电子3D打印机制造商纳米尺寸已宣布将其系统之一出售给欧洲国防客户。
出于国家安全原因，纳米维度并未透露其军方采用其技术的国家，但据了解它们是西方国防部的第十个。卖了另一个DragonFly IV3D打印机首席执行官Yoav Stern表示，该公司现在开始为商业应用奠定基础。
“After many years of experience with advanced technologies in the Air Force, I know that leading edge products which are adopted initially by defense forces, traditionally end up creating very large size commercial markets as well,” said Stern. ”There are perhaps no greater requirements for innovation than what defense agencies command, and we are proud to be chosen as the supplier of such unique solutions.”
“吸引这个新客户对我们来说是令人兴奋的。它再次证明了我们的3D打印技术和材料是不可替代和必不可少的。”
Expanding beyond electronics 3D printing
Nano Dimension已将自己定位为新兴电子3D印刷领域的早期领导者。该公司通过营销专有机器成功地做到了这一点，这些机器能够同时存放导电银纳米颗粒和电介质聚合物墨水以形成PCB和电路。
2014年纳米尺寸’s reverse merger看到它在特拉维夫证券交易所公开，以预示着3D打印SPAC合并趋势seen over the last two years. Since becoming publicly-listed, the firm has managed to raise a substantial amount of capital via share offerings to finance its expansion ambitions, and at last count,纳米尺寸had $1.25 billion in funding.
迄今为止，3D打印机制造商已经收购了几家与之接壤的业务，但并没有以明显的方式重叠。纳米尺寸acquired DeepCube for $70 million，在2021年4月，深度学习算法专家购买Nanofabrica微缩印刷公司, in a deal that could be worth up to $59.4 million.
This year, the firm has continued its expansion,购买全球喷墨系统for an initial $18.1 million.纳米尺寸also bought into Stratasys, acquiring 12.12% of the industry stalwart in July 2022. Given the company’s huge cash reserves, the move prompted fears of a hostile takeover, andStratasys filed for a poison pill此后不久，以防止发生任何此类收购。
纳米尺寸’s DragonFly system
In late-November 2021, Nano Dimension launched the latest version of its electronics 3D printer, the DragonFly IV. The 160 mm x 160 mm x 3 mm system is said to enable the production of custom multi-material, multi-layer circuits in a single step, including substrate, conductive traces, and passive components.
This process is facilitated by the Flight software launched alongside the DragonFly IV, which features intelligent verification, slicing and job control functionalities that allow for the 3D modeling of sophisticated parts. 3D printing with Nano Dimension’s newest machine is also guided by the deep learning algorithms of DeepCube, in a way that improves users’ yields and enables real-time print correction.
据该公司称，它已经将蜻蜓IVS卖给了欧洲各地的国家军队，海军，空军和政府情报机构。当涉及到最新的销售时，Nano Dimension的EMEA销售副总裁Stephan Krause表示，该技术将帮助其客户“缩短其开发周期，并为以前无法做到的创新想法带来栩栩如生。”
Nano Dimension毫无疑问地在Electronics 3D打印行业中建立了自己的位置，但它远非唯一在该领域运营的公司。nano3Dprintlaunched its newA2200 electronics 3D printerearlier this month, complete with an upgraded printhead, paste deposition mechanism and built-in video monitoring system.
在其他地方，在更实验的层面上，InnovationLab取得了电子3D打印突破. As part of the“ SmartEes2”欧盟Horizon 2020项目该公司开发了一个过程，该过程能够生产可卖的铜电路，同时使用比传统方法少的能量并避免了对有毒蚀刻剂的需求。
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