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In mechatronic assemblies, future developments require smaller installation spaces and lead therefore to increasing demands on Mechatronic Integrated Devices (MID), e.g., for aerospace industry. Since thermoplastic substrates and conventional production techniques like Injection Molding cannot fulfill these demands, additive manufacturing of ceramics seems to be a promising approach. However, processes to integrate electrical conductors into the ceramic bodies still have to be developed. This paper provides first steps for solving this problem. First, ideas are systematically searched, evaluated by means of a SWOT analysis and elaborated into detailed concepts considering possible process chains. The most promising concepts are investigated experimentally focusing on (i) pouring molten conductor material and (ii) inserting conductor wires into capillaries located in the ceramic body as well as (iii) manufacturing of aluminum oxide-copper-composites by active metal brazing. This paper is a starting point for detailed studies of the most promising concept “pouring molten conductor material”.
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The authors thank the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg for the financial support of the project within the InnovationsCampus Mobilität der Zukunft.
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Schubert, J., Rosen, M., Zanger, F. (2022). Concept Development and Validation of Manufacturing Processes for Integrating Current-Carrying Conductors in Ceramic Substrates. In: Behrens, BA., Brosius, A., Drossel, WG., Hintze, W., Ihlenfeldt, S., Nyhuis, P. (eds) Production at the Leading Edge of Technology. WGP 2021. Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78424-9_38
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