See photos from the Tech Tour at the bottom

Tech Tour brought companies together around 3D printing: Strong interest and sharp questions across the country
How do other companies actually use 3D printing in practice? And when does it make sense—and when does it not?

These were some of the recurring questions when Dansk AM Hub went on a Tech Tour in March, with stops in Taastrup, Odense, Aalborg and Kolding.

Across all four events, there was strong interest in getting closer to the technology. Companies, professionals and curious participants met to gain a more concrete and honest insight into Additive Manufacturing (AM)—not through slides, but through dialogue, cases and physical examples.

3D printing at eye level

Instead of presentations and PowerPoints, the focus was on concrete cases, physical parts and direct dialogue. Participants could see, touch and ask questions of the companies and specialists who work with 3D printing on a daily basis.

The conversations ranged widely—from materials and design to production, business cases and skills needs. What can the technology do? When does it create value? And when does it not?

Those very questions were the focal point of the dialogue across all stops.

Local ecosystems in play

The Tech Tour took participants to a number of strong local hosts and production environments—from Prototal in Taastrup to FORCE Technology at Lindø Shipyard, Create it REAL in Aalborg and MDT in Kolding.

Each stop had its own character, but common to them all were open dialogue, cross-networking and the opportunity to meet companies, technology suppliers and education stakeholders.

Networking, knowledge and new perspectives

In addition to insight into the technology, the days offered ample opportunity to network, exchange ideas and share experiences with other companies that are either already working with 3D printing or are curious about it.
For many participants, it was not about finding one solution, but about gaining a better understanding of the possibilities and a stronger basis for future decisions.

Thank you for this time

A big thank you to hosts, companies, partners and participants for contributing knowledge, experience and great questions.

The Tech Tour is over for this round—but the work to bring 3D printing closer to Danish industry continues.

See photos from the days below.