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Nano Dimension to expand 3D printed electronics business with $28.8M Nasdaq offering

Israeli 3D printed electronics company Nano Dimension (NASDAQ:NNDM) has submitted an SEC Filing with the hopes of raising $28.8 million in funding. According to the document, the money will be set aside “to expedite our growth and to further advance our breakthrough technologies and commercialization efforts.”

Over the past year, Nano Dimension has been quietly expanding its reseller network across the U.S. and Asia-Pacific region, including the formation of an official subsidiary in Hong Kong (Nano Dimension (HK) Limited).

As the company states, “Our primary market is in the U.S., though we have also experienced growth in Asia Pacific and Europe and expect that trend to increase into 2019.”

Render showing all angles of the DragonFly 2020 Pro 3D printer. Images via Nano Dimension
The DragonFly 2020 Pro 3D printer. Images via Nano Dimension

3D printed flexible, non-planar electronics

Founded in 2014, Nano Dimension is the provider of the Dragonfly 2020 3D printer, which was recently upgraded to the larger Dragonfly Pro. Using an inkjet based 3D printing technology, Nano Dimension systems are capable of producing PCBs using a combination of conductive and dialectric inks.

As discussed by Simon Fried, Nano Dimension CBO and co-founder, the company’s technique can be used to create flexible and non-planar electronics, expanding the potential applications of PCBs and redefining electric product design. Specific examples include 3D printed antennas and electromagnets, though currently Nano Dimension still operates largely within the PCB prototyping sphere, much as polymer 3D printing started out in the time of Z Corporation.

Most recently, Nano Dimension confirmed that it had recieved a second order for its Dragonfly PCB printers from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency, taking the total owned by the U.S. Armed Forces to four. Other customers include manufacturing service providers Jabil and FATHOM.

Expanding beyond 3D printer sales, the company also started up an on demand PCB printing service in February this year.

3D printed conductive coil encased within a polymer. Photo via Nano Dimension
3D printed conductive coil encased within a polymer. Photo via Nano Dimension

Nano Dimension’s $28.8 million plan

In order to carry out its $28.8 million objectives, Nano Dimension has allotted five areas for expenditure.

First, the company plans to increase sales and marketing efforts, including more manpower and activities at its headquartered in the U.S. and Hong Kong. In addition, it plans to continue increasing its number of global resellers “in order to increase sales and provide technical services to our customers.”

Part three, the company is looking to form further alliances with industry leaders, in order to increase adoption. Four, it will start releasing more potential applications and use cases to the public targeting medical devices, automotive, aerospace and defense fields.

And finally, establishing a “Razor and Blades” business model, the company states, “We plan to exploit our inks as supplemental products to our DragonFly Pro system. We also plan to increase the software options and enable levels of licensing that we could monetize from.”

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Featured image shows a multilayer 3D printed PCB. Photo via Nano Dimension