# HENSOLDT and Nano Dimension Achieve Breakthrough in Electronics 3D Printing

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2020/05/hensoldt-and-nano-dimension-achieve-breakthrough-in-electronics-3d-printing/
- Published: 2020-05-23T19:08:12+01:00
- Author: Military Africa

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT together with the leading Additively Manufactured
Electronics (AME)/Printed Electronics (PE) provider, Nano Dimension, has achieved
a major breakthrough on its way to utilizing 3D printing in the development process
of high-performance electronics components. Utilizing a newly developed dielectric
polymer ink and conductive ink from Nano Dimension, HENSOLDT succeeded in assembling
the world-wide first 10-layer printed circuit board (PCB) which carries high-performance
electronic structures soldered to both outer sides. Until now, 3D printed boards
could not bear the soldering process necessary for two sided population of components.

“**_Military sensor solutions require performance and reliability levels far above
those of commercial components,_**” says HENSOLDT CEO, Thomas Müller. “_**To have
high-density components quickly available with reduced effort by means of 3D printing
gives us a competitive edge in the development process of such high-end electronic
systems**_.”

“**_Nano Dimension’s relationship with HENSOLDT is the type of partnership with 
customers we are striving fo_**r,” commented Yoav Stern, Nano Dimension President&
CEO. “_**Working together and learning from HENSOLDT led us to reach a first-of-
its-kind in-depth knowledge of polymer materials applications. Additionally, it 
guided us in the development of Hi-PEDs (High-Performance Electronic Device) that
create competitive edges by enabling unique implementations with the shortest time
to market.**_”

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AMEs are useful to verify a new design and functionality of specialized electronic
components before production. AME is a highly agile and individual engineering methodology
to prototype a new electronic circuitry. This leads to significant reduction of 
time and cost in the development process. Furthermore AME allows for a verified 
and approved design before production starts, leading to higher quality of the final
product.

HENSOLDT started working with Nano Dimension’s DragonFly 3D printing system in 2016,
in order to examine the possibilities of 3D printing electronics. Last year, HENSOLDT
successfully implemented the DragonFly Lights-Out Digital Manufacturing (LDM) printing
technology, the industry’s only additive manufacturing platform for round-the-clock
3D printing of electronic circuitry.

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