Confirming his transition into an advisory position on LinkedIn, Antonov said his decision to vacate his role as CTO comes as the company shifts its focus towards the consumer segment.
The food and beverage company has a team of three experts using 3D printing systems to produce replacement and spare parts, with a tandardised process for 3D printing technology being developed in the last year.
The new tool will be be integrated into CF3D Studio and, the partners hope, enable the prediction of material properties and performance before physical testing begins.
The appointments come at what Nano describes as a 'pivotal moment' with the company 'shifting from M&A integration to scaling a unified technology platform' across global markets.
The project, which originated as a Navy-funded initiative, was successfully transitioned to the Army following the completion of Phase One and is now entering Phase Two with a 2 million USD contract.
With Markforged, Nano Dimension says it aims to expand its reach with its metal and composite technologies, of which there are over 15,machines installed globally, alongside its AI and cloud-based manufacturing capabilities.
Desktop Metal has alleged that Nano Dimension had not used 'reasonable best efforts' to obtain regulatory approval of its proposed takeover of Desktop 'as soon as practicable'
Desktop Metal has filed a second lawsuit against Nano Dimension, with the company now alleging that Nano breached the terms of their merger agreement when it moved to acquire Markforged last September.
Backflip, an AI technology start-up set up by founders of 3D printing company Markforged, has emerged from stealth mode with 30 million USD in funding.
These changes at board level will cast fresh doubt as to whether the impending acquisitions by Nano Dimension of Desktop Metal and Markforged will be concluded, since Murchinson is believed to be sceptical of the mergers.
