Optomec

Optomec Announces $7 Million in New Orders from Repeat Customers

Optomec has recently received more than $7 Million worth of new orders from its installed base. The orders include more than 10 new systems being added to increase capacity for existing users, together with a range of enabling software products and digital process recipes.

Contract to Develop Production Recipes for Metal Additive Repairs

The Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force base has awarded Optomec a $500,000 process development contract for the Additive Repair of jet engine components used in the F-15 and F-16 fighters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ceradrop

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

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).

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.