Fuji Corporation has joined 3d printed electronics association JAMES (Jetted Additively Manufactured Electronics Sources), which describes itself as establishing a collaborative community that brings together professionals and enthusiasts from various fields to drive additive manufacturing development in 3D printed electronics.

Fuji JAMES partnership announcement
The addition of Fuji “will allow both companies to work together on upcoming projects, share insights, and develop new ideas and solutions to meet the needs of the 3D manufacturing industry”, according to JAMES. “Fuji will have access to and contact JAMES community members to gain knowledge of market trends, demands and insights. Additionally, members of the JAMES community will benefit from access to Fuji’s technologies and expertise in pick-and-place machines.

Fuji has developed an electronics 3D printer – FPM-Trinity – that combines resin substrate printing, circuit printing and component mounting in a single machine.

Fraunhofer IKTS, NanoDimension and Technical University of Liberec are amongst dozen or so other members of the alliance.