Published: January 18, 2012

Optomec Expands Aerosol Jet Advanced Applications Lab and Product Development Facility

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Optomec, Inc., the world leader in high performance additive manufacturing systems, today announced the opening of its new and expanded Advanced Applications Lab and Product Development Facility in St. Paul, Minn. The facility signifies the growth and market acceptance of Aerosol Jet technology and is a further commitment by the company to continue its leadership position in developing advanced applications for the Printed Electronics industry.

The new facility is located in the Westgate IV Business Center at 2575 University Ave., Ste. 135, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The building consists of 7600 square feet of office and general laboratory space and will be utilized for both advanced development of Aerosol Jet Printed Electronics Applications and for new product engineering. Dr. Mike Renn will continue his role as Director of Aerosol Jet Advanced Application Development, and John Lees, recently appointed Director of Aerosol Jet New Product Development, will lead the product engineering team at the new facility. In conjunction with the expansion, Optomec is looking to double its local staff.

Optomec's Aerosol Jet systems for Printed Electronics utilize a proprietary material deposition process to direct write high resolution electronic circuitry, components and even complete devices on 2D and 3D surfaces. The Aerosol Jet deposition process is highly efficient and supports a wide variety of electronic materials compared to traditional subtractive manufacturing processes. Aerosol Jet systems can be used to both lower costs and enhance performance of current electronic devices, as well as to enable the creation of next generation products, such as 3D semiconductor packaging, high efficiency solar cells and solid oxide fuel cells.

Dave Ramahi, Optomec President/CEO, states, "Since first establishing a presence in Minneapolis-St.Paul in 2002, this location has provided access to a strong talent pool, as well as a convenient hub for domestic and international customers. The new facility and expanded resources will allow us to better serve our growing base of users, and their plans for production rollouts of our Aerosol Jet printed electronics solution."

Optomec is the world-leading provider of additive manufacturing solutions for high-performance applications in the Electronics, Solar, Medical, and Aerospace & Defense markets. These systems utilize Optomec's patented Aerosol Jet printed electronics technology and LENS powder-metal fabrication technology. The company has a global customer base of more than 100 users that includes many industry-leading manufacturers. To learn more about Optomec, please visit http://www.Optomec.com.

LENS is a trademark of Sandia Corporation.

Aerosol Jet is a registered trademark of Optomec, Inc.