We are proud to announce the 2020 Ultimaker Innovators list. It is the first in what will become a yearly celebration of individuals and teams achieving greatness within the 3D printing industry.
What is The Ultimaker Innovators list?
The Ultimaker Innovators list places the spotlight on individuals or teams around the world using 3D printing to transform the ways people work, think, and live. It is a showcase of 3D printing technology and the innovative results than can be achieved through its use.
Our intent with the Ultimaker Innovators is to celebrate contributions to the industry. We wish to honor Ultimaker Innovators collectively for pushing forward the field, technology, and world. We have therefore opted to not present it as a competition or ranked list. We also made a conscious decision to look at the 3D printing industry as a whole – not just at those using Ultimaker 3D printers, materials, or software.
Adi Pandzic's team created over 5,000 face shields with 3D printing
Caroline Keep runs a first-of-its-kind high school makerspace (Image credit: TES)
Why are we doing it?
Innovation is the driving force behind Ultimaker, and we encourage and support the advancement of the 3D printing industry. As such, we believe that those working within the industry should be celebrated – especially those who are using 3D printing to create, improve, innovate, and transform at high levels.
How did we select this year’s list?
For 2020’s Ultimaker Innovators list, entries were nominated by colleagues from within Ultimaker. The final list was compiled from those nominees by Ultimaker’s Community and Content Marketing teams.
Artist Cloakfield (a.k.a. Maciej Gorski) creates metal plated artworks with 3D printing
Designer Lidewij van Twillert combines fashion and technology (Image credit: Josefien Hoekstra)
Who are Ultimaker Innovators?
The 2020 Ultimaker Innovators list includes individuals or groups using 3D printing to demonstrate any or all of the following:
Innovation – Achieving new things with additive and distributed manufacturing, or advancing 3D printing technology itself
Impact – Benefits for customers, colleagues, and communities – in particular positive environmental and social impact
Inspiration – Encouraging adoption of 3D printing and nurturing the skills of others
Diversity – Different cultures, global locations, and 3D printing applications
Victoria Hand Project creates affordable and functional 3D printed prosthetic devices
Fishy Filaments' Ian Falconer repurposes fishing nets into Nylon 3D printing filament
From architecture to manufacturing, from automotive to healthcare – and everywhere in between – we believe the 2020 Ultimaker Innovators list is a great way to send off the year – and start a new one.
Ready to meet this year’s Ultimaker Innovators? Visit the list on the Ultimaker website and start exploring, or listen to a special Innovators episode of our Talking Additive podcast.
