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# ArianeGroup and Nikon SLM Solutions partner on giant metal 3D printing
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-19-arianegroup-nikon-slm-large-format-am/
- Published: 2025-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:03:21.000Z
- Description: ArianeGroup and Nikon SLM Solutions formed a strategic partnership giving ArianeGroup exclusive initial delivery of ultra large metal 3D printers, to make propulsion parts over one cubic metre.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Nikon SLM Solutions press release, 19 June 2025](https://nikon-slm-solutions.com/newsroom/arianegroup-and-nikon-slm-solutions-join-forces-to-advance-ultra-large-scale-additive-manufacturing-for-space-applications/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the partnership's contract value, machine count or a firm production timeline.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)