2023年5月3日

Inkbit:改进的3 d打印2分钟写的3 d打印技术的能力推动了行业的发展,如快速成型,改善产品质量和一致性,降低了制造成本,等等。因此,3 d印刷市场据估计,在2026年达到372亿美元的全球市场价值。校友企业投资组合公司Inkbit解决这个大市场通过创建一个多材料3 d打印系统先进的加法制造系统。通过一个独特的过程称为vision-controlled喷射(VCJ),公司的平台集成机器视觉系统和人工智能技术来提供更好的可靠性、吞吐量、精度和质量。转变行业Inkbit的技术有潜力改变许多行业通过给企业快速生产多材料和最终用途的产品的工具。许多用途和好处的例子3 d打印技术包括:医疗保健:制造皮肤、身体部位、器官和细胞与一个特定的人的解剖学减少潜在的拒绝。航空:印刷引擎部分,卫星碎片,飞机身体部位和无人驾驶飞机起飞和降落时促进提高航空制造和生产。建设:制造硬件,工具等,减少劳动时间和成本。Ocado的首席执行官蒂姆•施泰纳技术和一个Inkbit客户状态,“Inkbit[是]使一些很神奇的转型发展。“Inkbit客户管道还包括NSF、强生,引擎网络,和美国国防部高级研究计划局。我们喜欢Inkbit独特的竞争优势:Inkbit提供一个端到端的VCJ制造平台优越的准确性,耐用性,各种各样的材料,和阻力与传统有限元相比,数字光处理,喷墨技术。 Attractive Business Model: Inkbit boasts strong unit economics, including high-margin recurring revenue streams from materials, services, and software. Defensible Technology Moat: Inkbit can print both soft and rigid materials together in the same part. The company currently has nine approved patents and 13 pending. Strong Team: Inkbit’s team includes a board of directors with a combined $2.5 billion in exits, as well as industry-leading corporate investors to provide direct technology and application expertise. Castor Ventures and the MIT Network Inkbit’s core technology was developed at MIT in the lab of Professor Wojciech Matusik, a pioneer in computational manufacturing at the school’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. Alumni Ventures’ Castor Ventures (for MIT community) sponsored our investment in Inkbit’s $30 million Series B round led by Phoenix Venture Partners LLC. Like the best venture deals, the round was oversubscribed and Alumni Ventures was able to secure allocation through developing multi-year relationships with both the company (Senior Principal Isaac Schlecht & CEO Davide Marini) and the lead investor (Senior Partner Alain Hanover & Managing GP John Chen). This is an excellent example of the entrepreneurial power within the MIT network. Want to learn more?