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3DFactory Incubator reaches 55 start-up milestone on two-year anniversary

欧盟支持的3D打印加速器3DFactory Incubator已经透露,它已经支持了一个里程碑55个项目,仅在成立仅两年后。

Based at theConsorci de la Zona Franco de Barcelona(CZFB),并在Leitat Technology Center,,,,the incubator aims to boost promising start-ups via access to 3D printing resources. Having signed up more than half its initial target of 100 firms, the incubator has now set its sights on establishing itself as the “European reference point of industry 4.0,” ahead of its wider planned ‘DFactory 4.0’ expansion.

L雷电竞充值eitat的首席执行官兼执行副总裁Joan Parra说:“增材制造技术提供了多种优势和机会,可以将不可能的想法转变为快速发展的成功项目。”“我们已经看到,由于成为这一创新生态系统的一部分,在孵化器中产生了协作的协同作用,我们很高兴知道这只是第一步。”

“在这两年中,我们目睹了围绕3D打印的新行业围绕着巨大的才能。”

3DFACTORY孵化器已超过所有初始期望,目前有42家孵化的公司。通过3DFactory孵化器图像。
The 3DFactory Incubator has now incubated 55 companies, more than half its initial target. Photo via 3DFactory Incubator.

3DFactory’s happy birthday

作为其为期两周庆典的一部分,3DFactory的组织者对该项目迄今为止的表现以及对其支持的公司的细分提供了深入的了解。总的来说,该孵化器现在已经收到了希望以3D打印的商业想法为基础的初创企业和企业家的300多个应用程序。

Of these applicants, 79% of them originated in Spain while 21% came from abroad, indicating the program’s benefits in terms of domestic job creation. Indeed, incubated firms have created over 50 jobs since joining the program, with the majority involving consumer goods (19), consulting (12) and healthcare (7).

在大流行期间,孵化器还发现了其技术的广泛临床应用,包括开发其医学验证和可扩展的“ Leitat 1”呼吸机。同样,3DFactory与工作人员合作Hospital Parc Taulílast year, to help produce the Multivent bifurcator, a splitter device that’s built to optimize ICU equipment.

在其他地方,incubator has formed close partnerships withHP,,,,CatSalutConsorci Sanitari de Terrassa(CST), and hosted visits from industry stalwarts likeSamsung,,,,HenkelandBCN3D。According to the CZFB’s Pere Navarro, 3DFactory’s uniquely collaborative approach could now enable it to make progress on the UN’s climate goals.

“In a year marked by uncertainty at a global level, the 3D Factory Incubator has been an example of the type of activity that will lead the new economy,” explained Navarro. “We are committed to promoting the development of Industry 4.0, based on sustainability and the creation of partnerships, in line with UN Sustainable Development Objectives.”

3DFactory's planned new 100,00 square foot facility.
3DFactory is planning to begin building an expanded 100,000 sq. foot facility in Barcelona (pictured) in 2021. Image via CZFB.

Barcelona’s growing EU hub

尽管3DFactory孵化器由Leitat和CZFB领导,但它从欧盟获得了50%的资金European Regional Development Fund(ERDF). As a result, the organization operates under the ERDF’s ‘Axis 3’ directive, meaning that it’s duty-bound to improve the competitiveness of any SMEs based near its Barcelona HQ.

Owing to initial interest shown in the incubator, it has recently扩大其地板空间40%,,,,from 600 sq. meters to 1,000. Within these facilities, 3DFactory has installed nine 3D printers, including seven different technologies, as well as 3D design software, quality control equipment and post-processing machines.

最近的扩张,孵化器also installed HP’s Jet Fusion 3D 4200 system for finishing TPU parts, and it intends to acquire graphite-treatment equipment in the near future. Using these facilities, and 3DFactory’s ‘incubation zone’ work areas, start-ups are essentially provided with the consultancy support and resources needed to prototype, test and bring their products to market.

The incubator’s initial success has played its part in establishing Barcelona as one of Europe’s hotspots for 3D printing innovation, and3YOURMIND部分位于该地区的核心团队for this reason. In future, 3DFactory aims to build on this platform by setting up a new €100 million 100,000 sq. meter ‘DFactory,’ which will act as an upgraded base for the R&D operations of the various start-ups it supports.

Boosting 3D printing innovation

Even the most innovative start-ups often need assistance when first taking their products to market, and several programs have now been set-up to help 3D printing firms achieve this.

俄亥俄州的扬斯敦(Youngstown)近年来已成为3D打印初创公司的温床扬斯敦商业孵化器有brought funding to the area to instigate growth. The organization has partnered with tech accelerator交界处,向有希望的以色列公司提供价值100,000美元的资本。

在其他地方,Formnexttrade show’sannual start-up challengecontinues to provide a platform on which the 3D printing industry’s most exciting start-ups can shine. Each year, five winners of the competition are granted an exhibition booth, in addition to a high-profile pitch, media sponsorship and corporate coaching.

美国制造also issues several funding calls each year to develop technologies which advance the war readiness of theU.S Army,他们经常被授予新公司。软件启动Addiguru,,,,for instance, was contracted as part of an Open Project Call in 2020, which aims to create anAI-based 3D printing program

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特色图像显示了使用HP 3D打印机在3DFactory的巴塞罗那工厂使用的工程师。通过3DFACTORY孵化器照片。