Ricoh Spain, a leading company in technology and digital transformation, and the CIM of the UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) have inaugurated the Ricoh Additive Manufacturing Center, the first center of Print 3D and Ricoh's additive manufacturing in Spain, which will serve the industrial sector internationally.
The Center is located in the facilities of the CIM of the UPC in Barcelona, an entity whose mission is to generate and transfer knowledge of engineering and technology management to professionals and companies.
The launch of the center, in which Ricoh has invested close to one million euros, is the culmination of the agreement signed between the two entities to promote additive manufacturing in the industrial sector and facilitate innovation and knowledge transfer in this area. .
For Felip Fenollosa, general director of the CIM of the UPC, “This agreement with Ricoh is key to show, in a 100% industrial and therefore real environment, what are the tools that companies have to incorporate if they want to transform their business model to the new dynamics of Industry 4.0 through printing 3D and digital manufacturing in general ”.
For his part, Ramón Martin, CEO of Ricoh Spain and Portugal, comments that "3D technology is one of the focuses of the Ricoh Group, a key business in our commitment to industrial development".
The synergy between Ricoh and the CIM of the UPC will allow companies and professionals to offer a range of comprehensive 3D printing services that range from consulting to design, through manufacturing and post-processing, and which aim to improve manufacturing processes. manufacturing and expand the possibilities of the industry.
