The Aerosol Jet (AJ) 200 system provides the ability to print fine-feature electronic, structural, and biological patterns on almost any surface, with feature sizes as small as 10um. The printing process is noncontact and conformal, allowing for patterning over existing structures, across curved surfaces, and into channels.

During the AJ printing process, liquid-source ink is atomized into droplets ranging from 1 to 5 um in diameter. The droplets are entrained in a gas stream and directed into the print head where an annular flow of fas compresses the aerosol stream to a diameter as small as 10 um. The jet of aerosol droplets exits the print head at high velocity and deposited onto the target surface (substrate).

The source ink may consist of a combination of liquid chemical precursors, solid particles and solvents. The AJ system is compatible with a wide variety of inks, pastes, or other materials that can be deposited; including metals, conductors, insulators, ferrites, and polymers. The system can also be used for direct-write biologics processes, through which cells, enzymes, proteins, nucleic acid, and other types of biological material can be deposited.

The AJ print system provides a GUI to aid in progression from toolpath generation to printing material. The software interface features complete on-screen control of motion, a vision system for process viewing, and many other tools to aid in the printing and processing of materials.