Arridex Opens Additive Manufacturing Omnifactory in Lagos for MRO & Spare Parts

Arridex, formerly known as the RusselSmith Group, has been building additive manufacturing competence and capacity in Africa for years. Previously, the company got approval to use a Roboze 3D printed oil services part, completed maritime work in Ghana, and worked with CEAD on large-format polymer 3D printing.

Now, the firm is opening its Omnifactory, a Lagos-based additive manufacturing facility.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the factory was opened by the Governor of Lagos State, along with local and international dignitaries. Meanile, Arridex CEO Kayode Adeleke spoke at the Invest Lagos 3.0 forum commemorating his firm’s move.

Executive Governor of Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu said,

¨Today, I opened West Africa’s first multi-technology industrial additive manufacturing facility in Lagos. By producing industrial components and spare parts here in Lagos, Arridex is helping to reduce our dependence on imports, strengthening critical industries and supporting economic growth. I commend the Arridex team for their vision and commitment to building solutions that serve not only Nigeria but the wider African continent. Lagos will continue to support investments that create opportunities, grow local capacity and position our state as a hub for innovation and industry.¨

Adeleke said,

“We did not set out to build the biggest company, but a resilient one. For over two decades, we have chosen the harder path, and that is to make in Africa what others import, to meet global standards without exception, and to put purpose before profit. The Arridex Omnifactory is where that conviction becomes infrastructure. The name on the door is new, but the work behind it is not. We are not stopping here. By the first quarter of 2027, we will commission the Arridex Mega Omnifactory, which will stand among the largest single-site industrial additive manufacturing facilities in the world. The next chapter of global manufacturing can be written from Lagos. We are building it.”

The Omnifactory will have FDM, LPBF, Cold Spray, and polymer LPBF capabilities, as well as large-format 3D printing. At the factory, the company hopes to engineer spare parts, reverse engineer components, make new components, and help with prototyping.

Arridex got its start in oil & gas in 2005, and now works across demanding industries such as defense, maritime, and aerospace. During its history, the company has “zero lost-time incidents across more than seven million man hours of operations.”