Gartner, Inc. is a leading research and advisory company that, every year, creates a Cool Vendors List for multiple industries, including 3D printing. There are a lot of cool vendors in the 3D printing industry, so it can’t be easy to narrow it down, but Gartner has released its verdict, bestowing the 2017 title of Cool Vendor on three companies: Quantum Materials Corp, Rize, and Senvol.
Speaking of protecting intellectual property, Quantum Materials was also awarded a patent today from the US Patent and Trademark Office for continuous synthesis of high quantum yield InP/ZnS nanocrystals.
“This is an important milestone in consolidating and protecting our intellectual property for large scale volume synthesis of non-cadmium quantum dots,” said Quantum Materials Founder and CEO Stephen Squires. “Continuous synthesis micro-reaction technology is the solution for synthesis of high-quality nanoparticles due to the many advantages our patented process provides, including precise temperature control, mixing efficiencies, fast reaction speed and parallel operation for scalable volume production.”
It’s a big day overall for Quantum Materials, which was also named a finalist for the 2017 Austin A-List Awards for Most Innovative Startups, taking place on May 25.
In addition, APD allows for detailed text and images to be 3D printed directly onto parts, and, in the future, Rize plans to introduce materials with special properties such as conductive, thermo-insulating and thermo-conductive inks. This will allow the 3D printing of items like smart sensors, batteries, and better hearing aids.“It’s great to be called ‘cool’ on any day! But to have such a prestigious firm as Gartner recognize Rize as a ‘Cool Vendor in 3D Printing’ reinforces what we’ve seen in market acceptance for our APD 3D printing process as uniquely providing the capability to produce injection molded-quality parts on demand in any location safely, quickly and inexpensively,” Julie Reece, Rize Vice President of Marketing, told 3DPrint.com of the company’s inclusion.
“Being named as one of only three 2017 Gartner Cool Vendors in 3D Printing is a testament to our world class team of 3D printing pioneers and validation that our breakthrough APD 3D printing process will transform how products are designed and manufactured,” said Rize Founder and CTO Eugene Giller.
“As the additive manufacturing industry continues to mature, the importance of providing accurate data increases,” Senvol President Zach Simkin told 3DPrint.com. “Whether material properties, process parameters, or feedstock characteristics data, Senvol is focused on serving this growing need. We’re excited to be named a Cool Vendor and are pleased that Gartner has recognized Senvol’s ongoing contribution to the industry.”
If you’d like to learn more about Gartner’s Cool Vendors in 3D Printing for 2017, you can access the full report here. Discuss in the Cool Vendors forum at 3DPB.com.