The new center is the third one that the company operated in the same region, Bremen.  An opening ceremony for the Metal Competence Center is scheduled for September 2021.

 On a new 3,500 square meter, Materialise has combined metal 3D printing software development, manufacturing and sustainability research.

With the increasing demand for metal 3D printing, and the reassessment of companies’  global supply chain strategy in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, Materialise new Metal Competence Center aims to further support integrated production and development for companies across various industries.

The future acquirer of Link3D invested approximately €7.5 million to build the facility which can host over 120 employees and more than 30 industrial metal 3D printers. The new center is the third one that the company operated in the same region, Bremen, the previous ones including a software development and distribution center as well as an industrial manufacturing center.

“Metal 3D printing has established itself as a powerful manufacturing solution, empowering people through local, decentralized production and providing a more sustainable way to manufacture products when compared to conventional manufacturing technologies. But as an industry we need to step up our efforts to make the 3D printing process itself more sustainable,” said Jurgen Laudus, vice president of Materialise Manufacturing. “Our work in Bremen will explore opportunities to optimize printing processes, improve energy efficiency and more consistently recover and reuse metal powder to create more sustainable technologies.”

The company explained in a press communication that the Metal Competence Center will enable increased collaboration between software development and manufacturing teams to better serve industrial customers around the world. On the one hand, the company can leverage its practical manufacturing experience to enhance its software development, and on the other hand, apply its expertise in 3D printing software to develop high-quality, cost-effective manufacturing solutions for metal 3D printing.

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