UpNano GmbH is celebrating their fifth anniversary in Vienna with a global network of industrial customers and academics who have benefitted from the 2PP 3D-printer that offers the highest resolution. The company was founded in 2018 and has experienced a rapid growth trajectory, highlighting its role in meeting escalating demands for 3D printing solutions that are fast and precise. The NanoOne printer range has been able to impress audiences both in the United States as well as Europe with its Vienna headquarters, and its affiliated presence at MIT.nano. Recent innovations, such as the tilt-frame, bio-based inks and software upgrades that increase printing speed, demonstrate the innovation potential of the rapidly emerging 2PP 3D printer.
UpNano celebrated its 5th anniversary today as a powerhouse of innovation in the 2PP domain. UpNano was conceived in 2018 by a team of visionary scientists at TU Vienna. They harnessed the power of combining unmatched laser power with a technology that would later be hailed “adaptive-resolution”. The breakthrough was seamlessly incorporated into a desktop printing system which occupies less space than its competitors. Since then the company has continued astonishing the industry with a constant stream of innovation, expanding the horizons of applications and performance thresholds.
Exponential Sales Growth
Bernhard Küenburg, CEO of UpNano, reflects on the company’s inception, stating, “When UpNano founded in 2018, 3D-printers with high-resolution were disappointingly scarce. We were motivated by this scarcity to develop systems that would overcome existing limitations. We introduced a much more powerful laser system paired with a patented technology of adaptive resolution just a year after. The result was the NanoOne series of printers, which is capable of 3D printing at high resolutions up to 12 orders of magnitude. In the same year, a NanoOne printer was shipped to a client, launching sales on a trajectory which has doubled every year in value since 2020.
The compact desktop printer’s versatility is at the heart of this success story, as it makes it suitable for both academia and industry. It was therefore not surprising that MIT.nano, in partnership with UpNano, secured a NanoOne Printer for their facilities in 2022 to demonstrate the system’s abilities to potential US customers.
Driving UpNano’s triumph story is a thriving R&D department headquartered in Vienna. The expansion of the R&D space in 2021 bore fruit, facilitating the introduction of a range of new materials boasting unique attributes. UpBlack is a non-transmissive material that is crucial for optical systems. UpThermo is a heat resistant resin designed for the electrical industry. UpFlow, which has a high viscosity, can be used to print biocompatible inks.
Empowering printer potential
NanoOne Bio is a 3D bioprinting system that uses living cells. UpNano’s innovation, which anticipated the increasing demand for these systems and forced competitors to copycat solutions, was well-timed. UpNano’s tilt-frame technology in 2022 enabled all NanoOne systems, and thus the entire NanoOne family, to correct surface irregularities on substrates. This further enhanced printing precision. The R&D department’s latest breakthrough is a software upgrade that propels the fastest 2PP 3D-printer on the market to new heights. Smart stitching enhances the quality of final products, while printing speeds are boosted. The merging of multiple print jobs that use the same material or objective will optimize costs and save time. These steps are aligned with the aim of providing precision 2PP 3D printing at the speed required for future series production.
UpNano celebrates its 5th anniversary. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the incredible growth that has been achieved by the company since its inception, and to acknowledge the many awards it has received along the way. Bernhard Küenburg, elaborates, “These accolades demonstrated the early recognition that our technology has immense potential. We remain privately-owned, and our founders retain a majority share. Our growth is testament to owner investment and a substantially expanding cash flow. It’s a source for immense pride for us.”
Source: https://www.upnano.at/
