After the acquisition of Prodways, a manufacturer of
professional 3D printing solutions, in late 2013, and DeltaMed, a
German company specialised in photoresists for 3D printing
applications, in April 2014, Groupe Gorgé has reaffirmed its
position in the additive manufacturing market and has launched
Prodways Entrepreneurs, a support and financing solution intended
for European companies in the 3D Printing area or those who wish to
migrate their production towards 3D printing.
Prodways Entrepreneurs supports and encourages excellence
among European players in 3D printing.
Prodways Entrepreneurs, a confluence of an innovative industrial
group, 3D printing experts and finance professionals, is a
subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé, servicing the future European leaders
in 3D Printing.
Prodways Entrepreneurs provides customised solutions to
industrial companies who would like to direct their production
toward 3D printing (jewellery, aerospace, biomedical, prototyping)
and materials and solutions designers (machines, scanner,
materials, software, services, etc.) with the goal of promoting and
supporting the creation of a veritable 3D Printing field of
excellence in Europe:
- Financial solutions: By working with the
companies we support over the long term, Prodways Entrepreneurs
invests in equity (taking non-controlling stakes) helping companies
to accelerate their development.
- Strategic solutions: Through Prodways
Entrepreneurs, Groupe Gorgé wants to share with the leaders of
tomorrow its network of experts in 3D printing and the benefits of
its past partnerships with world-renowned institutions.
- Technical solutions: The entrepreneurs
being supported will be able to access, according to their needs,
the latest 3D printing techniques, particularly those developed by
Prodways, and also the other technologies mastered by the
Group.
- Operational solutions: Backed by Groupe
Gorgé's experience in delivering innovative products and services,
and combined with its expertise in financing innovative firms,
Prodways Entrepreneurs is able to support companies on the road to
success.
Specialised and unique expertise
Founded by Raphael Gorgé, Prodways Entrepreneurs is comprised of
a team of complementary experts (3D printing specialists, visionary
experts, chemical engineers, capital investment specialists, etc.)
to provide companies with the levers necessary for their
development.
Bertier Luyt: his expertise in 3D modelling was
recognised in 2010 when he was invited to give a seminar at Google
Sketchup on digital modelling and manufacturing at a time when the
first mass-market 3D printers were beginning to appear in the USA.
He was invited to the New York Maker Faire in 2011, and in 2012,
launched FabShop, a 3D modelling and digital manufacturing
workshop. With Mathilde Berchon, he is co-author of 3D Printing,
published by Editions Eyrolles. Bertier Luyt gives numerous
seminars on 3D printing and the Maker Movement.
André-Luc Allanic: Serial entrepreneur, André Luc Allanic
is one of the pioneers of 3D printing. He has been innovating in
this technology for over 20 years, setting up several technology
companies that he later sold to leading players in the sector in
France and abroad. In 2013, while looking for solid industrial
backing for his company, he approached Groupe Gorgé, which shared
the same values and desires for growth. As the executive director
of R&D at Prodways, he contributes his expertise to Prodways
Entrepreneurs.
Emanuel Mesaric : Emanuel is one of the pioneers in
photoresists for 3D printing applications. During his thesis in
1999, this German engineer, MBA certified, began materials
development for Deltamed GmbH company (subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé
since April 2014). He followed his activity of materials
development for the company Dreve Chemie GmbH before coming back to
DeltaMed where he is now Managing Director since 2009. He
contribute his expertise to Prodways Entrepreneurs, mainly for
materials’ topics.
Institutional support
Prodways Entrepreneur receives support from Bpifrance to promote
the development of the 3D printing ecosystem. As a result,
Bpifrance is able to offer companies that are being supported in
this process by Prodways Entrepreneurs financing solutions
customised to their needs (subsidised loans, innovation aid,
etc.)
Dentosmile, our first partnership in orthodontics
The first company to receive personalised support from Prodways
Entrepreneurs was Dentosmile. Created by Philippe Veran, an
entrepreneur specialised in biomedical technologies (dental,
orthopaedics, etc.) and based in Salon de Provence, Dentosmile
offers a new invisible technique to realign teeth thanks to a
system using transparent, scalable aligners which are tailor made
using a digital modelling software program and 3D printing. As a
result, contrary to traditional orthodontic methods, which use
particularly unsightly metal rings and wires, this method is
invisible, comfortable and more easily accepted among adult
patients. Similar technology has seen tremendous success,
especially in the United States.
Worn for 22 hours every day and changed every three weeks, these
aligners will straighten teeth gradually and gently. It takes
between 6 to 18 months to achieve perfect alignment.
Convinced of the potential of this innovation, Prodways
Entrepreneurs wanted to go into partnership with Dentosmile by
investing €700,000 (a 20% stake in its capital) to support the
company's growth and necessary technical development. Dentosmile
will rely in particular on the MOVINGLight® technology developed by
Prodways and will benefit from future developments of new materials
offered by the Group. In addition, Groupe Gorgé's teams will assist
Dentosmile in implementing the industrial production process.
Furthermore, BPI France has already considered financing several
Dentosmile projects.
"We are convinced of the potential of 3D printing as a growth
engine for French small and mid-sized companies, which is why
Bpifrance is very interested in these innovations and would like to
act as a catalyst for the companies that will drive competition in
the France of the future. Dentosmile caught Bpifrance's attention
with its innovative profile and its growth potential.” comments
Paul-François Fournier, Chief Innovation Officer from
Bpifrance.
Learn more about Dentosmile: www.dentosmile.fr
http://youtu.be/Tr1K_w7q_q0
3D printing, the next industrial revolution
With 30% annual growth between 2010 and 2013 (35% in 2013) and a
market that has already surpassed 3 billion dollars (source Wohlers
Associates), 3D printing is a revolutionary technology whose
applications will considerably transform modes of consumption and
production in most sectors (dental, medical, automobile, aerospace,
jewellery, etc.). Analysts predict that the market will exceed 21
billion dollars by 2020.
Ideally positioned in technologies of the future (robotisation,
drones, 3rd generation nuclear power, etc.), Groupe Gorgé intends
to play a significant role in this 3D Printing industrial
revolution through Prodways Entrepreneurs.
"3D printing is at the heart of the new industrial revolution of
the 21st century. We want to play a major role in nurturing a field
of excellence in Europe." states Raphael Gorgé, Chairman of Groupe
Gorgé.
Learn more about www.prodways-entrepreneurs.com
About Groupe Gorgé:
Established in 1990, Group Gorgé is an industrial group
operating in different areas of expertise: Smart Safety Systems,
Protection in Nuclear Environments, Industrial Projects &
Services and 3D Printing
In 2013, the Group reported revenue of €214.5 million. It is
backed by 1,300 employees and operations in over ten countries.
Groupe Gorgé is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000062671;
Ticker code: GOE) and on the US OTC market (ISIN: US3994511034; OTC
Pink: GGRGY / GGRGF) in the form of ADR.
More information available on www.groupe-gorge.com
Groupe GorgéNathalie Lagos, Tel : +33 1 44 77 94
77Communications Managercontact@groupe-gorge.com
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