SOLIZE and NTT DATA ZAM TECHNOLOGIES Sign AM Partnership Memorandum to Move Japan from Prototyping to Production

On November 5, 2026, Nanjixiong learned that SOLIZE PARTNERS, a subsidiary of SOLIZE Holdings, signed a memorandum of understanding with NTT DATA ZAM TECHNOLOGIES for additive manufacturing. The goal is to move Japanese 3D printing from prototyping to mass production and establish a competitive domestic AM production base.



The companies have distinct roles. SOLIZE PARTNERS has more than 35 years of AM experience, mainly serving automotive customers, and specializes in design, analysis, prototyping, and low-volume production, with substantial experience in polymer AM. NTT DATA ZAM TECHNOLOGIES sells and maintains EOS polymer and metal AM systems. It also develops metal AM applications, materials, and processes; provides contract manufacturing and production support; and has aerospace project experience.

Under the memorandum, the partners plan to connect feasibility assessment, design and development, prototype evaluation, contract printing, production scale-up, and equipment installation into one workflow, and to pursue production orders through joint proposals. Equipment deployment, target customers, and the sales structure for contract printing are still under discussion.

Nanjixiong's view Japanese AM service providers are combining fragmented prototyping capabilities into production-delivery capacity. This resembles the shift by Chinese service providers from print services toward batch parts supply. One difference is that this partnership combines two established providers and targets production customers from the outset.

Source: NTT DATA ZAM TECHNOLOGIES, November 5, 2026

AI-translated from an article by Kuaixiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-11-06. Text and images retain the original source attribution.
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