3DPrint.com October 2, 2025
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In the Jiangning high-tech zone of Nanjing, China, a new kind of pharmaceutical factory is emerging, except that this is not the usual conveyor belt or assembly line pharma factory. Instead, it will use digital, autonomous 3D printing systems to produce medicine tablet by tablet.

The plant belongs to Triastek, a Chinese company already known for its experimental 3D printed drugs. Once it becomes fully operational, the facility is expected to produce up to 300 million tablets per year, making it possibly the world’s largest commercial 3D printed drug operation, reported state-run China Daily Global.

Printing Medicine

Inside the facility, there are no mixers or coating machines. Instead, the space is filled with 3D printers that function more like artists’...

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