WINNER

Mako Missile

Entrant - Lockheed Martin Corporation

Partner - Sintavia Corporation

Description
The Mako missile project revolutionizes missile manufacturing through AM. By combining AM with Hot Isostatic Pressing and solution heat treatment, it reduced production time by 79 weeks and costs by 90%. This innovation enhanced structural integrity, competitiveness, and national security without the need for welding.

See Lockheed Martin receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

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First ever metal 3D printer in space

Entrant - Cranfield University

Partners - Airbus DS, AddUp Solutions, Highftech, European Space Agency

WINNER

WAAM Suspension Strut Tower

Entrant - BMW Group

Partner - MX3D

Description
The suspension strut tower was produced from aluminium alloys using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) enabling superior stiffness-to-weight ratios. Generative design algorithms enhanced design freedom, reducing tooling costs by 70% as well as reducing production time, offering substantial sustainability advantages.

See BMW receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

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Championship-Winning BTCC Inlet Plenum

Entrant - Swindon Powertrain

Partner - Graphite Additive Manufacturing

WINNER

Kibu Headphones

Entrant - Kibu

Partners - Beaney Design, Batch.Works, Morrama

Description
Kibu headphones represent a leap forward in eco-conscious audio technology for children. Over 70% of components are 3D-printed from recycled PLA, reducing production costs to approximately £5 per pair. Additive manufacturing slashes production time by 85%, ensuring rapid scalability while minimizing environmental impact.

See Kibu receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

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The Mercado 3

Entrant - BATS-TOI

Partners - HP Professional Services

WINNER

Simulation Book For The Blind

Entrant - Yuan Bin’s Scientific Research Team

Partners - Nanchang Institute of Technology, Youth Volunteers Association of Youngxiu county, Disabled person Federation of Yongxiu county, Talent Bureau of Jiujiang City.

DescriptionHarnessing the precision of 3D printing, this innovation brings tactile learning to the visually impaired by creating stereo image models that surpass traditional 2D Braille books, transforming them into true three-dimensional experiences.. It offers a cost-effective, scalable solution, revolutionizing access to complex information through touch.

See Yuan Bin Research Team receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025! 

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Scarce City

Entrant - Singapore Institute of Technology

Partners - Rainshadow Studios, National Gallery Singapore

WINNER

hybrd.AM for cutting tools

Entrant - additiveStream4D GmbH

Partners - AMF clamping Systems, 3T additive manufacturing Ltd

Description

The innovative hybrd.AM system transforms any L-PBF machine into a hybrid additive machine, integrating AM with conventional machining for seamless production. Designed for retrofitting, it eliminates costly investments and reduces production times by up to 50%, revolutionizing the cutting tool industry with faster lead times and consistent quality.

See additiveStream4D receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Grenzebach Dual Setup Station - EOS Edition

Entrant - EOS GmbH

Partners - Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH

WINNER

Zeus Hybrid Robotic Cell

Entrant - Rapid Fusion

Partner - Xtrution B.V, Ai Build, Adaxis, KUKA

Description

Innovatively merging AM and CNC post-processing, the Zeus Hybrid Robotic Cell, featuring the PE320, offers advanced manufacturing versatility with an exceptional power-to-weight ratio. Zeus supports high-temperature materials up to 400°C, enabling the production of robust, high-performance components, whilst achieving 17.2 kg/hour throughput.

See Rapid Fusion receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025! 

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AO Backpack for M3

Entrant - Carbon Inc

WINNER

Ceramic Jaw Implant

Entrant - Lithoz GmbH

Partners - Agensmed GmbH, BTI Biotechnology Institute, Kepler University Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Profactor

Description

For the first time in medical history, a 3D-printed ceramic subperiosteal jaw implant was successfully placed using Lithoz LCM technology. Made from biocompatible zirconia, the implant eliminates bone grafts and reduces healing time by 75%, offering a single-surgery solution for atrophic jaws, while minimizing trauma and cost.

See Lithoz receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025! 

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Mimics Enlight CMF

Entrant - Materialise

WINNER

Bespoke Porosity Ceramic Membranes

Entrant - Lithoz GmbH

Partner - Evove Ltd

Description
Leveraging Cubicure’s Hot Lithography, this innovation revolutionises electronics manufacturing through high-precision 3D printing of Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) material to enhance Mechatronic Integrated Device (MID) manufacture. The flexibility in placing conductive tracks on the polymer surface, combined with the design freedom of 3D printing, enables highly customizable MID products.

