3D AG is specialized in the processing of micro and nanostructures. We cover the support along the entire production chain from origination, tooling, upscaling and all the way to different replication types – and this all on a small prototype scale, as well as for mass production. Our core competencies are durable nickel shims and tools from several base materials, i.e.: photoresist, polymers, wafers, steel alloys and others. Our state of the art galvanic tanks allow us to manufacture small shims and such of sizes up to 1100 mm x 1700 mm.

Additionally, if you only hold a small-sized sample, we have a self-developed high precision step&repeat UV recombination machine enabling us to upscale your structure up to 1300 mm x 1500 mm. This can be as a large structured surface area, or a combination of
features according to any layout. From lab to industrial sizes we manufacture your tooling for the mass replication of your structure.

Alfamation, founded in 1991, have been working to leverage their passion for science and knowledge in order to create new ways of engineering functional test systems. They have challenged the traditional approach to functional testing through technological innovations that truly address the testing needs demanded by continually changing markets. Based on specific customer requirements, Alfamation offers a wide range of products, from individual test system modules to complete automated turnkey test systems. Alfamation strives to take an imaginative and out-of-the-box approach to creating products and services for design, test, and manufacturing engineers and managers in the automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and medical industries. They have become the gateway to solutions previous only barely imaginable.

ATLANT 3D Nanosystems is a global pioneer startup company combining unique advanced technologies to enable atomic layer 3D printing.The company was founded in 2018 with a vision of delivering the first-ever atomic layer 3D printing technology to enable rapid prototyping and manufacturing of micro and nanodevices with simple and smart approach and outside of the cleanroom. Our team combines interdisciplinary expertise in advanced technologies, e.g. micro and nanofabrication, atomic layer deposition, and high precision system development, chemical engineering and material science to create the company’s core technology, know-how, innovation, and strategy. We provide our customers services and support with equipment to enable their ideas to be realized. The company product development and R&D is funded by several EU Horizon2020 projects together with the Innovation Fund Denmark and Sony.

CSEM: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, founded in 1984, is a private applied R&D center. Our 550-strong workforce specializes in micro- and nanotechnologies, systems and surface engineering, low-power information and communications technologies, and photonics. The main focus of CSEM’s photonics program is the development of optoelectronics components and their optimal integration into innovative products. Our technologies are able to address the needs of a very wide range of fields, from healthcare, watch-making, aerospace, security and medical, to consumer electronics and cleantech.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP works on innovative solutions for vacuum coating and the treatment of surfaces, liquids and gases.

Based on our core competencies electron beam technology, magnetron sputtering and plasma-assisted surface processes, Fraunhofer FEP develops resource-saving and efficient process technologies for the strategic fields of energy and sustainability, life science, environmental technologies, smart building and digitalization.

Fraunhofer FEP offers a broad range of research, development and pilot production capabilities for the development and scaling of both corresponding processes and customized hardware systems. Together with our partners, we develop customized and industry-ready solutions and processes for future-oriented coating solutions.

Our aim is to tap into the innovative potential of technologies for new production processes and products of the future and make it available to our customers.

JOANNEUM RESEARCH is a business-oriented leader of innovation and technology providers. It is linked to a worldwide network and has been providing leading research according to the highest international standard since the 1960s. With focusing on applied research and technology development, the INNOVATION COMPANY plays a key role in transferring technology and know-how in Styria. More than 450 employees carry out research work at 7 research units.

Luximprint, based in Wemeldinge, The Netherlands, is a globally operating additive manufacturing firm offering specialist rapid prototyping services for custom optics utilizing its proprietary Printoptical fabrication methods. The resulting surfaces are smooth and functional performance optics straight from the 3D printer with zero need for post-polishing.

With a one step ‘CAD-to-Optic’ approach, the additive process rapidly generates custom optics for use in lighting system design and engineering, event and interior spaces in multi-market applications. Printed optics generally serve inspirational and functional demonstration purposes, and have proven to be an excellent way to validate optics design and manufacturing tooling.

Speed, flexibility and cost-efficiency are the key drivers behind the advanced digital manufacturing approaches. Custom optical parts available in days, with easy variations and rapid iterations being generated, at free complexity. Supportive optics design services can be facilitated to demand, as well as finishing of the surfaces with a variety of technical performance coatings.

Microrelleus specializes in laser microstructuring and surface texturing of moulds, tools or parts using femtosecond laser. They can engrave free-form micro-optics or micro-prisms over any 3D shape surface also for heavy and big parts.

Some of the possibilities using this technology to engrave microstructures and textures are spreading or diffusing light with attractive surface patterns, concentrating light for greater intensity, creating micro-optics or anti-glare surfaces.

Need light diffusion and want to inject transparent material? Controlled diffusion by engraving engineered light diffuser microtextures with perfect repeatability is possible: burr-free process that makes it independent on the material or conditions of the tool.

