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Nano Dimension 3D Prints World’s First Side-Mounting Technology onto Circuit Boards

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[penci_blockquote style=”style-1″ align=”none” author=”” font_style=”italic” uppercase=”false”]Side mounting on PCBs, created by the DragonFly Pro System, adds valuable real estate, allows for more on-board functionality[/penci_blockquote]

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Above: Side vide of Nano Dimension’s Side-Mounting Technology copy/Image Credit: Nano Dimension


Nano Dimension Ltd., a leading additive electronics provider announced the world’s first side mounting technology for additively manufactured printed circuit boards (PCBs).

With Nano Dimension’s DragonFly Precision Additive Manufacturing System, the novel technology can print and solder components to the top, bottom and sides of the PCB, resulting in as much as a 50 percent increase in board space when compared with traditionally manufactured PCBs.

The extra space afforded through side mounting allows design engineers to pack more functionality on the circuit board, which is particularly relevant for IoT and Industry 4.0 where customized designs and shapes are a growing demand.

Speaking about how the new technology will benefit design engineers, Amit Dror, CEO of Nano Dimension said, “For applications like the IoT where innovation is paramount, creating new electronic products in shapes and sizes that were never before possible is liberating for design engineers”.

“Because of this added real estate, more functionality can be generated from sides of the board that can also be used to connect with additional boards,” added Mr. Dror.

Another important enablement of side mounting is the ability to create a specialized PCB that plugs into a socket mounted on a mother board. By printing this board and inserting it into the cavity of a second board, users can rapidly customize applications based on a generic mother board.

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Above: Component side mounting by Nano Dimension/Image Credit: Nano Dimension


Side mounting is ideal for applications such as modular antennas, creating non-standard packaging and innovative IoT applications. Future potential applications and benefits of Nano Dimension’s side mounting technology include printing a horizontal ground layer on the Z-axis, enabling the DragonFly Pro to produce higher performance antennas or multiple antennas with varying voltages within the board. This not only saves space but also creates limitless design possibilities.


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