See Lithoz receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025! 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

3D Mechatronic Integrated Devices

Entrant - Cubicure GmbH

Partners - HARTING Technology Group

WINNER

Lignin-based Carbon and Graphite

Entrant - Carbon Forest Products Ltd

Partner - Birmingham University

Description

Pioneering the use of lignin as a carbon feedstock, this project introduces the first powder-based 3D printed carbon and graphite components. By leveraging a renewable resource, it significantly cuts reliance on fossil-based materials, aligning with global NetZero goals and offering sustainable alternative crucial for energy and electronics industries.

See Carbon Forest Products receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

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DirectPowder™ Process for Copper AM

Entrant - Metal Powder Works

Partners - Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at University of Waterloo

WINNER

DLyte TurboFlow

Entrant - GPAINNOVA

Partners - DryLyte, TEG

Description

DLyte TurboFlow enhances AM finishing by applying DryLyte with advanced fluid and particle flow. Designed for large, heavy or complex parts, it ensures uniform surface finishing without size, weight or fixture constraints. Turboflow cuts processing times, reduces costs, preserves geometry, and improves corrosion resistance, all without the need for custom fixturing.

See GPAINNOVA receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

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Championship-Winning BTCC Inlet Plenum

Entrant - Benchtop PP Vapour Smoothing

Partner - Additive Manufacturing Technologies

WINNER

Fringe Qualification

Entrant - Phase 3D

Description

Fringe qualification is an expansion of Fringe inspection, providing tracking and analysis which enables quality control management across an entire fleet of metal AM machines from a central dashboard.

See Phase 3D receive their award at the TCT Awards ceremony 2025!

HIGHLY COMMENDED

e-Stage for Metal +

Entrant - Materialise

WINNER

Phased Array Antenna Cold Plate

Entrant - Boeing

This additively manufactured multi-functional cold plate has been installed on the O3b satellite constellation, which will provide internet service to three billion people across the globe. The use of aluminium alloy powder bed laser sintering increased the strength and lifespan of the cold plate as well as reducing costs by 80%.

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QTEAM Quantum Devices

Entrant - Metamorphic Additive Manufacturing

Partners -RAL Space; University of Nottingham; Torr Scientific

WINNER 

Closed-Loop Motorsport Tooling

Entrant - Airtech Advanced Materials Group

Partners - Oak Ridge National Lab; The Brumos Collection; Verus Engineering

Using recycled materials from redundant molds, a carbon-fiber aerodynamic splitter mold was manufactured using a Thermwood 1040 LSAM 3D Printer. The splitter played a pivotal role in enhancing The Brumos Collection's GT2 RS Clubsport, producing more downforce, enabling the Brumos Racing Porche to set a New World Record as the fastest car in its class.

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Iron Maven

Entrant - Girl Gang Garage

Partners - Stratasys; Autodesk; Volvo; BASF; PADT

WINNER

Superyacht Sundeck Hot Tub

Entrant -  Massivit

Partners - Wolz Nautic

In collaboration with Wolz Nautic, Massivit have produced an innovative 3D printed hot tub in their proprietary Dimengel thermoset acrylic. The hot tub weighs 100 kg less than traditional counterparts and significantly reduces installation time by approximately 260 hours per tub. The enabled personalization is especially beneficial to cater to diverse client preferences in the superyacht industry.

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Bauer Hockey Helmet

Entrant - EOS North America

Partners - Bauer Hockey; Dyemansion; nTop; Twikit

WINNER

Touch & See Museum Stands

Entrant - Lancaster University

Partners -  Lancaster City Museums Service; Galloways

This unique solution enables people with sight loss to experience 2D objects within museums and art galleries using 3D printed lithophanes. Fitted in museums next to 2D historical artefacts, the low-cost haptic stand allows visitors to feel the lithophanes 3d surface and listen to audio descriptions to experience a version of the 2D object.

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Lost Village Festival Showstopper

Entrant - PrintCity

Partners - Walk the Plank

WINNER

AMCM M290 FLX with nLIGHT Lasers

Entrant - nLIGHT

Partners - Optoprim; AMCM; Ohio State University

The AMCM M290 FLX is one of the first commercially available laser powder bed fusion machines on the market to provide beam shaping capability. Beam shaping, enabled by nLIGHT AFX technology, dramatically opens the processing window, enabling higher powers, faster scan speeds, and bigger layer thicknesses.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

