XJet names eqops as exclusive UK and Ireland partner for NanoParticle Jetting technology

XJet has appointed eqops, a UK-based engineering consultancy specializing in additive manufacturing, as its exclusive sales and support partner for the United Kingdom and Ireland. The partnership covers XJet's NanoParticle Jetting (NPJ) technology for metal and ceramic parts. eqops will provide system selection, installation, process development, compliance, and long-term production support. The move is part of XJet's broader international growth strategy targeting regions with established high-precision manufacturing in aerospace, defense, medical devices, energy, and electronics.

XJet's NPJ process occupies a distinct position in the AM landscape: it uses a nanoparticle suspension jetted onto a build platform, then sintered, to produce high-resolution metal and ceramic components without the powder-bed handling or support-structure challenges of LPBF. In the UK and Ireland, aerospace primes and medical device manufacturers are actively evaluating alternative AM processes to reduce post-processing and increase throughput. eqops brings hands-on experience across hundreds of AM systems, which is critical for a less common technology like NPJ – end users need local expertise for qualification and process integration. This partnership positions XJet against established metal AM vendors such as Desktop Metal (binder jetting) and EOS (LPBF), but in a separate process segment where customer education and service intensity are high.

For XJet, offloading local support to eqops is a pragmatic move that lets the OEM focus on hardware and materials development while a trusted partner handles the application engineering and compliance work that industrial customers require. eqops must now prove that NPJ can deliver repeatable part quality in UK aerospace and medical production environments, which demand rigorous qualification. Buyers evaluating NPJ should compare its surface finish, mechanical properties, and per-part cost against their specific geometry and material requirements – it is a complementary technology, not a universal replacement for LPBF or binder jetting.