A vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing method where highly controlled microwave energy, instead of light energy, is projected into a volume of liquid resin instead of onto a build layer, curing the resin where the microwave energy is concentrated. It is similar in approach to Volumetric Additive Manufacturing. However, because it works with microwave electromagnetic energy instead of electromagnetic energy in the light range, the liquid resin can be cloudy or opaque. The energy can reach deeper into the volume of liquid. This technology is under development at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL)
Abbreviated as MVAM.
Categories: Additive Manufacturing Processes, Vat Photopolymerization
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