PureForm™ H200

Entrant - Greene Group Industries

WINNER

PE320 Pellet Extruder

Entrant - Rapid Fusion

Partners - Xtrution; Ai Build; Adaxis; KUKA

The Rapid Fusion PE 320 Pellet extruder has been developed with an innovative power-to-weight ratio, enabling an industry leading 17.2Kg per hour throughput for its small 22Kg weight. The ability to print in large scale, with engineering grade materials, opens up new markets and applications.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Pulsar™ Atom Pellet Extruder

Entrant - Dyze Design

WINNER

Personal Fit Breast Prosthesis

Entrant - Arburg

Partners - HASHTAGTWO

The HASHTAGTWO breast orthosis is a disruptive innovation for women who have undergone mastectomy due to cancer. Additively manufactured with the ARBURG freeformer, the breast orthosis can be fully tailor-made, including shape, density, size, colour and in certified medical product grades which are light weight, breathable and 100% recyclable.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

UltraThineer Veneers

Entrant - Boston Micro Fabrication

Partners - Peking University School of Stomatology; Capture Dental Arts

WINNER

Commercial Nuclear Fuel Flow Plates

Entrant - Westinghouse Electric Company

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine put fuel supply at risk, Westinghouse developed the world’s first fully western VVER-440 nuclear fuel (a class of Russian-designed nuclear power plants), with the top and bottom flow plates in every assembly produced with AM. With the VVER-440, Westinghouse delivered the first reload of Ukraine’s Rivine NPP in August 2023.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Fume Hood Gas Ejector

Entrant - Labconco

Partners - The ASHRAE 110 Committee

WINNER

Al5X1 High Strength Alloy

Entrant - EOS

Partners - Sintavia; Vast Space

Utilising thermodynamic modelling, iterative alloy design, and iterative AM process development, the EOS Al5X1 is a high-strength aluminium alloy that also boasts excellent elongation and density properties. The material not only meets aerospace requirements, but is also suitable for the semiconductor and electronics industries, with the material said to excel in anodization and corrosion resistant applications.

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CIM 84 - ASTM E84 Class A Compliant Resin

Entrant - Massivit

WINNER

PostPro SFX Desktop Vapor Smoothing

Entrant - Additive Manufacturing Technologies

The world’s first benchtop vapour smoothing system, the PostPro SFX has been developed to enhance the surface finish and mechanical properties of thermoplastic 3D printed parts. The PostPro SFX uses AMT’s fully green PostPro Pure chemistry, which is sustainable and FDA-approved.

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DryLyte Hybrid Finish

Entrant - Steros GPA Innova

Partners - CETIM

WINNER

fixturemate

Entrant - trinckle

Partners - Deutsche Bahn; Audi Sport; ERIKS

Fixturemate has been developed to simplify and accelerate the creation of custom manufacturing fixtures, leveraging advanced algorithms to design parts in minutes. Because of the speed and simplicity of the platform, trinckle believes user will be able to keep pace with ever-changing assembly lines.

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AI Recoater Eye Online Quality Monitoring

Entrant - nebumind

Partners - Isar Aerospace Technologies; EOS

WINNER

The i-DAMP Suppressor

Entrant - Hyphen Innovation

Partners - United States Air Force; Perceptive Engineering Analytics

A vibration suppression method called inherent Damping via Additive Manufacturing Processes (i-DAMP) has been developed to allow the suppression of vibration stresses by up to 95% in critical turbine engine parts. Use of this method can reduce manufacturing time of advanced small compressor suites by more than 90%.

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Printed biotech space platform

Entrant - Yuri

Partners - EmtroniX

WINNER

Custom drag race steering wheel

Description

Entrant - Markforged

Partners - Larsen Motorsports

Larsen Motorsports, who build jet engine drag racing vehicles that race at speeds of over 280mph, have used Markforged Simulation to design and print a custom Continuous Carbon Fiber reinforced Onyx™ steering wheel. The design was customized to the driver’s hand shape to maximise safety, and took the lead-time from 8 days to 2 days.

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Series production of automotive cold plate

Entrant - Enable Manufacturing

Partners - Continental Engineering Services

WINNER

Microsoft Adaptive Accessories

Description

Entrant - Shapeways

Partner - Microsoft

Microsoft Adaptive Accessories consist of an Adaptive Mouse, Adaptive Hub, and three Adaptive Buttons, designed to empower users who may have difficulty using a traditional mouse and keyboard to increase their PC productivity and create their ideal setup. Users can customize adaptive accessories with 3D printed add-ons like mouse tails and button toppers to fit their unique needs using the Shapeways Configurator.

