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This Week in Manufacturing

What do you get when you combine 3D animation with technical engineering? A platform for interactive 3D product models. Let’s dive into today’s feature company and related innovations!

Our feature company is 3MERA out of Lakewood, Colorado. Their unique software can help any manufacturing company begin to offer IKEA-level digital catalogs for their specific industry. No more wasted time wrangling with limited photos!

This week’s headlines align with 3MERA by showcasing various innovations in 3D printing and removing industrial downtime.

Our podcasts this week range from The Made in America Holiday Gift Guide from The Manufacturing Report–right up 3MERA’s alley–to providing deep technical support with Augmented Ops.

Finally, this week’s Fun Fact shows the profits of 3D scanners, while our Social Video has a little fun with the technology; we’re sure 3MERA would understand the urge!

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• Luyef Biotechnologies nabs $1.25m to scale cell-cultivated meat production [Food Navigator USA]

• HP’s Flame Retardant Material Innovation in 3D Printing [3D Print.com]

• Colorado team delivers digital catalogs with ease [CompanyWeek]

• Tractian nabs $120M to reduce industrial equipment downtime [Silicon Angle]

• Digital Innovation Drives Holiday Cheer for Shoppers [PYMNTS]

• Fortius Metals Secures $2M in Additional Funding for Advanced Metal 3D Printing [3D Printing.com]

ELECTRONICS

♨️ 3MERA

3MERA brings a new and unique tool to all types of manufacturing industries.

3MERA’s software enables anyone to create interactive 3D models of products from CAD designs, allowing realistic demonstrations of the look and operation of parts without having to build, transport, or handle the physical product. The company currently employs about ten people as their core team who have been there from the start.

Growing a family business selling augmented reality merchandise, the founders of 3MERA saw that the application of their process could be adapted to meet the needs of any industry.

Upshot: “A picture is worth a thousand words, but being able to walk around your product in that form, well it really just blows people away."

FROM THE FEED

📱How to 3D Scan your head

 🤨 Did You Know?

The global 3D scanner market size is expected to reach

$1.9B in 2024.

^{Source: FactMR}

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