Amnovis lands in the US - Belgium enters the Silicon Valley of orthopedics
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Atomic Layer of the Week:
Belgian Amnovis has just set foot on the American market - and in a very strategic location.
Amnovis - a contract manufacturer specializing in metal 3D printing for regulated industries - has acquired the additive manufacturing operations of Westconn Precision Technologies and opened a new production facility in North Webster, Indiana.
This is no random location. North Webster sits right next to Warsaw - a town known in the medical world as the Silicon Valley of orthopedics.
Amnovis was founded in mid-2020 by Ruben Wauthle - a man who has spent years immersed in metal 3D printing for medical applications. Between 2010 and 2015, he worked at the legendary Belgian company LayerWise, a pioneer in metal 3D printing for implants, which was later acquired by 3D Systems. He then served for several years as Business Development Director for Healthcare.
When he founded Amnovis, he knew exactly what he was doing - and for whom. From the outset, the company has focused on regulated sectors, primarily orthopedics and implants, offering contract metal 3D printing services using LPBF, along with CNC machining and post-processing.
Westconn Precision Technologies is a family-owned company from Connecticut specializing in precision CNC machining and EDM. Its additive business will now be absorbed into Amnovis’ new Indiana operation.
In practice, this means that metal 3D printing, traditional machining, and electrical discharge machining will come together in one place - a complete package for customers whose components require multiple production stages.
A key element of the entire strategy is mirroring.
The new facility in Indiana is designed to operate as a twin of the Belgian headquarters - with identical quality management systems, procedures, digital workflows, validation frameworks, and hardware strategy.
For customers, this means something very tangible: they can split production across two continents without needing to requalify a supplier twice. One quality system, two production locations - in the EU and the U.S. simultaneously.
This is far from a minor detail. FDA and MDR requirements represent two different regulatory worlds, and most contract manufacturers operate in only one of them. Amnovis is positioning itself to serve customers in both jurisdictions with a single partner.
Considering that Warsaw, Indiana is literally home to Zimmer Biomet and DePuy - a place where global orthopedic purchasing decisions are made — it’s hard to imagine a better neighborhood.
The U.S. medical device market accounts for roughly one-third of global demand.
Companies like 3D Systems and Lincotek have been building bridges between Europe and the U.S. for years, precisely because physical proximity to customers is no longer a competitive advantage - it has become a requirement for market entry.
Amnovis enters this game with a very specific strength: it offers not just manufacturing capacity, but a unified operational system across two continents - one that can genuinely simplify life for customers developing applications in both markets simultaneously.
Atomic Layer from the Past:
9 years ago, Mosaic Manufacturing released the beta version of CANVAS, the first cloud-based platform dedicated to multi-material FFF 3D printing. Integrated with Palette devices, CANVAS solved major infrastructure gaps: existing slicers couldn’t handle complex multi-filament prints, forcing users into inefficient manual workflows.
CANVAS introduced automatic alignment, drag-and-drop color assignment, cloud slicing, and Chroma post-processing. Running entirely in a browser, it removed the need for powerful computers. It also popularized adding color to single-color STL files.
Through intelligent slicing and continuous updates, CANVAS transformed a cumbersome technical process into a user-friendly tool, shaping education and semi-professional 3D printing.
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News & Gossip:
#1
Eplus3D, Rosswag Engineering, and Qualloy have partnered to build a validated metal AM ecosystem. Rosswag will install an Eplus3D EP-M550 eight-laser system, operational by June 2026. Qualloy powders will be qualified at Rosswag’s German innovation center and then made available online. The project will be presented at Rapid.Tech3D in May.
#2
3D Systems has received EU Class IIa MDR certification for its NextDent Jet Base and Jet Teeth materials, enabling immediate commercialization of the complete NextDent Jetted Denture Solution across Europe.
#3
Scrap Labs has debuted the Scrap 1, a compact metal LPBF 3D printer priced around $9,600 as a kit or $17,990 fully assembled. The 100×100×100 mm system features a 200W laser, open-source Klipper firmware, and 99% part density in steels, copper, nickel alloys, and cobalt chrome. Aimed at small shops and labs, it offers an affordable alternative to six-figure industrial machines. Still in development, the printer is expected to begin shipping in June 2027 if validation progresses as planned.
#4
Modix has launched the MAMA-1000, a large-format 3D printer with a 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 mm build volume. A more compact version of the MAMA-1700, it supports both pellet and filament feedstock via interchangeable print heads - filament for finer details, pellets for lower cost and higher throughput.
#5
Farsoon Technologies reported 2025 revenue of 715 million yuan (~$104.5 million). Cumulative global system sales exceeded 1,400 units, including over 800 metal LPBF machines. Those are quite interesting numbers given the fact, the company’s valuation on stock exchange is $4,67 billion.
#6
This is quite interesting… JD.com is one of China’s largest e-commerce platforms, often compared to Amazon. Founded in 1998, it specializes in direct sales - unlike purely marketplace-based competitors, JD controls the entire logistics chain.
Now, the company is accelerating 3D printing’s move from a niche tool into ordinary homes. After seeing 176% GMV growth during June 2024’s “618” festival, JD launched direct sales for brands like Anycubic, Bambu Lab, and Creality.
By 2025, JD began organizing printing farms, offering on-site installation in 31 cities, and opening offline experience centers at JD Home locations. In March 2026, JD unveiled a 3D & UV printing customization platform integrating design, production, and delivery.
Users can upload ideas or IP and turn them into physical products.
This shift from pure e-commerce toward distributed manufacturing positions JD as bridge connecting consumers with production on demand.
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