Danobatgroup, together with the Mondragon Corporation, has procured a stake in the equity in BCN3D, a Catalan start-up specialising in additive manufacturing technology. The technology used on the BCN3D printers allows strong, durable, and dimensionally stable objects to be manufactured with great accuracy for strategic sectors such as automotive, aeronautics, electronics, engineering and product design, among others.

Among BCN3Ds customers are companies such as BMW, Siemens, Samsung, General Electric, Nissan, the American space agency NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In the operation, the Promotion Centre of the Mondragon Corporation is participating through its venture capital fund for investment in start-ups, explicitly considered for supporting partner cooperatives to handle new difficulties, evolve in line with the transformations and improve their market positioning.

The partnership is in alignment with Danobatgroup´s aim for identifying new business opportunities, envisioning the difficulties of the future, and strengthening its position as a benchmark in R&D. It is realised through its IDEKO research centre, particularly to explore the use of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology in metal solutions, and not just polymers.

“This operation responds to our strategy of seeking opportunities for diversification in manufacturing technologies framed with a global process for analysing the evolution of additive manufacturing technologies. Within this strategy, we have committed to acquiring an interest in BCN3D, a successful start-up that stands out in its area of specialisation: polymer additive manufacturing processes”, elaborated Nerea Aranguren, Innovation Director, Danobatgroup.

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                                     www.bcn3d.com