Our annual event saw the announcement of the winners of the 3D Printing Industry Awards.
The 3D Printing Industry Awards is back in digital format this year to celebrate and honor the exceptional individuals, companies, and applications from our industry.
Voted by our readers, 3D Printing Industry Awards recognizes the best 3D printer software, hardware and material developments. As ever, this year’s awards were hotly-contested, with more than 150,000 votes being cast on our shortlists.
Held digitally, this year’s event saw over 1,800 people tune in to a live stream of the awards on the 3D Printing Industry YouTube channel.
You can read below to find out who won, and what the 2022 3D Printing Industry Awards winners had to say about our readers. Thank you to everyone who voted and congratulations to all nominees. Soon, you will also be able to watch the 2022 3D Printing Industry Awards replay by heading to our YouTube channel – make sure to subscribe.
We’ll be updating this article with comments from the winners as they come, so make sure you check back.
Community Advocate of the Year – Shortlist
Integza YouTuber
Joel Telling, also known as 3D Printing Nerd
Ralf Anderhofstadt / Daimler Truck
Teaching Tech, YouTuber
Chris Riley aka Chris’s Basement, YouTuber
Thomas Sanladerer, YouTuber
CNC kitchen, YouTuber
Nero 3D, YouTuber
Angus Deveson aka Maker’s Muse, YouTuber
Matt Stultz, Community Manager, Prusa 3D
WINNER: 3D Printing Industries Awards Community Advocate of The Year Matt Stultz, Community Manager, Prusa 3D
Matt Stultz said, “I can’t thank the community enough for this award. I was grateful just to be nominated and in such a who’s who of characters in this field, I’m shocked to have won. This win is a testament to how strong our community really is. It’s a sign that everyone who creates an environment that supports and welcomes all people will be accepted. Without this community, I would be ranting about Digital Fabrication’s potential to make the world a better. Thank you!”
Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing Award – Shortlist
AMGTA
Fillamentum
Fishy Filaments
GREENFILL3D
IperionX
MolyWorks
GreenGate3D’s recycled filament
Polymaker’s cardboard spools
Prusament’s recycled PLA / PETG
XYZ Printing’s recycling of MJF/EOS waste powder
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing MolyWorks
MolyWorks Founder Chris Eonta said: “We want to thank our customers for considering sustainability as part of the buying decision. We are pleased to enable the circular economy for metals.”
Aerospace, Automotive or Energy Application of the Year – Shortlist
3D Systems & Fleet Space Technologies’ RF patch antennas
3D Systems’ RF Filter for Airbus
Airgility Inc (Aerospace – Aerial Robotics)
BCN3D and Saint Gobain’s tool efficiency 3D printing initiative
Cranfield University and WAAM3D’s rear frame for the Eurofighter
Fortify’s low-loss dielectric luneberg lens
The Larsen Motorsports-Markforged steering wheel
Lockheed Martin & Velo3D’s mission-critical parts
Relativity Space
Sintratec thanks for its support of Daimler Bus production
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER The Aerospace, Automotive, or Energy Application of Year:
3D Systems & Fleet Space Technologies’ RF patch antennas
Medical, Dental, or Healthcare Application of the Year – Shortlist
3D Systems’ VSP Bolus
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals
BCN3D’s use case at Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
The InVesalius platform
Serkel’s 3D printed baby helmets
Shanghai 9th Hospital and LuxCreo’s 3D Printed Medical Pillow
Advanced Family & Sports Podiatry Sintratec-manufactured foot orthoses
The Satchi-Fainaro Lab is proud to partner with Tel Aviv University in the development of a 3D bioprinted glioblastoma-model.
The Whip Mix Corporation
The Braskem & Dive-designed ‘Wobbly Hannah’ Dog prosthetic wheelchair
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Annual Healthcare, Dental and Medical Application: 3D Systems’ VSP Bolus
Academic, Research Team, or Project of the Year – Shortlist
Aachen University, Aachen Centre for Additive Manufacturing
Dr Prof Judit Pongrácz for their 3D lung tissue model
Jennifer Lewis and The Lewis Lab at Harvard University
Liqcreate & NHL Stenden for their bio-based, recycled 3D printing resin
Manchester Metropolitan University’s PrintCity project
The University of Warwick invented the Vesuvius Printer
Cranfield University’s Additive Manufacturing and Welding Centre
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences’ Conical 3D Printing technology
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER Research Team, Academic, or Project of Year: Manchester Metropolitan University’s PrintCity project
“The entire PrintCity team is delighted to have won this award, we would like to congratulate our fellow nominees and look forward to possible collaborations in the future to push the boundaries of the additive manufacturing sector. PrintCity was started in 2018 with just one person and 5 printers. Today, there are over 20 staff members and 60+ printers. The award is a testimony to the innovative work and dedication of the entire team in education and research, knowledge sharing, outreach, and education. As we move forward, our sustainability work will be continued. This includes producing recycled filament and sustainable 3D printers with Concrete. Additionally, we will invest in equipment that supports the adoption of 3D printed products, upskilling and recruiting for our MSc in Digital Design and Manufacturing. We want to thank everyone who voted in support of us. This is a sign that they have had a positive experience with us. We look forward to seeing everyone in person at next year’s in-person awards ceremony. Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas break and a successful 2023,” said Dr Carl Diver, Director PrintCity.