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AMbelievable™ Tennis Racket Dampener

Entrant - Additive Appliances

Partners - Optimad Engineering

WINNER

Guillermo del Toro’s 'Pinocchio' Puppet Armature

Description

Entrant - Mackinnon and Saunders

Partners - Laser Prototypes Europe; Netflix; Shadow Machine; Southern GFX

Pinocchio is the world’s first stop motion puppet in a major movie to be animated with an armature created with 3D metal printed technology. The most significant innovation was the ability to combine and print the organic detailing with the armature itself. This allowed the creation of stronger, more durable puppets, which retained a delicacy of design seen in traditional techniques.

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Crystal Lamellas

Entrant - Julia Koerner Design

Partners - Swarovski

WINNER

TrueShape technology

Description

Entrant - Mantle

Partners - Westminster Tool

Mantle’s TrueShape system prints precision injection mould tooling components at a fraction of the time compared to traditional methods. Integrating extrusion 3D printing of Mantle’s metal pastes with precision CNC machining, it produces parts with the accuracy and surface finish required for tooling. Parts are then sintered in Mantle’s F-200 furnace resulting in durable tool steel components.

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NXG XII 600E

Entrant - SLM Solutions

Partners - Concurrent Technologies Corporation

WINNER

Automation Ecosystem

Description

Entrant - Formlabs

Formlabs Automation Ecosystem enables a scalable fleet of- multi-user, multi-material 3D printers. Using a combination of Form Auto part removal, Fleet Control software management, and High Volume Resin, the Automation Ecosystem reduces the amount of operator labour and minimizes idle printer time so users can efficiently produce end-use parts at a lower cost-per-unit.

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Magnum

Entrant - The Industry

WINNER

MED® Pharmaceutical 3D Printing

Description

Entrant - Triastek

Partners - Eli Lilly; Merck KgA; Siemens; Boehringer Ingelheim

Triastek has independently developed Melt-Extrusion Deposition (MED®), a pharmaceutical 3D printing technology which ensures more effective drug delivery, controlling when, where and how much API is released. Thought to be the world’s first continuous manufacturing line for 3D printing pharmaceuticals, the current commercial MED production line has a production rate of approximately 50 million tablets per year.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Tourniquets for Ukrainian Soldiers

Entrant - Sygnis

WINNER

Refinery Pressure Components

Description

Entrant - Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions

Partners - Chevron; Stress Engineering Services

Chevron and Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions collaborated to qualify and manufacture pressure components that were installed in a hydrogen furnace of a Chevron refinery. The large-scale components weighed 225kg and were printed with nickel 617 wire using gas metal/wire arc AM (WAAM). In less than a month, Lincoln Electric delivered production parts totalling over 2,500 kg of deposited wire.

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Freshwater pump Impeller

Entrant - MX3D

Partners - Engie

WINNER

LCA-backed Ni718

Description

Entrant - 6K

A collaboration of world-leading organizations analyzed real-world data to capture the holistic impacts of AM part production. The outcome shows that in combination, 6K’s UniMelt plasma production process and Ni718 high-quality metal AM powder produced from scrap, was shown to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions compared to conventional atomization processes.

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EPU 44

Entrant - Carbon

WINNER

Powerfuse S PP

Description

Entrant - DyeMansion

DyeMansion launched the brand-new Powerfuse S PP, the first ever green vapor polishing solution for polypropylene (PP). The process uses a 100% bio-based non-toxic fluid in a closed loop system to smooth 3D-printed PP. The part benefits go far beyond aesthetics, including scratch resistance, impermeability to liquids, washable, and eliminates bacteria formation.

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RD1-TT

Entrant - Theta Technologies

WINNER

Ai Sync

Description

Entrant - Ai Build

AiSync’s advanced software platform supports a broad range of toolpath generation capabilities. Through integration with OpenAi’s natural language model GPT, “Talk to AiSync” makes that process intuitive by using basic text commands to generate production ready 3D print files. AiSync Defect Detection Capability validates end part integrity and immediately alerts users to 3D print defects.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Guidelines

Entrant - Authentise

Partners - ASTM; MPI; TWI; Photocentric; Innovate UK

AVIONICS HEAT EXCHANGER

Tech Lead: Advanced Engineering Solutions

Partners - EOS; PTC

BLACKLAND RAZORS - THE ERA

Tech Lead - 3DEO

End User - Blackland Razors

LEGO GO-KART

Tech Lead - Polymaker

End User - Matt Denton

ROBOWAAM

Tech lead - Waam3d

MICROARCH-S230

Tech Lead - Boston Micro Fabrication

NHS KNEE ALIGNMENT DEVICE

Tech Lead - Ricoh 3D

End User - FORLAU

Partners - HP

C-BLOCK

Tech Lead - Cold Pad

End User - EDF

Partners - ARKEMA; ERPRO

FORTIFY TCDR

Tech Lead - Fortify

E-BLAST SURFACE FINISHING

Tech Lead - GPAInnova

ELISE

Tech Lead - Elise

VW TIGUAN TOOLING NOZZLE

Tech Lead - Additive Industries

End User - Volkswagen

VERIPART DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Tech Lead - Moog Inc

