Method for manufacturing a 3D item comprising an electronic component

1. A method for manufacturing a 3D item comprising an electronic component, the method comprises the step of printing with a fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer a 3D printable material to provide said 3D item, wherein the 3D printable material comprises said electronic component, wherein the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer comprises a printer nozzle, wherein the method further comprises the steps of providing upstream of the printer nozzle a filament of 3D printable material, and creating upstream of the printer nozzle an assembly of the filament and the electronic component, wherein the electronic component comprises an active electronic component or a solid state light source.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the filament comprises a cavity for hosting the electronic component, and wherein the method further comprises the step of arranging the electronic component in the cavity upstream of the printer nozzle.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of pressing the electronic component in the filament upstream of the printer nozzle, and wherein prior to pressing the electronic component in the filament the filament is locally heated at a position where the electronic component is to be arranged.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising electrically connecting the electronic component with an electrical conductor.

5. A method for manufacturing a 3D item comprising an electronic component, the method comprises the step of printing with a fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer a 3D printable material to provide said 3D item, wherein the 3D printable material comprises said electronic component, wherein the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer comprises a printer nozzle, wherein the method further comprises the steps of providing upstream of the printer nozzle a filament of 3D printable material, and creating upstream of the printer nozzle an assembly of the filament and the electronic component, wherein the wherein the 3D printable material comprises said electronic component and one or more electrical conductors for functionally coupling the electronic component with a source of electrical energy.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a plurality of solid state light sources electrically connected in series or parallel with electrical conductors are comprised by a filament of 3D printable material, with the electrical conductors configured parallel to a longitudinal axis (A) of the filament.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer comprises a printer nozzle, wherein the method comprises providing said (a) plurality of solid state light sources electrically connected in series or parallel with said electrical conductors and (b) a filament, and wherein the method comprises combining said solid state light sources electrically connected in series or parallel with said electrical conductors and said filament upstream of the printer nozzle to provide downstream of said printer nozzle printable material comprising said plurality of solid state light sources electrically connected in series or parallel with said electrical conductors.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein one or more electrical conductors provided to the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer have a segment allowing at least an elongation parallel to a length of the one or more electrical conductors.