2022年的FormNext启动挑战赛获奖者是由陪审团选出的，这些企业是“新，有创造力，可行，最重要的是来自增材制造业世界的可持续商业思想”。
This year the winners arePhotosynthetic(Netherlands),Lattice Medical（法国），Rivelin Robotics（英国），SphereCube（意大利），以及Alpha Powders（波兰）。进一步的奖项，Am VenturesImpact Award, went to Lattice Medical.
You can meet the winners in Frankfurt this week atFormnext, Hall 11.0, D72.
Also, read more in our series on the2022 Formnext Start-Up Challenge winnershere.
3D印刷行业：请介绍自己和您的公司？
Valerio Di Pompeo, CEO, SphereCube:机械工程师Valerio di Pompeo，Spherecube的首席执行官 - 启用3D复合技术。
3D Printing Industry: What is the problem your business solves?
Valerio Di Pompeo:高性能综合零件是由许多处理步骤制造的，在某些情况下最多10个不同的步骤。这反映在很长一段时间内推销，较低的灵活性和高生产成本。
To create these high-strength parts using molds is mandatory, making it expensive, and for batches of a few, the cost effort unaffordable. Furthermore, the use of molds limits the geometrical complexity of the final parts. Last but not least, the traditional production flow creates a large amount of scrap that has a high impact on the sustainability of the overall process.
This is where SphereCube enters the scene! Our start-up is developing a state-of-the-art 3D printing system to process thermosetting polymers and long fiber reinforcements in a shorter process, with the clear mission to reduce the cost and time to market but also to get rid of processing scrap and molds. This will reduce the environmental impact of composite production.
3D Printing Industry: How does your company fit into the additive manufacturing ecosystem?
Valerio Di Pompeo:Spherecube旨在提供端到端系统。我们正在开发自己的3D打印机，用于基于热固性聚合物的连续纤维增强复合材料。我们也想提供我们的材料，并通过专利系统准备。
The innovative 3D printing system for high-performance composite materials combines, raw polymeric and fiber materials, the software which guides the user and allows the process to run, and the 3D printer itself.
The main differences with our competitors are the 4-axis small-volume printer and the polymerization method. Our patented technology cures the material thermally, allowing the use of a wide range of resins and eliminating the UV-curable resin constraint.
3D印刷行业：您对在Formnext 2022展示的期望和希望是什么？
Valerio Di Pompeo:FormNext是一个很好的展示，可以结识潜在客户，这些客户可能希望通过POC项目使用和验证我们的技术。我们也很高兴看到市场上最新的技术并结识其他公司和初创公司。
3D Printing Industry: What advice would you offer to someone considering launching a start-up in the 3D printing industry?
Valerio Di Pompeo:我们作为3D打印初创公司的建议是“寻找缺少的东西”！3D打印行业的增长非常快，并且具有内在的灵活性，使其能够涵盖从软件和材料到硬件和后处理的不同方面。
可能有诱惑认为一切已经发明或专利。但是，事实是，在许多不同方面，尤其是部分开发和应用方面的技术改进仍然存在很大的利润。在我看来，遵循“蓝色海洋战略”以避免与已经开发的解决方案重叠的重叠绝对是最好的选择。
3D印刷行业：您如何描述未来几年的企业的路线图？
Valerio Di Pompeo:We have a patent on a machine to improve the long reinforcement processability and the small prototype of the 3D printer.
At this moment we are developing a 3D printer with a higher volume which will be ready before the end of the year. After this, we will start to validate our system by working as a service provider for external customers to understand how our system can meet their needs in the best possible way and, at the same time, let the customer experience the potential of our 3D printing system.
客户的反馈对于让我们在技术中实施关键改进，优化流程并尽可能多功能。
From our roadmap, we foresee the first SphereCube 3D printer entering the additive manufacturing market in the next years, while at the same time, the company will keep working on research projects to make the thermosetting resin more sustainable.
Learn more aboutSphereCubehere.
Meet the winners in Frankfurt this week at Formnext. Hall 11.0, D72.
2022 Formnext Start-up Challenge Jury
克里斯蒂安·阿尔茨（Kristian Arntz），首席执行官Fraunhofer网络自适应生产中心, ICNAP
Stefanie Brickwede，3D Printing Deutshse Bahn的负责人，董事总经理Mobility goes Additive
Arno Held, Managing Partner,Am Ventures
Peter Mayr, Professor of Materials Engineering of Additive Manufacturing,慕尼黑技术大学
Alexander Oster, Director Additive Manufacturing,Autodesk
Michael Petch, Editor-in-chief,3D Printing Industry
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