End User - Air New Zealand

Partners - Microsoft, ST Engineering

AUTOMATED DESIGN OF JIGS & FIXTURES

Tech Lead - Trinckle

End User - Ford Motor Company

Partners - Ultimaker B.V

PRECISION DIAMOND HELMET LINER

Tech Lead - Carbon

End User - Riddell

REPLICA DRAGON CONSERVATION PROJECT

Tech Lead - 3D Systems

End User - Historic Royal Palaces

Partners - Paul Jewby Master Carver

CFC TECHNOLOGY

Tech Lead - Anisoprint S.a.r.i

MICRO AM

Tech Lead - Nanofabrica

NEUROINFUSE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM

Tech Lead - Renishaw plc

End User - North Bristol NHS Trust

Partners - The Harley Street Clinic; Herantis Pharma plc

INDUSTRIAL ROBOT DOUGH CUTTING KNIFE

Tech Lead - K3D B.V

End User - Kaak Group

Partners - Additive Industries; Civon Project 

NON DESTRUCTIVE IMAGING IN FORENSICS

Tech Lead - University of Warwick

End User - West Midlands Police 

Partners - Crown Prosecution Service University Hospital Coventry and Warwick

FARO OPTOR LAB 

Tech lead - Faro

XJET S100 SOLUBLE SUPPORT

Tech Lead - XJet

FORMLABS DRAFT RESIN

Tech Lead - Formlabs

INTELLIGENT DE-POWDERING

Tech Lead - Siemens AG

VELO3D

nTOP PLATFORM

Tech Lead - nTOPOLOGY

PROJECT MELT

Tech Lead - Beeverycreative

End User - European Space Agency 

Partners - Sonaca Space, OHB-System Active Space Technologies

BMW i8 ROADSTER SLM BRACKET

Tech Lead - SLM Solutions 

End User - BMW

Partners - SLM Solutions, Materialise, Altair Engineering

VITAMIX NOZZLE

Tech Lead - Carbon

End User - Vitamix 

EMBRACE - JEWELLERY WITH EBEDDED GEMSTONES

Tech Lead - Cookson Gold

End User - Boltenstern

Partners - Heimerie + Meule, University of Technology Vienna, Hafan City University, Hamburg

LightSPEED3D

Tech Lead - SPEED3D

E3D TOOL-CHANGER

Tech Lead - E3D Online

PRE-OP PLANNING MODEL AIDS WORLDS FIRST SURGERY

Tech Lead - Axial 3D

End User - Belfast City Hospital

MASS CUSTOMISATION OF COPPER INDUCTORS

Tech Lead - Trinckle 3D

End User - PROTIQ

NANOSTEEL BLDRMETAL L - 40

Tech Lead - Formetrix, formerly NanoSteel's Additive Manufacturing Business Unit 

SABIC EXL AMHI240F FILAMENT

Tech Lead - Sabic

Partners - RP+M

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

Tech Lead - 3D Systems

End User - Easyjet

Partners - OR3D

DLYTE: METAL DRYLYTE ELECTROPOLISHING

Tech Lead - Steros GPA Innovate S.L

HIETA TECHNOLOGIES LTD

MATERIALISE E-STAGE FOR METAL

Tech Lead - Materialise

EBAM SPACE TANKS

Tech Lead - Sciaky

End User - Lockhead Martin

VM CUSTOM TOOLS

Tech Lead - Ultimaker

End User - Volkswagen Autoeuropa

ADIDAS FUTURECRAFT 4D MIDSOLES

Tech Lead - Carbon

End User - Adidas

ANOMALISA FILM

Tech Lead - 3D Systems

End User - Starburns Industries

CBAM MODEL ONE

Tech Lead - Impossible Objects

TRIFUSION DEVICES

Tech Lead - Essentium Materials

End User - Basf

PHILIPS LIGHTING PRODUCTION TOOLS

Tech Lead - Materialise

End User - Phillips Lighting

POLYCAST

Tech Lead - Polymaker

DESKTOP METAL

POLYGONICA

Tech Lead - Machineworks