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Discover startup Lprint, specializing in printed circuit board manufacturing
TL;DR
A startup is developing in-house PCB manufacturing technology that enables faster, more secure, and sustainable electronics production.
KEY POINTS
In-house PCB production breakthrough
Alp Print has introduced a system that allows companies to manufacture printed circuit boards internally rather than relying on external suppliers. The technology prints complete PCBs layer by layer, integrating both dielectric and conductive materials in a single process. This approach aims to shift production from centralized factories to on-site manufacturing environments.
Dramatic speed improvements
The system reduces production timelines from weeks or months to just hours. This acceleration enables hardware engineers to iterate designs much faster, aligning hardware development cycles more closely with the pace of software innovation.
Enhanced security and supply chain control
By keeping production on-site, companies can reduce exposure to global supply chain risks and protect sensitive intellectual property. This is particularly relevant in industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive, where confidentiality and reliability are critical.
Industrial-grade additive manufacturing
Unlike many existing PCB printing solutions limited to prototyping, the system is designed to deliver industrial-grade quality suitable for end-use production. It supports complex designs without the constraints typically imposed by traditional manufacturing methods.
Sustainability advantages
The process eliminates the use of toxic chemicals and significantly reduces carbon emissions, water consumption, and raw material waste. This positions the technology as a cleaner alternative to conventional PCB fabrication techniques.
Reducing geographic dependency
Currently, approximately 94% of PCB manufacturing is concentrated in Asia. The new approach aims to decentralize production, enabling regions to regain manufacturing autonomy and reduce dependency on overseas suppliers.
Support and development ecosystem
The company is operating within a technical innovation environment that provides engineering support and infrastructure for hardware development. It is also seeking investment to scale its next-generation machines with improved speed and performance.
CONCLUSION
The emergence of in-house PCB printing technology signals a shift toward faster, more secure, and sustainable electronics manufacturing with broader implications for global supply chains.
Full transcript
Hello, I'm INA, CEO and co-founder of Alp Print. >> Hi, I'm Arum and CTO and co-ounder of Print. >> We are at X innovation center of Eul technique. >> Let's go. We'll show you everything. At Print, we bring PCB manufacturing inhouse and we change three things for electronic companies. First, it's speed. Engineers can get PCBs in hours instead of weeks. Second is security. Supply chain risk removed and intellectual property stays on site. And third is design freedom. Engineers can get any complexity of the PCBs. We are the first system that is good enough not just for prototyping but for real production with industrial grade quality. So we have a design files of this PCB and we import them into our machine. So we are going to the printing menu and we can upload these design files directly into machine and then we just hit the print button. We are printing layer by layer the whole PCB from scratch including dialectric and conductive layers. So we already see interest from many industries R&D, aerospace, defense and automotive. >> There are three benefits for the society. First is sustainability. At Alprint, we don't use any toxic chemicals and we dramatically reduce carbon emissions, water consumptions and raw material usage. Second, it's soinity. Now 94% of all the PCB manufacturing is in Asia. And the third is the speed. As a hardware engineer, I understand this frustrations when you need to wait for months to get your PCB designed. At L Print, we want to provide the opportunity for engineers to develop a hardware at the speed of software. Finding the right environment for a hardware startup is not easy and very few places combine business support with real prototyping infrastructure and understanding of hardware development and eol technique is one of them and that's why we are here. XAP has a technical team who works directly with us helping to solve engineering challenges and adapt to the complexity of our project. Now we are fundraising to build the next generation of machine faster and with more capabilities and performance. Vivate is one of the biggest tech events in Europe and for a hardware startup at early stage it's a chance to be seen by investors by potential customers >> and being here with a cult technique matters >> in our market credibility is everything and that's why we are