Morphotonics is the leading supplier of Roll-to-Plate Nanoimprint equipment, stamps and materials. Through its unique nanoimprint technology, micro- and nanostructures can be applied on very large areas (up to and beyond 2 m²) in high volume at an unparalleled low cost. This opens up the potential of nanoimprinting for innovative features and functions in, for example, displays, smartphones, lighting products or solar panels. The reusable flexible stamp ensures a cost-effective and versatile process that can be applied on various types of substrates (rigid/flexible/opaque). Within its competence centre, Morphotonics offers to scale-up your master, optimize processes and facilitate low-volume production. Morphotonics supports you in bringing your nanoimprint application from lab to fab!

Nanocomp, with over 25 years of experience in micro- and nano-optics, is the frontrunner and technical leader in the field. Nanocomp belongs to Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation in Taiwan. We have manufacturing facilities in Europe and mainland China as well as local offices in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The HQ and R&D center are both located in Finland.

We offer our clients one-stop solutions from design to mass production by using our exclusive roll-to-roll manufacturing technique. Our key product, known as front light guide, is applied to reflective displays, like EPD and LCD. It is unique in terms of optical performance enabling superior contrast and wider color gamut. Other customized lightguides and light management films for different purposes are also available from Nanocomp. You can apply our products into a wide range of applications across several industries, such as interior decor in automobiles, smart surfaces, displays of any kind and biometric identification.

Nanoscribe develops and produces 3D printers and grayscale lithography systems as well as specially developed printing materials and application-specific solutions for various microfabrication applications. The specialist for additive manufacturing of high-precision structures and objects on the nano-, micro- and mesoscale was founded in 2007 as a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is part of the BICO Group since June 2021. More than 4,000 users and operators at top universities and innovative companies worldwide benefit from the groundbreaking technology and application-tailored solutions for 3D Microfabrication. Nanoscribe has built its strong market leadership position through high quality engineering and the agility to continuously develop its products to meet the high expectations of its customers.

The wide range of possible applications in research, prototyping and industrial production processes especially addresses photonics technologies such as photonics packaging, microoptics, diffractive optics and waver-level optics. With Nanoscribe Quantum X align, we support precisely aligned 3D printing on optical fibers and photonic chips, enabling innovative approaches to photonic integration. This reduces coupling losses by matching mode fields at the component level rather than the chip level. Auto-aligned, high-precision 3D printing advances the fabrication of microoptical components directly on photonic chips and fiber cores

PowerPhotonic is a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision freeform fused silica micro-optics. Our business was founded with the objective of providing unsurpassed excellence in all aspects of micro-optics product realization for laser applications. Our worldclass design skills are supported by an innovative  nd flexible manufacturing process that allows the company to design both a broad range of state-of-the art industry standard laser micro-optics products and, uniquely, to offer a low-cost rapid fabrication service for creating completely freeform optical surfaces.

SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions offers solutions for making nano-structures on wafers by using its unique and proprietary lithography technology (SCIL). These nano-structures are used on optics and other photonic products to increase performance, lower end-product costs and increase functionality. SCIL or Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography is a cost effective, robust, high yield process enabling nanometer resolution patterns on a large variety of materials. SCIL delivers proven, high quality imprints on wafer areas up to 300 mm. It can be used to make patterns with feature sizes down to less than 10 nm and overlay alignment below 1 µm. SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions helps customers with optimized equipment, consumable materials and processes for high volume production in markets such as AR/VR glasses, MicroLEDs, Lasers, Metasurfaces, Wiregrid polarizers and many more.

Sony DADC is a leading high-volume manufacturer of precision products of the utmost quality. We are establishing our partly unique manufacturing technologies and processes in the field of refractive and diffractive micro-optics and photonics. Sony DADC fabricates nano- and micro-structured optical components based on optical grade polymers. Manufacturing methods such as nano-imprint lithography (NIL), high precision injection molding and various coating processes are used. Apart from customized, scalable mass manufacturing for global customers we also offer electroforming processes (e.g. for the creation of durable metal shims and molding inserts) as well as research and development for next generation applications

SYGLASS is a technological platform utilising proprietary glass 3D printing technology used for automated manufacturing of nanostructured lenses, matrixes of lenses and fibres.

Unique features:

• Automated production of nanostructured photonic elements
• AI-Generative design of the elements
• Glass 3D printed preforms

Synopsis is a precision-driven design tool tailored for creating complex optical structures. It empowers innovators to simulate, optimize, and visualize advanced patterns that control light at microscopic levels. With a strong focus on accuracy and versatility, Synopsis bridges the gap between concept and production, enabling breakthrough applications in next-generation optical technologies.

Wielandts UPMT is a Belgian start-up company incorporated in 2013 developing innovative technologies related to lens arrays. Using its patented technology called DPI™, the company proposes ultra-precision machining services for MLA masters and monolithic multi-cavity molds to customer specifications for a wide range of applications: wafer level optics, R2R, R2P injection molding inserts, … Wielandts UPMT is also developing an iso-thermal molding technology called HiFiOptics™, taking profit of the advantages of DPI™.