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Sculpteo

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Region
Villejuif, France

Sector
Industry & Technology; Software

Mode
Private

Contact information (website, SM, other)

Criteria of innovation
Innovation of product, service, and use; Process and organizational innovation; Marketing and sales innovation; Business model innovation

Keywords
3D printing, platform for exchanging models and skills, on-demand 3D printing market, mobile application access, Prototyping fast service on demand in 3D printing

How the company was founded

Information not available.


What type of company it is

Sculpt ogive the possibility of printing in 3D what they have modelled on a computer or selecting an object from a catalogue, then ordering its production and delivery. Moreover, a platform for exchanging models and skills. As pioneer in the on-demand 3D printing market, they offer an easy access with link to the main 3D modelling software and smartphone application. They introduce a new technical process. This project plays the role of relay of the FabLab network towards professional prototyping and on-demand manufacturing.


Which open innovation practice are you describing

Concerning, the innovation of product, service and use: multi-material 3D printing service on demand from a file.

Concerning, the business model innovation: marketplace, offering object files that can be ordered printed, thus facilitating access to 3D objects.

Concerning the marketing and sales innovation there are two aspects: you have a “factory in the cloud” by integrating a 3D printing option into an e-commerce site, mobile application or terminal within a store; “plug-ins” with integration of a print button or a printing option via Sculpteo within the 3D modelling software itself.

Concerning the process and organization innovation: pioneer of on-demand production, fully customizable, without stock, and feasible close to the place of delivery.


Why it was successful

A forerunner in the 3D printing market, Sculpteo continually differentiates itself by investing in quality, diversity of printing materials and colours, ease of access, and diversity of services and that assure his success.


Who is the target group of the solution

individuals and professionals in all sectors of activity, mainstream market and B2B.


What is the portability of the practice and are there any transversal aspects for application across other sectors

they support the innovation of SME giving the possibility to prototype rapidly, which will have impact on the placing on the market and facilitating and promoting small series production.