Moscow Strengthens Its Position in Industrial 3D Printing
More than 25 Moscow-based companies are developing equipment for additive manufacturing technologies.
The importance of additive manufacturing for industry is hard to overstate. These technologies help reduce product weight, optimize material costs, and shorten production timelines. They also make it possible to manufacture customized parts of complex shapes, use recycled materials, and produce components directly at in-house facilities.
Moscow is strengthening its position in industrial and economic applications of 3D printing, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
3D Printing Farms
More than 25 Moscow companies are currently developing equipment for additive manufacturing. They produce 3D printers and components, printing materials, develop specialized software, and provide additive manufacturing services — effectively operating as industrial-scale 3D printing farms.
One example is the Center for Additive Technologies, which prints components for the aviation industry. The company also manufactures parts for the oil and gas sector and the automotive industry.
Technologies Spreading Nationwide
Training future specialists is another critical focus. Last year, around 100 students from engineering-focused secondary school programs visited the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone, touring the facilities of resident company Additive Engineering. Students saw industrial 3D printers in operation and learned how unique components that are no longer in production can be restored.
According to Sobyanin, Moscow-developed technologies are in demand across Russia. For example, in late 2025, a printer produced by a Moscow manufacturer was successfully deployed at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
Earlier reporting noted that Moscow is preparing to launch pilot testing of an innovative concrete 3D-printing technology. The CemANT 3D printer, developed by Nizhny Novgorod-based Parc3D, is set to be tested at the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye station under construction on the Moscow Metro’s line of the same name.
