TEHRAN -- Iran has won the second and first place among the Muslim states in scientific production of 3D and 4D printing technologies, respectively, vice-president of technology and innovation of the Islamic World Science and Technology Monitoring and Citation Institute (ISC) Ali Nayebi said. 
“Iran has a relatively good ranking in 4D printing. Iran has taken the 11th place in the world in this technology and is ranked 22nd among the countries in the world in 3D printing,” Nayebi said.
“Also, based on the data extracted from the Web of Science database, in the field of 3D printing technology, Turkey with 779 certificates, the Islamic Republic of Iran with 606 certificates, and Malaysia with 543 certificates are ranked first to third, respectively,” he added.
“Meantime, in the field of 4D printing technology, Iran is ranked first with 65 certificates, Malaysia is ranked second with 20 certificates, and Egypt is ranked third with 14 certificates,” Nayebi noted.
Iranian companies have made good progress in production of 3d printers and products.
Last October, Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company indigenized a metal 3D printer which can be used by other domestic firms for molding.