Nano Dimension Ltd (Nasdaq: NNDM) is a leading provider of top-notch Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) and multimedia polymer, metal, and ceramic-based Additive Manufacturing (AM) 3D printers. The company recently announced a purchase order for their newest AME system, the DragonFly® IV, from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft- a leading German research institution.
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the world’s leading applied research organization, with a focus on supporting future-relevant technologies and turning research findings into business and industry solutions. Founded in 1949, they are now comprised of 76 institutes and research units across Germany, and are supported by more than 30,000 employees, mostly scientists and engineers, with a yearly research budget of €2.9 billion.
The 3D printer is being sent to the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering (Fraunhofer IMTE), an institution within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, with intentions to use it for R&D projects in the field of medical electronics and instrumentation. The DragonFly® IV system is perfect for this purpose, since it can deposit conductive and dielectric substances with in-situ capacitors, antennas, coils, transformers, and electromechanical components.
This 3D printer’s capabilities is essential for creating autonomous intelligent drones, cars, satellites, smartphones, as well as in-vivo medical devices. It is a great means for efficient prototype production, high-mix-low-volume production, security of Intellectual Property (IP), minimal environmental impact, and design-for-manufacturing abilities- with the additional advantage of additive manufacturing technology.
As Dr. Matthias Gräser, Department Head at Fraunhofer IMTE, stated, “Nano Dimension’s 3D printer is an ideal solution to design and manufacture electrical components that will complete our platform for Medical 3D-Printing and significantly drive our research and development work forward. With this AME system, design limitations can be overcome and development processes can be optimized in terms of speed and expenses.”
Nano Dimension is a publicly-traded company, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. With over 2,000 customers across various industries such as aerospace & defense, advanced automotive, high-tech industrial, specialty medical technology, R&D, and academia, Nano Dimension has a diverse portfolio of products and solutions designed to convert digital designs to electronic or mechanical devices – all within an on-demand, anywhere manufacturing environment.
Moreover, they are leveraging deep learning components and distributed manufacturing initiatives, to elevate their solutions and give themselves the edge in additive electronic and additive manufacturing technology.
The sale of the DragonFly® IV printer to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft signifies not only the expanded potential of additive electronic and manufacturing technologies, but also the growing relationship between Nano Dimension and the leading research institute in Germany.
