Nano Dimension Boosts Fabrica 3D Printers with Huge Speed Increase

Nano Dimension is getting ready for Formnext with a couple of pre-event announcements.

The company, which has been acquiring multiple other 3D printer manufacturers over the past two years, is likely to have even more to say at the event. With now eighteen different technologies under one umbrella, you’d think they’d have many things under development.

However, the pre-event announcement covers only two items: software and materials.

The software announcement is quite intriguing. In a press release, Nano Dimension said:

“The new Fabrica software version 3.2.0 enables much faster print times of up to 70% across R&D and prototyping applications, thanks to the integration of productivity-enhancing parameters that also improve and simplify overall workflow. Existing users will be able to access the updated software via a free upgrade.”

Fabrica is Nano Dimension’s line of micro 3D printers, which are capable of printing very, very small items. I’ve seen some of the output from these machines — well, not really, because the parts can be so small they are literally invisible.

What’s interesting is that Nano Dimension is providing the speed increase at no charge to their existing customers. This is effectively giving them a second machine because their part throughput almost doubles with the software upgrade.

Nano Dimension also announced a new 3D printer photopolymer resin targeted at DLP 3D printers. “Ataru” resin has some interesting properties:

“With its advanced formulation, the resin is designed to endure high temperatures and offers exceptional durability and resilience, while its distinctive low-loss dielectric properties ensure superior performance in radio frequency applications. Collectively, this makes Ataru the enabler to unlocking new opportunities in industrial-level additive manufacturing, particularly in high-performance material applications such as those demanded by the electronics, aerospace, and automotive sectors.”

This is all good news, especially for Nano Dimension customers, at least those using Fabrica technology. However, after acquiring all these other 3D print companies, Nano Dimension now has the obligation to continue developing those technologies: it doesn’t make sense to buy a company and not do anything with it.

That may take some time, as acquisitions are always a difficult corporate tangle behind the scenes. It may be that there isn’t much news for other Nano Dimension acquisitions because they’re in the midst of acquisition procedures.

Via Nano Dimension