BCN3D opens new headquarters and hires 70 new professionals

3D printing is in the midst of an international boom. This technology is the cornerstone of the new industrial revolution, and more and more companies are incorporating it into their production or design processes. The Catalan company BCN3D, a spin-off of CIM UPC, has managed to carve out a niche in this emerging business and closed 2020 with record growth that has led it to double its workforce.

Specifically, the 3D printer manufacturing company has hired 70 more professionals in the last year, reaching 150 employees. To cope with its expansion and have more production space, the company has just opened a new headquarters in Gavà. Over the last year, BCN3D has launched a new generation of machinery for additive manufacturing and extended its international network of distributors, which allows it to export its printers to sixty countries. Among its main clients are Seat, BMW, Camper, and the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona, which use its 3D printers for prototyping, functional validation, and manufacturing tools, jigs, and fixtures.

To finance this growth, the firm closed a capital increase of 2.8 million euros in 2020. This investment was led by the Basque industrial group Mondragón and the CDTI (National Innovation Agency), along with Accurafy4, JME Venture Capital, and Danobatgroup. Since its inception in 2019, BCN3D has raised 5.5 million euros and is an example of technology transfer and a company that emerged from a university research group, in this case, CIM UPC, a technology center that aims to be a world reference in the field of additive manufacturing.

"2020 was an exciting year for BCN3D as we continued to capitalize on our market opportunities and successfully execute our aggressive growth targets. I expect our business growth to continue accelerating in 2021," says BCN3D CEO, Xavier Martínez Faneca.