Applications · Embedded Sensors

Advanced 3D Printed Sensors
and Embedded PCBs.

ALT embeds sophisticated sensor arrays and printed circuit boards directly into 3D printed objects during the manufacturing process — transforming ordinary printed objects into intelligent, responsive devices that sense their environment and interact with users.

Three images side by side demonstrating embedded sensors on 3D printed structures
In-process
Sensors and PCBs embedded during the printing process itself
No assembly
Post-manufacturing electronics assembly eliminated
Any geometry
Complex geometries impossible with traditional integration methods
Overview

ALT is developing revolutionary technology for embedding sophisticated sensor arrays and printed circuit boards directly into 3D printed objects during the manufacturing process. This breakthrough approach transforms ordinary printed objects into intelligent, responsive devices capable of sensing their environment and interacting with users. By integrating electronics seamlessly within the printing process, ALT is enabling a new generation of smart objects across multiple industries and applications.

Core Technology

Embedded sensor integration.

ALT's technology allows for the direct integration of various sensor types into 3D printed structures, creating objects that can perceive and respond to their environment. The sensors are embedded during the printing process itself, eliminating the need for post-manufacturing assembly and enabling complex geometries that would be impossible with traditional electronics integration methods.

Sensor array integration

Various sensor types integrated directly into 3D printed structures — creating objects that perceive and respond to their environment.

Sensor arraysMulti-type

Embedded circuit boards

Printed circuit boards embedded directly into the printed object during manufacturing — no separate assembly step, no bulky enclosures.

PCBsIn-process

In-process integration

Electronics are integrated as the part is printed, eliminating post-manufacturing assembly and the tolerance stacking it introduces.

One buildNo assembly

Complex geometries

Sensor and trace layouts conform to freeform structures — geometries impossible with traditional electronics integration methods.

ConformalFreeform

Environment sensing

Objects equipped to sense pressure, strain, temperature, and more — intelligent devices aware of their surroundings.

ForcesEnvironment

Responsive smart objects

A new generation of smart objects that sense their environment and interact with users across multiple industries and applications.

Smart objectsInteraction
Where it applies

Smart objects, across industries.

Embedded sensing and electronics enable a new generation of intelligent devices across multiple industries and applications.

01
Medical & prosthetics
Pressure and force sensing printed into prosthetic sockets, liners, and surgical tools for fit monitoring and haptic feedback.
02
Robotics
Strain and touch sensing printed into grippers, fingers, and actuator housings — tactile feedback without external sensor mounting.
03
Aerospace & UAV
Impact and strain sensing embedded into airframe structures for load monitoring, crash detection, and health tracking.
04
Industrial monitoring
Vibration and strain sensors printed into production equipment and structural components for condition monitoring.
05
Consumer & smart products
Interactive objects that sense their environment and respond to users — functional intelligence printed into everyday parts.

Why ALT for embedded electronics.

Embedding sensing requires solving materials, printing, and electronics together — ALT holds all three in-house.

01

Functional materials in-house

Conductive, insulative, and piezo material formulations developed and calendered in ALT's material lab.

02

Print process control

Embedded traces and sensors demand repeatable, calibrated printing — ALT's process-controlled systems deliver it.

03

Hardware co-design

ALT designs the part, the sensing, and the edge electronics together — one integrated physical AI system.

04

Reliability in the field

Embedded routing protects sensing from the environment far better than bolted-on wiring — fewer failure points, longer life.

Electronics, printed in.

Sensors, conductive traces, circuits — can be built into the part as it prints. No separate steps. Tell us what electronics your device needs and we'll develop it into your part.