HP, the printing company that released its Jet Fusion 3D printer last year, already has a location in Barcelona, and will play a part in the hub’s development over the next three years. “We can and want to lead the industrial change with this strategic project that will make us more attractive and help us to attract investments.” “We are on the brink of a new era,” said Carles Puigdemont, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia. L-R: minister Jordi Baiget, HP's Ramon Pastor, Renishaw CEO Víctor Escobar, Generalitat president Carles Puigdemont The facility will contain a dedicated accelerator for young 3D printing companies, as well as an exhibition area and material certification center.Ĭompanies such as HP, Renishaw, and Ricoh have all pledged their support to Catalonia’s new 3D printing Hub, while academic and research institutions including Eurecat-Leitat, Fira de Barcelona, and Instituto de Bioingeniería will all be involved in its development. The Global 3D Printing Hub, which will allow Catalan companies to make use of up-to-date 3D printing equipment and training, is being built to encourage innovation while bringing regional industry into the digital age. The government will this year invest five million euros in the 3D printing hub, which will help to get the project going, before contributing a further 23 million euros by the year 2020, when the hub is due to open. The hub will occupy a space of more than 10,000 square feet at the Campus Diagonal-Besós, part of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona. In an effort to merge the respective talents and resources of the public and private sectors, the governing body (“Generalitat”) of Catalonia has decided to launch a multi-million-euro Global 3D Printing Hub that, in the words of Catalan business minister Jordi Baiget, will “put Catalan industry at the forefront of the European and global 3D printing industry.” The new additive manufacturing facility will encourage the adoption of industry 4.0 technology and is supported by HP, Renishaw, Ricoh, and other companies.Ĭatalonia's new Global 3D Printing Hub will be built at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona The government of Catalonia in Spain has said it will invest 28 million euros in the creation of a Global 3D Printing Hub.

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