is 3D printing of textiles. Designing clothing items is a multistep process that is time consuming, invasive and often inaccurate. Manufacturing of the garments using 3D printing can significantly reduce number of production steps, provide fit to size clothing, and enable seamless apparels. However, development of polymeric materials that can be processed by 3D Printing and satisfy physical performance of the current textiles is necessary. Lynntech propose to design new nylon-based polymer formulations specifically to use as a feedstock material for 3D printing of textiles. In addition, smart printing patters will be created to enable flexibility and comfort. Our materials will be processed by Fused Filament Fabrication and resulting clothing will fulfil the requirements for physical performance and comfort properties.