Quantica integrates Meteor electronics into NovoJet for high-viscosity functional materials

Berlin-based provider Quantica plans to equip its NovoJet printhead technology with drive electronics from Meteor Inkjet. The aim of the cooperation is to extend digital jetting to materials that conventional heads have so far been able to process only to a limited extent due to high viscosity or particle content. These include reactive adhesives, functional coatings, and inks with micrometer-scale particles. For additive manufacturing, broader material access is central, as it enables the production of structure- and function-integrated components without intermediate steps.

Technically, Meteor supplies the printhead drive electronics along with a software stack that provides precise waveforms and trigger sequences. In combination with NovoJet, this is intended to enable stable droplet ejection at significantly higher viscosities. This addresses typical edge cases such as sedimentation-prone suspensions or temperature-sensitive resins, where process windows and rheology require tight tolerance management. Quantica explicitly positions the solution beyond the traditional graphics business toward digital manufacturing cells that dispense functional materials or build components layer by layer.

Meteor’s Managing Director, Clive Ayling, comments: “Meteor is proud to be working alongside Quantica to help bring their groundbreaking NovoJet printhead technology to market. Additive manufacturing is rapidly evolving, and the ability to jet a wider range of functional materials opens up enormous opportunities for innovation. By combining Quantica’s materials expertise with Meteor’s proven electronics and software, we’re enabling the next generation of high-performance, digital manufacturing systems.”

With industrialization in mind, Quantica has announced as its first product a system called “Print Engine” that can be integrated into production lines; delivery is planned for 2026.

For AM users in areas such as electronics housings, medical technology, or mechanical assemblies, reproducible high-viscosity jetting could simplify the process chain: less pre- and post-processing, more precise layer deposition, and reduced material changeovers. Whether the technology will prove itself in series production will depend on long-term stability, nozzle hygiene, and qualified process windows. However, the partnership clearly emphasizes bridging materials science and reliable printhead control.