Enterprise 3D Printer of the Year Award (Metals) – Shortlist
3D Systems’ DMP flex 350 dual-laser system
Desktop Metal’s Studio System
The EOS M300 Series
Markforged Metal X
SLM Solutions’ NXG XII 600
Meltio’s M450 printer
The Sintratec S2 System
Trumpf’s TruPrint 5000
The Velo3D Sapphire XC 1MZ
The Wayland Additive Calibur 3 System
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Enterprise 3D Printer Of The Year Award (Metals).: SLM Solutions’ NXG XII 600
“We are honoured to receive the award for Enterprise 3D printer of the year, it is through the close collaboration of trusted partners and the hard work of the SLM Solutions team that we have been able to achieve such heights, and we are committed to further redefining manufacturing as a whole with our technology. As always, our mission is to empower yours,” said Sam O’Leary, CEO of SLM Solutions.
Enterprise 3D Printer of the Year (Polymers) – Shortlist
3D Systems’ Titan Atlas
The Axtra3D LumiaX1
Carbon’s L1 printer
The EOS P 500 system
The HP Jet Fusion 5200
LuxCreo’s Lux3Li+ printer
The Lynxter S600D
The Markforged Mark Two
The MicroArch S230 by Boston Micro Fabrication
Stratasys’ Origin One
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Enterprise 3D Printer Award (Polymers).: The HP Jet Fusion 5200
Value-added Reseller of the Year – Shortlist
3DCriar
3DJake
Additive-X
MatterHackers
Multistation
OMD3D
Solid Printed
Repkord
Vision Miner
Wishbox Technologies
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER The Year’s Value-added Reseller: Repkord
3D Scanning or Metrology Company of the Year – Shortlist
3DMakerPro
Artec 3D
Creaform
FARO Technologies
Blacksmith, Markforged
Peel3D
Polycam
Renishaw
Revopoint
Shining3D
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER 3D scanning or metrology company of the year: Creaform
Innovation of the Year – Shortlist
Axtra3D ‘s Hybrid PhotoSynthesis Technology
Thought3D Drywise
EOS Fine Detail Resolution
Fluicell’s Biopixlar AER
Systemic Bio offers h-VIOS
Mantle’s TrueShape Process
S300X Lynxter silicone 3-D printing
Seurat Technologies’ Area Printing
Viscous Lithography Manufacturing Technology (VLM)
Bond3D offers void-free printing of PEEK by Bond3D
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Innovation of the year: Bond3D offers void-free printing of PEEK by Bond3D
Creative Use of 3D Printing – Shortlist
Adidas & Carbon for the Futurecraft 4D range
Braskem & the Fashion Institute of Technology’s 3D printed outfits
Czinger Vehicles’ 21C hypercar
ICON – House Zero
LuxCreo’s Inflatable Soft Robotic Finger
Lynxter & INCXNNUE’s silicone 3D printed handbag
Nonscriptum LLC’s open-source blind 3D printing repository
Integza for the Rotary pulsejet engine
Sintratec & Stephan Henrich’s Cryptide Sneaker
The Viterbi School for Engineering developed the lab-on-a chip technology
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER Creative Uses of 3D Printing: Czinger Vehicles’ 21C hypercar
Software Tool or Company of the Year – Shortlist
Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software
Blender 3D
EOSPRINT
Klipper
LuxCreo’s LuxFlow software
Oqton’s Manufacturing OS
Sintratec’s Productivity Upgrade / Nesting Solution
SolidWorks
SuperSlicer
Ultimaker Cura
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER Software Tool of the Year or Company of The Year: Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software
Material Company of the Year – Shortlist
BASF
CRP Technology
EMS-GRILTECH
Equispheres
eSun
Filaticum
Fillamentum
GE Additive
Polymaker
Prusament
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER Material Company of the year: Polymaker
Company of the Year (Enterprise) – Shortlist
3D Systems
Autodesk
Desktop Metal
EOS
GE Additive
HP
Markforged
Siemens
Stratasys
Vision Miner
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Enterprise Company of Year: Vision Miner
Company of the Year (Personal) – Shortlist
Bambu Lab
BCN3D Technologies
Craftbot
Creativity
E3D Online
Prusa Research
Rat Rig
Sintratec AG
Slice Engineering
Ultimaker
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Personal: Company of the Year: Rat Rig
In a social post, Rat Rig said: “We’d like to thank the organisers of the event, all the voters who supported us, our partners and suppliers who did the impossible through these very challenging times, and the incredible Rat Rig team with its unwavering dedication through thick and thin. A very special thank you to our Dev team and to all our alpha and beta testers, who keep our standards as high as they can be.”
