NanoJet: The Next Generation in Aerosol Printing

Bio

Mr. Keicher has been involved in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM) since 1993. He is an inventor of the Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) process developed at Sandia National Laboratories. Mr. Keicher is a founder of Optomec and was instrumental in the development and commercialization of the LENS and Aerosol Jet printing processes at Optomec. While at Optomec, Mr. Keicher was instrumental in growing Optomec from approximately $150k/year to over $10M/year prior to exiting Optomec in 2011. Mr. Keicher returned to Sandia in 2011 after his exit from Optomec to focus on developing new technologies in the AM arena. During his tenure at Sandia, Mr. Keicher was able to collaborate with Dr. Marcelino Essien to develop the next generation aerosol printing technology trademarked NanoJet™. Together Dr. Essien and Mr. Keicher have developed and productized the NanoJet printing technology to address needs in aerosol printing. Mr. Keicher joined Integrated Deposition Systems (IDS) in July 2018 to help drive the commercialization of the NanoJet technology at IDS. The NanoJet print technology is gaining industry acceptance by providing a compact, reliable, easy to use and cost-effective aerosol printing technology well suited for production applications.