Nikon Installs Ultra-Large 3D Metal Printer with U.S. Navy Support
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Technologies: Space, Satellites, Launchers & PNT, Directed Energy Weapons, Hypersonics & Advanced Missile Systems, Additive Manufacturing & Critical Supply Chains. A sourced, structured 5-page analysis for European defence and dual-use decision-makers, from the DFM research desk and built on official and primary sources.
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On 16 September 2025, Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Inc. announced that the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program will fund the installation of the company’s first ultra-large format NXG 600E metal additive manufacturing system at its Technology Center in Long Beach, California.
The NXG 600E, a Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) machine built by Nikon SLM Solutions, represents one of the largest and most advanced metal 3D printers currently available. The machine will be operated by Nikon AM Synergy Inc. to qualify new materials, generate technical data packages, and produce high-complexity components for naval, hypersonic, aerospace, and defense applications.
Key questions this report answers
- What role will the U.S. Navy's Maritime Industrial Base Program play in funding Nikon's NXG 600E installation?
- What makes the NXG 600E Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion system one of the largest metal 3D printers available?
- How will the machine at Long Beach qualify materials, generate technical data packages, and produce components for naval and hypersonic applications?
- Why is ultra-large-format metal additive manufacturing strategically important to defense supply chains?
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