Hummink is redefining precision at the micron-scale
Our capillary printing technology gives industrial and R&D teams a new level of control over material deposition.
Our Story
Spun off from the world-renowned physics labs of École Normale Supérieure (ENS), part of PSL University, Hummink was founded in 2020 by Amin M’Barki and Pascal Boncenne, alongside scientific inventors Lydéric Bocquet, Professor at the Collège de France, Alessandro Siria and Antoine Niguès, and deeptech entrepreneur Christophe Bureau.
From the lab to the production line
From fundamental research to industrial applications, we have developed HPCaP – High-Precision Capillary Printing – to deposit metals and functional materials with microscale precision. Our technology enables manufacturers to build with exceptional precision features or repair microscopic defects in real time.
Named after the hummingbird
Our name comes from the hummingbird: a bird known for its remarkable agility and precision. Like its wings, our technology relies on ultra-fast, carefully controlled vibrations. And like its beak carrying drops of water, our printing tip deposits small amounts of material exactly where they are needed.
The hummingbird also inspires us through an old legend: faced with a forest fire, it carries water, drop by drop, to help put out the flames. Small actions, driven by determination, can make a difference.
That spirit shapes our approach to electronics manufacturing: using less material, reducing the need for toxic chemicals, and repairing parts instead of discarding them. One micro-print at a time.
2018
Technology Invention
In a physics lab at ENS and PSL University, the first patent for HPCaP, High-Precision Capillary Printing, is filed.
2020
Company Founded
That research becomes a company: Hummink is founded by Amin M’barki and Pascal Boncenne, together with the technology’s inventors & Christophe Bureau.
2022
First Equipment Sold
The first NAZCA is shipped to a customer, turning years of lab work into a machine running on someone else’s floor.
2023
Worldwide Expansion
Hummink expands its reach to the US, Europe, and Asia, bringing HPCaP to customers across three continents.
2026
Industry Qualification
The Bird module earns its qualification for fab production, a step toward manufacturing HPCaP at industrial scale.
2027
Scale-up BIRD
Hummink launches its scale-up module, extending HPCaP from lab-scale precision to industrial production for manufacturers worldwide.
Our Mission
Additive manufacturing for production
We want to establish additive manufacturing as a technology of choice for display and semiconductor production. Our technology uses capillary forces, the same natural forces at play in a drop of water, to print materials with sub-micron precision.
The best of inkjet and lithography
Inkjet printing is flexible and produces little waste, but it lacks precision. Photolithography is precise and reliable, but rigid and costly. Our process combines the strengths of both, so manufacturers no longer have to trade one for the other.
Easy to adopt
We also make it easy to adopt. Our technology integrates into equipment platforms our customers already know, so they can add new capabilities without rebuilding their processes or retraining their teams.
A complete package
We provide a complete package: equipment, consumables, and customer support. Our teams support customers in day-to-day operation and as their products and processes evolve, from prototyping to industrial production.
Our Vision
Electronics is at the core of nearly every promising and useful innovation shaping our future. Yet the industry that builds it still depends on complex processes and heavy equipment, with a carbon footprint that’s hard to ignore.
We believe manufacturing can be different: precise without being wasteful, advanced without being out of reach. Our vision is an electronics industry where even the smallest, most demanding innovations can be built and repaired, with a fraction of the material, energy, and complexity used today, wherever they’re made and at whatever scale.
HPCaP is conquering the world
World map of Hummink equipment (Paris, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne, Southampton, Luton, Boston, Durham, Gorgonzola, Lecce, Kgs. Lyngby, Gardanne, Bienne) and of the countries covered by our distribution partners: United States, Canada, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe except Romania, Ukraine, Kosovo and Belarus, Turkey, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
Meet our trusted partners
Hummink has been collaborating with world-renowned industrial R&D partners to address these challenges with concrete applications.
Our Team