3D printed motors

Noting that wires seem like they might be more effective at variable width or even as branched conductors, there could be bigger conductors near the core with finer windings near the perimeter where the field actually moves things.

I have read that magnetic motions wiggle wire windings affecting motor longevity, thus 3D printing the conductor at a nonmobile compound minimizes motional stresses.

3d printing is nearer to optimizing all motor conductors, cooling effects, as well as geometry.

The technology

I suppose the technical thing is actually printing metal A company known as Shapeways has a system that prints silver so printing Cu seems quite possible.

It may be possible to do the 3D printing with areas of polymer as well as metal that have different coefficients of thermal shrinkage or expansion, that way printing the polymer around the metal at a 120 degrees F would cause the polymer to shrink to stabilize at 100 degrees. a 3d printer could truly optimize the compression structures ( ) around the winding, with FEA the vibration modes could be very accurately predicted creating quieter as well as far from rattleapart geometries.

Another person might ask if the resolution of 3d printers is fine enough to print smaller than the nonconductive coating on current magnet wire, the fusion polymer at ink jet printers now is over 4800 DPI ($39.99), so precision placement of hypertiny fusible polymers is fairly well developed.

Bearingless motors are published, so perhaps if bearings were printed they might be light or minimal duty. It is possible than a nonannealed Molybdenum Vanadium (MoV) might be firm yet autolubricating. Lasers could anneal 3d printed things yet it just seems simpler to use something with natural strength.

Also the 3d printed motor could actually make some things like glitterlike polepieces to concentrate the magnetic field at the perimeter as well

Its pretty obvious, after I thought about it I found out about the Urbee, a printed electric car body. I think they must have thought about printing motors as well, Yet there is not a 3d printed motor at the top of a search page yet.