Khabarovsk Mechanical Plant (OOO \"KhMZ\") will begin industrial production of specialized polymer materials for 3D printing of unmanned aerial vehicle components in mid-2026. As reported by the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, the project received funding in the amount of 7.4 million rubles and will become one of the first in the Far East focused on meeting the needs of the drone industry with domestically produced filament.
The production complex, with a capacity of up to 72 tonnes of products annually, will be located at a leased 500-square-meter site. The key piece of equipment will be an extrusion line with a productivity of 40 kg per hour, supplemented by a shredder for processing recycled polymer raw materials and a laboratory with 3D printers intended for quality control and testing of new material compositions.
The product range will include filaments made from two thermoplastics in high demand in additive manufacturing: polylactide (PLA) and glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG). These materials provide an optimal combination of strength, resistance to external influences, and manufacturability when printing complex structures typical of UAV components.
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