GRAND RAPIDS, MI — DASI Solutions has signed a deal to develop 3D printable applications related to production requirements of EMS firm Firstronic's automotive customers. Financial terms of the exclusive, three-year agreement were not disclosed. electronics manufacturing services (EMS) applications. DASI is a supplier of 3D printing equipment, software and services. DASI will work with Firstronic and its customers’ product development teams, and Firstronic engineers will have full access to DASI's technical support labs and 3D printers. "3D printing ... is becoming a disruptive technology with the potential to provide competitive advantage to companies who explore ways it can be used to cut lead-time or eliminate design constraints," said Firstronic CEO John Sammut. "Our alliance with DASI Solutions gives us access to their technical support labs, which have the widest range of 3D printing capability in Great Lakes Region. Our engineering team will be working with their additive manufacturing technology experts to develop applications which save our customers time and money." It is an exciting time to be involved in additive manufacturing technology because the range of materials and applications is rapidly expanding," said DASI co-owner David Darbyshire. "We see the alliance with Firstronic’s engineering team as not only an opportunity to educate them on our technology, but also an opportunity for our experts to learn more about their processes and ways additive technology can be used to improve them."