Quantica has announced the premiere of its NovoJet OPEN system. The first delivery is planned for early 2024. The first presentation will take place at Formnext. The premiere also marks the start of the technology’s beta program.
The NovoJet print head technology developed by Quantica, the core of the NovoJet OPEN, will redefine 2D and 3D inkjet printing, according to the manufacturer. This technology enables the use of ultra-high viscosity materials (up to 380 mPa*s) – a level of performance that no other printhead on the market can currently offer.
At the beginning of 2023, the company successfully secured a EUR 14 million Series A financing round and entered into a strategic partnership for its printhead technology with industry leader Xaar. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Quantica has set itself the goal of advancing additive manufacturing technology and sees itself as an innovation-driven deep-tech company with patented in-house developments.
Beta program and selected partners
The first two partners in the beta program are two international innovation leaders in applied R&D and manufacturing. One is the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA). The IPA focuses on organizational and technological issues in the manufacturing industry. And secondly, REHAU Industries SE & Co KG as part of the REHAU Group, a leading global supplier of polymer-based solutions.
“At this year’s Formnext, we are fulfilling our promise to open up completely new dimensions for multi-material printing. The premiere of the NovoJet OPEN system and the launch of the beta program mark an exciting and decisive step forward for us and the industry,” said Quantica CTO Ramon Borrell. “Our system now allows many industries to achieve multi-material printing with a wide variety of materials and combinations, which was previously considered impossible. We are paving the way for the development of future-oriented manufacturing processes and products.”
Quantica believes that the future technological development of additive manufacturing will be driven by the combination of high-performance materials, such as ultra-high viscosity materials, to produce high-quality products in a continuous printing process. The NovoJet OPEN marks a significant advance in 3D printing technology, allowing manufacturers to print a much wider range of materials – high viscosity fluids, high particle load and size, and conductive pastes. For the first time, Quantica’s 3D printing system allows manufacturers to process and combine industrial-grade, high-performance materials with exceptional properties in a single printing process.
Presentation at Formnext
Visitors to Formnext can experience the NovoJet OPEn system at the Quantica stand (Hall 11.1, D39). The presentation is one of the highlights of the exhibition “The Place to be for R&D” organized by Berlin Partner for Business and Technology.
Fraunhofer IPA and REHAU will be working closely with Quantica as part of the beta program. In the validation of materials, the development of new manufacturing applications and workflows and the fine-tuning of system parameters.
“We look forward to working together to push the boundaries of ultra-high viscosity printing in areas such as dentistry and printed electronics. With this system, we can print material classes that were previously impossible to process with inkjet print heads. This opens up completely new areas for functional 2D and 3D inkjet printing,” explained Jan Janhsen, Group Manager Additive Manufacturing for Photopolymers at Fraunhofer IPA.
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