3DOP Technical Demonstration and Service Offerings: Call for Free Trials

About 3DOP Technical Demonstration and Service Offerings

3DOP project, through its consortium partners, offers a full range of cutting-edge 3D printing solutions and support services to the manufacturing industries of the EU.

Companies selected through the Demonstration Call process will play a key role in the commercialization of innovative solutions stemming from the 3DoP project. By being directly involved from an early stage, these companies can significantly contribute to the success of new value chains in the 3D printing market.

By leveraging the expertise and resources of Demonstration Call participants, the 3DoP project aims to accelerate the transition of 3DOP solutions to the market, creating new economic opportunities, unlocking investments and driving sustainable growth.

Call for Participation

The 3DOP Project offers a comprehensive suite of innovative solutions and services designed to empower the manufacturing industries of the EU. From advanced technologies to expert support, it provides a one-stop shop for the additive manufacturing innovation needs.

The 3DOP Demonstration Call is an opportunity for companies outside the consortium to collaborate with industry leaders and access our world-class services at no cost.

Benefits for participating companies:

• Validate and test: test technical solutions in real-world scenarios to identify potential markets.
• Collaborate: partner with other organizations to develop complementary solutions and start projects.
• Identify funding opportunities: find private and public financial resources to support their innovative endeavors.
• Receive guidance: benefit from personalized coaching, technical guidance, and training to make informed investment decisions and challenge business plan and funding strategies.

The 3DOP Demonstration and Services Call is the opportunity for applicants with new ideas and projects to access the facilities, capabilities, services, and solutions developed by the consortium partners. New clients can validate and test their innovative ideas by selecting services from a wide portfolio of technical and non-technical services. An overview of the services can be seen below, and more information on the specific service portfolio is accessible at www.3dop.eu/.

Accessing the ecosystem during the Demonstration Call will be free of charge for the selected applicants, as the project partners have allocated budget to support the test cases development.

Once the application is submitted, accepted and selected, the selected applicants will receive, in addition to the technical services complementary support, mentoring and experts' advice on several aspects of their concept such as innovation and business support.

Capabilities in the Call: Technologies and Services

The 3DOP technical services are based on 8 technical solutions, covering a range of manufacturing technologies in the areas of metal 3DP, automation, electronics:

• Opiliones: New cost-effective Production Unit for viable, sustainable metal 3DP appliances that are not covered by SLS.
• Element 22: Serial production of titanium components with metallurgical powder materials, experts in Titanium Injection Moulding and Additive Manufacturing.
• Guaranteed: Provision of XXL metal wire arch AM production and repair services to various industrial sectors
• TracXon: 3D printed tools and moulds with imprinted electronics − Tecos: Demonstration & production facility
• AM Flow: Workflow automation of 3D Printed objects & parts, focussing on High mix, High volume production
• Valcun: Machines & services for 3D Printed Aluminum parts

Non-technical services include:

• Partnering on New Project Creation: advisory services that will connect applicants to funded project opportunities.
• Public Funding: advisory services to interested organizations on EU and national public funding opportunities.
• Private Funding: services aimed at connecting the SMEs selected in the call with relevant organizations able to leverage investments, such as venture capitalists.
• Coaching and Training: services on definition of the vision, business-case planning, and roadmap creation.

How to Apply

The 3DOP Collaboration Call is a rolling call. It will be launched on 15 October 2024 at 12am and applicants will be able to submit applications until 4 February 2025. Between these two dates 3DOP Evaluation team will periodically make the evaluation and selection of the applications (those that will score above a minimum threshold) according to a “first in – first selected” priority. The negotiation phase will occur periodically, as far as the evaluation and selection phase proceed, ending with the final signature of the contracts between the beneficiaries of the 3DOP Demonstration Call and their counterparts in the 3DOP consortium.

1. The selected applicants will receive 3DOP services free of charge. This means that they will have access to the facilities plants/SME Solution Owners' technologies/services and receive additional transversal non-technical services from our portfolio, without any obligation to pay the consortium partners.

• More specifically, choosing “strand 1”, technical services will be provided together with non-technical ones,
• Alternatively, choosing “strand 2” exclusively non-technical services will be provided.

2. Please note that the clients will not receive any additional funding from 3DOP to cover any part of their expenses.

3. The maximum duration of each new test case of the Demonstration Call shall not exceed 8 months.

To be eligible and admitted for the evaluation and selection process, applications shall comply with the following general requirements:

4. The industrial application must involve 3DOP's innovative 3D printing technologies and services. The test case should demonstrate successful lab-scale experiments, starting at a TRL of 6-7 and reaching 9.

5. Applicants shall be profit and non-profit legal entities classified as SME’s.

6. Entities shall be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
• EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
• Non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the I3 Instrument or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)

Expanded eligibility criteria for applications can be found on the 3DOP website and within the applicant portal.