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Leading Minds Members

Leading Minds is a coalition effort, not a single-company campaign, supported by recognized industry players. The member base spans complementary expertise on a global scale.

ANSYS

Empower Innovators to Drive Human Advancement

Ansys software is an engineering simulation program used to test and predict how virtual product designs will behave under real-world physical conditions before they are manufactured

TRUMPF (through ATLIX)

Where Metal Additive Manufacturing Becomes Industrial Reality

Born from the solid legacy of TRUMPF Additive Manufacturing,
 we enter the stage as an independent brand with the same people, the same expertise, and a renewed vision for the future of metal AM. For over a decade, our team has shaped the evolution of metal additive manufacturing. Now, we carry that know-how forward, combining German precision, Italian flexibility, and global ambition. Capturing the company’s technical and engineering DNA in a spark
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EOS Gmbh

Leaders in Technology and Quality for High-End Solutions in Additive Manufacturing

EOS is the leading technology provider worldwide for industrial 3D printing of metals and plastics. We are pioneers and innovators for integrated solutions in AM and have mastered the interactions between lasers and powder materials.

HP

Innovation Drives Extraordinary Contributions to Humanity

HP's industrial-grade technology excels in real-world production environments offering high build quality, streamlined production, cost efficiency, and advanced automation capabilities.

MATERIALISE

Innovators You Can Count On

Secure your place as a leader in your industry using pioneering solutions for flexible industrial manufacturing and mass personalization in healthcare. We develop our products and services based on decades of experience in additive technologies to support your projects.

MTDG

Transforming Advanced Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, Inc. (MTDG) is committed to transforming the advanced manufacturing industrial base throughout the world for our sustainable future. 

MTDG represents the deployment, education, and defense manufacturing community through MTDG, NCDMM, and America Makes.

NIKON SLM SOLUTIONS

Precision Redefined: Enhancing Manufacturing Excellence

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is a global provider of integrated metal additive manufacturing solutions, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany. As an inventor of the selective laser melting process, our company focuses on the development and distribution of the most innovative, production-oriented metal additive manufacturing systems.

RENISHAW

Data-Driven Manufacturing Systems and Software

We are a global engineering technology group with core skills in measurement, motion control, spectroscopy and precision machining. We are also a world leader in additive manufacturing (metal 3D printing), designing compact machines that produce high‑performance parts from metal powder. Known for our precision, reliability and innovation, our technologies help transform product performance across industries including transport, agriculture, electronics and healthcare.

STRATASYS

Tailored Additive Manufacturing Solutions for Industry, Health Care, and Education.

Stratasys is the trusted leader in polymer 3D printing, helping the world’s most innovative companies bring products to life faster, more efficiently, and with greater design freedom. For over 35 years, we’ve pioneered additive manufacturing technologies that set the standard for quality, reliability, and scalability.