Interviews

Precious Plastic is a community that started in the Netherlands with the main goal of fighting “plastic pollution”. For this, they created a network of workspaces where all the tools and machines give a second life to plastics, either directly…

The demand for customised products is a growing market. One company that is catering to this demand is TAILORED FITS. Based in Switzerland the company was founded in 2016 and are using 3D technology to create custom insoles for you…

Invent Medical was founded back in 2010 to help through innovation and a new generation of 3D printed orthotic & prosthetic (O&P) products for professionals. The Company is building on 25 years of technical and clinical experience in the field.…

3D printing is increasingly used in the medical field, whether for research work, to create fabrics using bio-printing technology or to design custom prostheses and orthotics. Some players in the sector are developing innovative solutions using 3D technologies, allowing patients…

More and more companies are adopting additive manufacturing technologies to increase their productivity and accelerate innovation, whatever their sector of activity. The German group Bosch is no exception and is looking to go further with the creation of a service…

3D printing has long ceased to be used only on an industry level, quite the contrary actually. This because the areas in which the 3D technology is used, are very diverse. In addition to 3D printing in construction and architecture , the first designers showing…

Nagami is a design studio based in Ávila, Spain that has become known worldwide in recent months for the presentation of Zaha Hadid Architects chairs at the Milan Design Fair or the Voxel Chair v1.0 in the Georges Pompidou Museum in…

In 2015,  Cubicure was founded by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stampfl and Dr. Robert Gmeiner. That same year they won the S2B award of the Rudolf Sallinger fonds and came in second in the “Call Pro Industry” funding program, all indicating a…

In 2013, Vader Systems presented us with their prototype for their first 3D printer, the Mark 1, which was based on Liquid Metal Jet Printing technology. Created by Scott Vader and his son Zach, the startup wanted to make metal…

3D printing applied to the construction sector offers many advantages, whether in terms of cost, time or durability of materials. The actors who have embarked on concrete additive manufacturing are more and more numerous, convinced of the benefits that 3D…

The Netherlands is undoubtedly a dominant force within the European 3D printing industry. Companies such as Ultimaker, 3D Hubs, and ColorFabb have expanded worldwide, showing the power of Dutch entrepreneurialism. However, during this Dutch 3D printing golden era one company…

As digital manufacturing accelerates with many emerging technologies – including additive manufacturing – and companies integrating them into their supply chains, the need to protect data is increasingly important for all users. Various initiatives are emerging to accelerate this protection,…