External press release
18 Jan 2021

Optomec Introduces New 3D Additive Electronics Printer
Optomec is announcing a breakthrough advanced electronics packaging solution to meet the perpetual demand for miniaturization of mobile and wearable products.
Full profile interview
12 Jan 2021

Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical is a sub-division of DIC Corporation, a Japanese chemical company. They are the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments.
In this profile we review their portfolio of materials for printed electronics applications.
External press release
3 Nov 2020

Optomec Delivers 3D Electronics Printer for Medical Device Production
Optomec has delivered a new industrialized 3D Printed Electronics system to a major US healthcare manufacturer, where the machine will be used in the volume production of a leading diagnostic medical device.
External press release
25 Sep 2020

Optomec Customer Carnegie Mellon Develops 10-Second COVID Test
Researchers have developed a low-cost sensor that can identify COVID-19 antibodies in approximately 10 seconds. The novel sensor is based on a special structure of tiny gold electrodes that are 3D printed using the Optomec Aerosol Jet process.
Full profile interview
22 Sep 2020

PV Nano Cell
PV Nano Cell offer conductive inks based on metal nanocrystals, along with inkjet printing equipment. This enables them to offer an integrated solution, removing the burden of process optimization from the customer.
External press release
8 Sep 2020

Optomec Receives Air Force Contract for Metal Additive System
The US Air Force has awarded Optomec a $1 million contract to deliver a high volume production machine for refurbishing turbine engine components, including titanium parts.
External press release
28 Aug 2020

Optomec Customers Surpass 10 Million Turbine Blade Repairs
In a recent survey of Optomec's 100+ customer installations using its 3D metal printers specifically for gas turbine component repair, Optomec has calculated that over 10 Million turbine blades have been refurbished.
Background
8 Jul 2020

Ceradrop
Ceradrop manufacture digital printing equipment for the printed electronics industry and smart 3D printing. They offer both stand alone and industrial equipment.
Update interview
6 Jul 2020

InssTek
InssTek is a producer of directed energy deposition (DED) metal additive manufacturing printers. IDTechEx received the latest information on their company, new developments, and outlook from Kyung Won Park (Assistant Manager).
Full profile interview
22 Jun 2020

Holst Centre (3D Electronics)
The Holst Centre works at the interface of academia and industry. It is part funded by government and partly from industrial partnerships. The focus of their work is around emerging electronics technologies, including printed, flexible and organic electronics. In this profile, we discuss their work on 3D printed electronics.
Full profile interview: SWOT
28 May 2020

Integrated Deposition Solutions
Full profile interview
26 May 2020

Optomec
Optomec is a capital equipment manufacturer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They offer two products: Aerosol Jet and a laser based Direct Energy Deposition (DED) system for 3D printing metals named LENS. This profile focuses on the aerosol jet printer, and its applications in printed electronics.
Included are:
Full profile interview
18 May 2020

Neotech-AMT
Neotech-AMT makes equipment for 3D printing of electronics. This primarily involves printing circuits, interconnects and mounting components onto the surface of existing 3D objects, but can also involve 'fully additive' manufacturing, in which the entire object is 3D printed with electronic functionality incorporated into the structure.