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Rosatom Opens First Overseas Additive Manufacturing Center in Minsk

Officials cast the facility as Rosatom’s first non‑nuclear innovation export in partnership with N‑Holding.

Overview

  • The opening was announced at the Innoprom. Belarus exhibition as a joint venture between Rosatom and Belarusian company N‑Holding.
  • The center is equipped with two SLM metal printers, sand‑polymer form printing hardware and a 3D scanner, enabling both production and reverse engineering.
  • Projected annual capacity is up to 1.5 tonnes of metal parts, 3 tonnes of sand‑polymer forms and 100 kg of engineering plastics.
  • Rosatom says the launch marks its first export of in‑house 3D printers, and the site will also manufacture small metal printers for healthcare, research and education.
  • Belarusian leaders called the project the partnership’s first non‑nuclear innovation initiative, while Rosatom reported auditing more than 50 local factories to assess adoption of 3D printing.