‘Tera 250’ Becomes ‘Fabrica 2.0 Machine” Following Acquisition by Nano Dimension

Nanofabrica Ltd. and its micro additive manufacturing (AM) technology printing system, the Tera 250, have been renamed following their acquisition by Nano Dimension in April 2021. The company is now known as “Nano Dimension’s Fabrica Group” and the Tera 250 is now the “Fabrica 2.0 Machine.”

This acquisition by Nano Dimension, which is an Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) and Printed Electronics (PE) manufacturing system provider, expands its reach beyond AME, the company says.

Since commercializing the Fabrica 2.0 machine, Fabrica Group says it has been making significant headway positioning micro 3D printing as a viable alternative to traditional micro plastic fabrication technologies. According to the company, the key advantage is the way in which 3D printing enables the design and production of complex micro geometries at no additional cost.

The Fabrica 2.0 is also said to be much more agile and flexible than traditional manufacturing technologies. The company says the requirement for no tooling means that designs can be altered with minimal expense, and the potential for mass customization is now open to players in the micro manufacturing sector.

Fabrica 2.0 is used in the areas of medical devices, micro-optics, semiconductors, micro-electronics, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), micro fluidics and life sciences, making products such as casings for micro-electronics, micro springs, micro actuators and microsensors, and medical components such as micro valves, micro syringes and surgical devices.

“The acquisition by Nano Dimension allows Fabrica to accelerate its commercialization,” says Joe Donner, Fabrica’s general manager and head of sales. “The Fabrica 2.0 machine is appropriate for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in all industry sectors that are looking to manufacture small parts or larger parts with micron-level accuracy.”

The Fabrica Group and Fabrica 2.0 Machine branding is designed to denote Nano Dimension’s expanded focus on any fault-tolerant AM fabrication, not solely AM-Electronics. “Moreover, Fabrica Group’s upcoming generations of machines are planned to be equipped with our unique patented Deep Learning/Machine learning for neural-fabrication network, enabling smart real-time self-correcting manufacturing,” says Yoav Stern, Nano Dimension CEO and chairman.