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Arridex Launches West Africa’s First Multi-Technology Industrial Additive Manufacturing Plant, Targeting Localization of Oil & Gas and Defense Spare Parts

2026-07-07

Arridex, a Nigerian industrial services company, has officially inaugurated the Omnifactory Additive Manufacturing Complex, West Africa’s first multi-technology industrial-grade additive manufacturing facility. The plant integrates FDM, LPBF, cold spray, polymer LPBF, and large-format 3D printing capabilities, focusing on spare parts engineering design, reverse engineering, new part manufacturing, and prototyping. Certified by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and partnering with the Nigerian Defence Industries Corporation (DICON), the facility targets the localization of spare parts for the oil & gas and defense sectors. Arridex plans to launch the larger Arridex Mega Omnifactory in Q1 2027, aiming to become one of the world’s largest single-site industrial additive manufacturing facilities.

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Arridex启用西非首个多技术工业增材制造工厂，聚焦油气与国防备件本地化

尼日利亚工业服务企业Arridex正式启用Omnifactory增材制造综合工厂，系西非首个多技术工业级增材制造设施。工厂集成FDM、LPBF、冷喷涂、聚合物LPBF及大幅面3D打印能力，聚焦备件工程化设计、逆向工程、新部件制造和原型制作。工厂获尼日利亚上游石油监管委员会认证，并与尼日利亚国防工业公司合作，瞄准油气与国防领域备件本地化需求。公司计划2027年第一季度启用规模更大的Arridex Mega Omnifactory，目标成为全球最大的单址工业增材制造设施之一。

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