Nikon Launches Nikon AM Technology Center Japan in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture

Accelerating Adoption of Metal Additive Manufacturing

February 4, 2025

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TOKYO - Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the opening of its Nikon AM Technology Center Japan in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, which will be unveiled to invited guests at a Grand Opening ceremony on February 28, 2025. This facility marks another milestone in the Nikon Advanced Manufacturing plan to revolutionize manufacturing while enabling and scaling the industrial base using cutting-edge solutions from Nikon.

This month’s launch of the Nikon AM Technology Center Japan follows the July 2024 opening of the premier Nikon AM Technology Center in Long Beach, California, USA. Like the California location, the facility in Japan brings together the Nikon AM portfolio and consolidates a diverse and specialized team dedicated to driving success for Nikon and its clients and partners. Nikon AM Technology Center Japan is similarly equipped with the industry-leading ultra-large format NXG XII 600 laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF*1) system from Nikon SLM Solutions AG, the first of its kind system in Japan. The NXG series utilizes 12 lasers with a build platform that, depending on the model, allows printing parts up to a maximum of 1.5m and will be pivotal in enabling the most demanding AM applications, especially for the defense, space and aviation sectors. Nikon AM Technology Center Japan will also feature Nikon organically developed high-precision directed energy deposition (DED*2) systems including the Lasermeister LM300A for repair and sustainment applications for a variety of industries, X-ray CT inspection equipment, and other critical solutions to catalyze metal AM technology development and processing for customers in Japan and Asia.

Overview of Nikon AM Technology Center Japan

Location 1-7-1 Fujimi-cho, Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture
Purpose of establishment
  • Research and development of cutting-edge technology for metal AM
  • Providing metal AM services to customers in Japan and Asia (DfAM*3 design services, proposals for optimizing and repairing metal molds, prototyping, etc.)
Facility operation start date February 28, 2025
Equipment Metal AM Systems: NXG XII 600, Lasermeister LM300A
X-Ray and CT Systems: XT H320
Other various processing and measuring instruments
Total area 922m2

The opening of this facility furthers Nikon’s Vision 2030 strategy to be a key technology solutions company in a global society where humans and machines co-create seamlessly, with Digital Manufacturing being a pillar of growth in this plan.

  • *1L-PBF method (Laser Powder Bed Fusion): A method of layering metal powder by irradiating it with a laser, melting it, and creating an additive manufacturing process.
  • *2DED (Direct Energy Deposition): A method of simultaneously irradiating metal powder and a laser to melt and create an additive manufacturing process.
  • *3DfAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing)

The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.

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