Empowering the Future of Industrial Printed Electronics
- khashayar Ghaffarzadeh
- Oct 17
- 3 min read
Digital Additive Hybrid Solutions as a Value Driver Authors: Frédéric SOULIER and Viktoriya TESSIER-DOYEN
In the era of Smart Factories, IoT, AI and Sustainability Goals, the electronics and industrial sectors are undergoing a profound transformation. Traditional subtractive methods : etching, photolithography, plating still dominate, but they come with high fixed tooling cost, lead times, and material wastage.
Digital Additive Manufacturing — particularly in the domain of Printed Electronics — is emerging as a powerful disruptive lever. Among various solutions in this space, the CeraPrinter, by Ceradrop - MGI Group, offers hybrid digital deposition equipment that combine multiple printing technologies : Inkjet, NanoJet, Aerosol Jet®, Microdispensing to deliver flexible, precise, and sustainable manufacturing across industrial domains.
This article discusses key trends, technical merits, hybrid approaches, and business advantages of digital additive hybrid manufacturing.
Trends & Growth in the Printed Electronics Sector
The global printed electronics market is forecast to grow strongly — expected to nearly double by 2030. This expansion is driven by flexible, lightweight, multifunctional electronics for wearables, automotive, sensors, and IoT devices.Key trends include flexibility, sustainability, on-demand customization, hybrid multi-material integration, and the rise of 3D additive electronics. Regional programs in Europe, USA and Asia are also pushing the sector forward.
Technical Landscape: Inkjet, NanoJet, AerosolJet, Microdispensing
Each deposition technology has unique characteristics. Inkjet excels in flexibility, high speed and cost-effectiveness. NanoJet refines precision and resolution. Aerosol Jet® enables 3D conformal and fine-feature deposition. Microdispensing offers volumetric precision for thicker films and viscous materials.MGI’s Hybrid Systems combine these advantages, providing unmatched versatility and scalability for industrial R&D and Production.
CeraPrinter’s Hybrid Edge: Industrial Multi-Field Applications
The CeraPrinter platform integrates Inkjet, NanoJet, Aerosol Jet®, MicroDispensing in a unified modular tool. Users gain hybrid deposition capabilities, scalability, cross-field applications, and sustainable, material-efficient production.Key value propositions include hybrid deposition in one tool, modular scalability, multi-domain flexibility, on-demand production, cost efficiency, and sustainability alignment.
Driving Growth Through Innovation
Digital additive manufacturing is transforming the printed circuits industries. It removes constraints like masks, tooling, and chemical etching, enabling on-demand fabrication and just-in-time production.This flexibility facilitates efficient small-batch manufacturing, lowers cost, and fosters rapid innovation. Companies can design, test, and deliver new electronic architectures faster while minimizing waste and environmental footprint.
Advanced Simulation stage: Software suite CeraSlice
CeraSlice, the exclusive CAD/CAM printing-job software suite by MGI-Ceradrop. CeraSlice is an advanced software suite, alongside DropAnalyser, FabAnalyser. It is used to design, simulate, and generate the printing jobs for: Inkjet, Aerosol Jet®, Nano Jet, Microdispensing, multi‐material / multi‐layer functional devices.
Cross-Field Applications:
Smart sensors directly printed on various substrates and curved surfaces.
Flexible antennas and RF components on foils and molds.
In-mold electronics integrated into polymer parts.
Rapid PCB & FPC prototyping and interconnect fabrication.
Printed power devices and energy modules.
Smart packaging and wearables.
Advantages in Practice:
Putting the features together, here are what CeraSlice enables in real applications:
Faster prototyping: Because of intuitive CAD import, simulation, patterning + scripting, users can go from design to printed prototype much faster.
Material savings: Early detection of printing issues means fewer wasted prints; pattern and droplet control avoids over‐use of inks/functional materials.
Higher precision & consistency: Detailed control over droplet placement, layer order, per‐subcomponent parameters leads to better uniformity, fewer defects.
Flexibility for complex devices: Printing multilayer, multi-material, 3D functional items becomes feasible. Combinations of materials: conductors, dielectrics, polymers, etc.
Scalability from R&D to small production: With scripting, experiment planning, and standardization of job definitions from lab scale to small batches or pilot lines.
Reduced risk: Simulation and preview steps reduce risk of failure or unexpected behavior; ability to integrate cleaning, curing, etc. helps control process.
Conclusions & Call to Action:
Digital Additive Hybrid Manufacturing is a strategic enabler for industrial transformation. CeraPrinter’s hybrid systems combine flexibility, sustainability, and scalability. Additive manufacturing redefines how electronics are designed, produced, and delivered — driving innovation, sustainability and competitiveness for the next generation of industrial products.
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