“We would like to dedicate this award to the Rat Rig 3D Printer Community (Rat Rig V-Core / V-Cast / V-Minion), who has guided the path since the very beginning, this award is thanks to you and for you!”
Start-up of the Year – Shortlist
Axtra3D
Bambu Lab
Cocoa Press
ICON
Lattice Medical
Meltio
Rat Rig
Rivelin Robotics
Sintratec AG
Slice Engineering
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER Start-ups of the Year: Rivelin Robotics
Robert J. Bush, Founder and CEO of Rivelin Robotics said: “Rivelin’s team still can’t quite believe we won Startup of the year — the readers of 3D Printing Industry must also feel the pain of post-processing metal and want to let a robot do it!”
“A big thank you to all the voters and we promise to relentlessly push the boundaries of robotics in pursuit of autonomous metal post processing.”
3D Printing for a Better World – Shortlist
Sintratec and Materia Srl join the fight against coronavirus
3D Systems & AirCapture’s use of AM to combat climate change
LuxCreo offers the AM Program to rural children from China for those who are not financially secure.
EOS’ 3D Printing Against Corona initiative
3D Life Prints’ anatomical models for patient care
Nonscriptum’s 3D prints for blind students
Kijenzi and Cure International Orthoses for All
3D Systems’ lung printing initiative with United Therapeutics
Together We Are Strong – Industry wide initiative for Ukraine
The Controller Project – Custom modifications for gamers with physical disabilities
3D Printing Industry Awards WINNER 3D printing for a better world: Together We Are Strong – Industry wide initiative for Ukraine
Desktop non-FFF 3D Printer of the Year – Shortlist
Anycubic’s Photon D2
The B9 Core Series
Creality’s HALOT-ONE Plus system
The Elegoo Mars Pro
Elegoo’s Saturn 2
The Formlabs Form 3
LuxCreo iLux Pro
Meltio’s M450
Original Prusa SL1S speed
The Sintratec kit
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER No-FFF Desktop 3D Printer of The Year: Anycubic’s Photon D2
Commenting on the win, Anycubic said, “Thank you, it’s such an honor to be given the 3D Printing Industry Award for the Anycubic Photon D2. DLP technology is not often used in a consumer-level 3-D printer. The Anycubic Photon D2 just serves as a good example of our ambitions to enrich users’ experiences with the most advanced technology, even when on a budget.”
“Thank you for all the support and acknowledgement. There is more to come!”
Desktop FFF 3D Printer of the Year – Shortlist
Bambu Lab’s X1 Carbon
The Blackbelt 3D
Creality’s Ender 3 Pro
The Creality Ender 3
The Lulzbot Mini2
The Original Prusa MK3S+ Prusa i3
Rat Rig’s V-minion system
Snapmaker’s A350T
Voron 2.4
The VzBot
3D Printing Industry Awards: WINNER Desktop FFF 3D Printer of The Year: Original Prusa I3 MK3S+
Outstanding Contribution in 3D Printing: Sanjay Mortimer 1989-2021
Sanjay Motter, co-founder and chief executive of E3D Online, was tragically killed last year. Our committee unanimously agreed that this year’s Outstanding Contribution to 3D Printing should recognize Sanjay’s work.
As we wrote at the time, “Sanjay was an incredibly well-loved, and inspirational leader who, together with his friends and fellow E3D Online founders David Lamb and Joshua Rowley transformed their hobby into a global enterprise. He was a catalyst for the creation of a community that promotes 3D printing and encourages sharing knowledge.
Sanjay was instantly recognisable to all those in the industry. He had worked tirelessly over the past decade to achieve his vision of changing how humanity makes goods. He was always accessible at trade fairs and I was able to spend time with him over many years at formal dinners and casual lunches.
Sanjay’s passion was clear to anyone who had the privilege to meet him. Sanjay started his career as a teacher and was able to meet David during a training course. Sanjay has never stopped sharing technology with others. Not only is his legacy in the company he founded, the HotEnds he developed, but also in each of the individuals he inspired to learn more or take an active role in our community.”
You can read more about Sanjay Mortimer Foundation.
You can watch a replay of the live stream from the 2022 3D Printing Industry Awards via our YouTube channel. The Prosthetic 3D Printing Initiative 3D Sierra Leone will receive the funds from this year’s awards.
Well done once again to all of the winners and nominees, we look forward to welcoming you to next year’s event. Dates to be announced – subscribe to the newsletter if you want to be the first to know.
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