TCT Magazine
Chips Challenge: Could 3D printing help with the semiconductor shortage? Itâs an undiscovered, really interesting area for additive manufacturing that has the opportunity to affect everybody today.
The world is experiencing an ongoing shortage of semiconductors; those essential components which live inside all of our electronic devices.
The scarcity of chips has arisen from an accumulation of factors ranging from pandemic-related backlogs, a growing demand for smart and connected devices, and the launch of next-generation products like electric vehicles, games consoles and mobile phones. If you tried to get your hands on a Nintendo Switch to escape the boredom of another lockdown, for example, your supply issues likely ran much deeper than the stock levels at your local Amazon warehouse.
Catching up With Nano Dimension
Dan Feinberg spoke with Valentin Storz, Nano Dimension’s general manager of EMEA and director of marketing, about how the pandemic has affected their business this past year and what they have planned moving forward.
Dan Feinberg: Valentin, thank you for taking the time to speak with me and provide an update prior to what would be a normal CES show. This is now the beginning of the trade show season. But of course, these things are now virtual.
At CES a few years ago, I was looking at the advances in 3D printing, to see if it ever would be used for anything except making little toys. We came upon Nano Dimension, and we were impressed. I soon visited your facility in California. Where are you located now?