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Antenna design engineering is being transformed rapidly by new 3D printing technologies. When Rogers Corporation announced their Radix\u2122 3D printable material, I made a short video cheekily asking for samples to try. The lovely folk at Rogers responded and offered to print some of my designs. (https://landing.rogerscorp.com/5/Radix.aspx) There was of course a catch... (There's always a catch) I had to travel to the US and visit their facilities to collect the parts. Gosh! I created the designs using OpenEMS, Fusion360 and MATLAB, and followed the same process workflow as a commercial customer would. My Artificially Intelligent Machining and Engineering Expert AIMEE is as helpful as usual, offering sage advice and being positive and encouraging. [AIMEE, stop editing these descriptions and stick to being snarky!] I'm not an RF engineer, nor a designer. I've never worked professionally in those fields, but I've been experimenting with microwave engineering for almost fifty years. If I can create a successful component using their services, then just imagine what a professional RF design engineer could achieve. If you are a designer or engineer and you want to try a UV cure, ceramic filled, dielectric photopolymer printing technology for lenses, feeds, low-k substrates or metallization projects, I encourage you to get in contact with Rogers via https://landing.rogerscorp.com/5/Radix.aspx and see what you can achieve with Radix\u2122. This video was made in collaboration with Rogers Corporation and Fortify, their 3D printing partners. Full disclosure, I received a fee and expenses for this work and Rogers have reviewed the content, although I was given complete creative freedom. I'm a huge fan of Radix\u2122 and of Rogers' products in general, and this isn't intended to be an impartial product review. Look, I'm just an un-ashamed fanboi, OK? For the purposes of UK law, if I was a "social media influencer", this video must be considered as an advertisement. Details about Radix\u2122 3D printable material: https://landing.rogerscorp.com/5/Radix.aspx Fortify, Rogers' 3D printing partner, are at https://3dfortify.com/3d-printed-rf-devices/ Check out MAGTREX 555 as well, it's another amazing material from Rogers Corporation https://www.rogerscorp.com/advanced-electronics-solutions/magtrex-555-high-impedance-laminates MY PATREON PAGE: https://patreon.com/MachiningandMicrowaves Content: 00:00 The Quest 01:52 Applications 03:45 Printing Technology 05:43 Design goals 06:05 E-field animation 06:25 Rogers' lab and QA 08:27 Material tests 15:13 Never Assume 16:31 Print lab visit 21:45 Mikaelian lens 23:45 Fortify 24:37 Next steps