Automated manufacturing platform and former 3D printing marketplace3D Hubs今天宣布成功完成了1800万美元的资金。Seres C投资，这一轮由荷兰增长资本投资公司领导恩迪特资本. It features the contribution of five other parties including, most notably for 3D Printing Industry readers, Erik de Bruijn, Co-founder ofaward winning桌面3D打印机OEMUltimaker.
这笔钱将用于增强3D枢纽的自动化功能，从而使客户的订购过程更加顺畅。3D枢纽联合创始人兼首席执行官Bram de Zwart评论说：“多亏了我们的算法，93％的制造订单是完全自动化的，使我们能够平均将零件放入客户的手中两倍。”
“最新的资金回合将使我们有能力使制造外包更加聪明，更简单，而且我们再也不会感到兴奋。”
Automation for manufacturing
Founded in 2013, 3D Hubs started life an online community and marketplace for peer to peer 3D printing services. Followingrumors that started circulating late 2017,the company has since restructured as aB2B制造平台在行业需求的推动下。除了工业3D打印功能外，该网站现在还提供了CNC加工和注射模型服务的访问权限，所有这些服务都由公司的制造合作伙伴履行。
Through automated features such as quoting, and “manufacturability feedback,” 3D Hubs seeks to make the on demand manufacturing process as simple as possible. For Ilan Goudsmit, Investment Manager at Endeit Capital, “The combination of 3D Hubs’ proprietary software, high-quality network of vetted suppliers spread across four continents and most visited website among engineers makes it a unique company with tremendous global potential.”
Joining Endeit Capital and de Bruijn in this round is Hearst Ventures, EQT Ventures, Balderton Capital and Arthur Kosten, the founder of Booking.com. Ted Persson, Operating Partner and Investment Advisor at EQT Ventures, adds, “As a designer turned investor, I’ve experienced the pain points 3D Hubs is solving first hand.”
“ 3D枢纽使设计师和工程师能够将更好的产品放在人们的手中，使其能够在决定最终设计之前测试更多原型。”
在美国市场
The $18 million Series C funding is 3D Hubs’ largest round to date. It brings the total money invested in the company so far to $30 million.
除了增加自动化外，这笔钱还应用于在2018年12月在美国开设3D枢纽的新办公室，该公司在该地区运营3D Hubs Manufacturing LLC.
总部位于纽约的C系列C投资者赫斯特Ventures的高级董事总经理肯·布朗芬（Ken Bronfin）评论：
“3D Hubs is dramatically changing the way companies approach product development and production […] The company is well-positioned to become a very large driver in the evolution of the manufacturing supply chain.”
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Featured image shows an on demand manufacturing illustration. Image via 3D Hubs
