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Nanochon is developing an implantable medical device based on 3D printing and a novel nanomaterial to will treat cartilage damage in joints.

Magnomer is a manufacturer of novel magnetic inks for plastic packaging for the circular economy. It introduces Design2Recycle™, a revolutionary way of thinking about production. Central to their innovation are printable magnetizable inks: a design tool which allows consumer brands and manufacturers to enable better packaging recyclability without changes to manufacturing. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bioform Solutions specializes in developing sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics through the creation of home compostable products. The company offers an innovative line of extrusion printing devices that enable brands to easily and affordably produce a variety of compostable items, including films, tubes, and threads. By focusing on environmentally friendly materials, Bioform aims to provide practical solutions for reducing plastic waste and promoting sustainability in product design.

DeepSpin is a company developing an artificial intelligence-powered MRI imaging machine at a fraction of the cost, size, and weight of standard systems. Through the company's technology, medical imaging will be accessible to every patient globally. DeepSpin was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

3D BioFibR Inc. is a biomaterial manufacturing company based in Halifax, Canada, founded in July 2020. The company specializes in producing high-value biofibers such as spider silk, collagen, and chitosan, which have diverse applications in biomedical engineering, green textiles, defense, and aerospace. Utilizing innovative dry-spinning and wet-spinning processes, 3D BioFibR creates fibers that replicate the biomechanical and biochemical properties of natural materials. Notably, its collagen fibers, branded as CollaFibR™, are reported to be stronger than natural tendons, while its spider silk is claimed to be tougher than steel and significantly more flexible. The company aims to address critical engineering challenges by providing commercially viable products for 3D bioprinting, cell culture, and tissue engineering. Through its pioneering research and proprietary production methods, 3D BioFibR seeks to become a leader in the sustainable manufacturing of advanced biofibers.

Formalloy is a provider of directed energy deposition machines, OEM solutions, and manufacturing and repairing customer parts. The company's metal additive manufacturing technology uses the DED systems to design, research, develop, manufacture, and integrate metallic parts to near-net shape while increasing the design envelope and providing a more economical solution than producing the same part with conventional methods. Its laser metal deposition process provides an innovative, cost-effective solution for 3D metal part production, repair, and cladding to a diverse set of industries. Melanie Lang and Jeff Riemann headquartered the company in Spring Valley, California in 2016.

Manyfolds is an eco-friendly packaging platform that specializes in the instant creation of customized, size-optimized shipping packaging. Through its web application, the company provides automated solutions for generating tailored packaging along with protective inserts, ensuring that goods are securely packaged. Manyfolds focuses on delivering relevant cutting and creasing pattern data, optimized for various production methods and logistics processes. This approach supports small and medium-sized enterprises, specialized manufacturers, and e-commerce businesses by enhancing their scalability and efficiency in packaging production.

WEAV3D Inc. is commercializing a composite forming technology that was developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The WEAV3D composite forming machine combines weaving and composite consolidation into an automated, continuous process, which reduces waste, cycle time, and material handling costs. Composite parts fabricated using this technology can reduce part cost by up to 75% when compared to carbon fiber composites formed using traditional methods.

Fathom is a company that specializes in creating hologram-like 3D experiences through the use of standard printers, inks, and media. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Fathom enables users to print unique patterns on clear film, allowing 3D objects to reappear and extend significantly beyond the thickness of the film. This innovative approach to printing provides a distinctive solution for visual experiences, enhancing the capabilities of traditional printing technologies.

Nanogrande offers a disruptive technology for the 4.0 industrial revolution high definition manufacturing with its services, devices and powders. Our devices offer a wide range of freedom in design, as well as a broad variety in the materials that can be used. Our patented process allows the production of particle layers as thin as one nanometre, creating 3D objects with unprecedented definition. This way, we developed the world first nanoscale 3D printer! The multiple material capacity extends to size, shape and nature, which is currently impossible by other competing technologies. We therefore can work with metals, polymers and ceramics. These unique technological feats open us the door to manufacturing solutions that can claim a fair part of the fast-growing multibillion-dollar market of Metal injection moulding (MIM), precision metal casting, as well as passive components for Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). We are bridging nanotechnology and additive manufacturing.

LlamaZOO Interactive is changing the way the world sees data by visualizing big data in its real-world 3D context to facilitate understanding and action. Headquartered in Victoria, BC, Canada, LlamaZOO’s spatial business intelligence platform empowers organizations to fuse together data from across their operations and visualize it in the context of its real-world location, quickly revealing crucial insights and facilitating rapid decision-making. LlamaZOO’s platform draws upon real-time 3D visualization technology from the gaming industry to provide an entirely new perspective on complex big data.

Voyager Space Technologies, Inc is pioneering an approach to automate spacecraft design. Our intelligent software solution takes mission and reliability requirements and suggests all the commercially available components that meet the mission's software, electrical, mechanical, and reliability standards. Working with vendors and satellite manufacturers, Voyager is positioned to provide our customers with specialized solutions able to exceed the most stringent mission parameters in a fraction of the time.

FZ Engineering is a 3D printing company that develops processing systems for industries to integrate 3D-printed metal and polymer parts.

LabsCubed helps companies create new and innovative materials.

LabsCubed helps companies create new and innovative materials.

Vention is a next-generation digital manufacturing platform for machine design, enabling engineers and other manufacturing professionals to design, order and assemble custom factory equipment in just a few days. Vention’s AI-enabled, cloud-based MachineBuilder 3D™ integrates a comprehensive library of modular parts for applications such as automated equipment, robot cells, tooling, and conveyors.

NVBOTS® creates automated, enterprise 3D printing solutions that fix industry’s toughest problems. Entirely dedicated to disruptive innovation, their research and development program NVLABS has recently developed the only 3D printing technology that can print multiple metals in the same build, supporting a growing list of metals that includes stainless steel, titanium, nickel, copper nickel, aluminum, zirconium, silver and palladium. Users also print at ultra-high speeds — over 10 times faster than existing solutions — and at a significant cost advantage. Every day, their customers benefit from their easy-to-use and easy-to-share printing capabilities. Their flagship product, the NVPro™, is the world’s first end-to-end 3D printing solution with patented automated part removal. Essentially an automated factory in a box, the NVPro™ runs continuously, 24-7 from any device when paired with the NVBOTS® cloud-based interface.