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“Techniplas Open Innovation Program”, a very coveted

program that creates a growth of opportunities within the

3D printing industry

Techniplas is a design and manufacturing provider of engineered products and services that are helping to shape
the future of mobility. Since the launch of its Open Innovation Program last year, the company keeps attracting
companies from a wide range of industries in order to help build and expand the automotive sector. This year
at CES 2018, companies from specialized sectors mark their interest in bringing their strengths in the program.

Companies specialised in the software industry, 3D generative design platform that automatically, on
printed electronics, specific additive manufacturing demand, compiles lightweight and metamaterial
technologies, makers of professional-grade 3D printers lattice structures based on size, weight, strength, style,
recently joined Techniplas Open Innovation Program. materials and cost that can be specified by designers
or engineers.
ParaMatters from the software industry
“We are excited to join the Techniplas open innovation
Techniplas attracts lightweighting software innovator program and bring to this vibrant ecosystem the
ParaMatters to its Open Innovation Program. The ultimate generative design and lightweighting tool
company specialises in autonomous topology optimi- that the entire automotive industry has been waiting
zation and generative lightweighting design. for,” said co-founder and CTO Michael Bogomolny.
“Together with Techniplas, we are transforming the
ParaMatters brings its cognitive design platform to entire design-to-manufacturing process by making it
Techniplas. The platform can automatically generate autonomous and automated to generate high-quality,
additive manufacturing for high performance light optimized lightweighted designs.”
weighted structures within aerospace, automotive and
other mission critical applications. The lightweighting design service, powered by
ParaMatters, is already available for use and can be
“With ParaMatters on board, we are bringing together easily accessed via Techniplas Prime’s expanded digital
some of the latest lightweighting and additive technology manufacturing platform.
companies within Techniplas’ expanding network, which
is fast becoming the preeminent hub for industry 4.0
collaboration”, said Avi Reichental, Vice-Chairman,
Techniplas and CEO, Techniplas Digital.
In addition to speeding up the entire innovation cycle,
ParaMatters advanced algorithms are designed to
enhance the overall digital thread and additive manufac-
turing capabilities. This includes a new cloud-based,

Magazine / February 2018