Spain's 3D printing revolution to drive various sectors' growth

From medical splints to meat-free burgers, multimillion-dollar 3D tech hubs are spawning new verticals across Spain

Crafting a multifaceted network of designers and service providers in the rapidly evolving 3D tech industry, Spain is leading the revolution across diverse business sectors like retail, medical equipment, automotive and aerospace.

With sustainability and on-demand services becoming key economic drivers worldwide, 3D tech can disrupt businesses across verticals by optimizing time-to-market product development. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, processes reduce wastage because exact amounts of composite materials are applied layer by layer to build the desired items. At present, additive manufacturing is deployed in a variety of applications especially bioprinting, packaging, nano-manufacturing, design and architecture. 

In 2014, the European Union (EU) commissioned Spain's digital innovation management consultancy Carsa to launch FABulus, the European 3D printing acceleration program for SMEs. Public funding has also been invested in the European 3D tech and additive manufacturing sector, with the EU giving about €160 million to over 60 3D printing research projects between 2007 and 2013. Since then, the European Commission's innovation incentive program 

To continue reading, please download the full report.

Your payment was not successful.

Please make sure you have entered your payment details correctly. Or try again in a few moments.

small logo

The discount code you entered is invalid

Please make sure you have entered your discount code correctly. Or try again in a few moments.

Download successful.

Your sample has been sent. Please check your email.

By accessing and using www.compasslist.com and all pages within the domain (the “Website”), You accept and agree to have read, understood, accepted and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy in full. If you disagree with all or any part of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, please do not use or continue any further use of this website. You acknowledge that you are aware that this Website contains an archive of existing content as at 31 December 2021 and is not being actively managed. We are under no obligation to update the content on this Website and, accordingly, no new content or articles will be posted to the Website after 31 December 2021.