Aitiip3D
Spanish non-profit technology center operating one of Europe's largest multi-technology additive manufacturing laboratories, providing end-to-end AM services from design to finished parts across polymers, metals, composites, and ceramics for industrial applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Victor Rivera
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Grant
Technology & Products
Key Products
Aitiip3D (initiative to accelerate additive manufacturing), FDM, MJF, SLS, SLM, PolyJet, LSPc, KRAKEN large-format hybrid system
Technological Advantage
(1) CLAIMED: 'One of the largest development labs for additive manufacturing in Europe' and 'best qualified European entity in industrial 3D printing' across all material classes. (2) VERIFIED: Developed and released the KRAKEN hybrid manufacturing system through a 3-year European consortium—demonstrated capability to produce parts up to 20m. Member of ADDIMAT (Spanish AM industry association) and FEDIT network of technology centers. DEFENSIBILITY: The multi-technology breadth and large-format KRAKEN system represent significant capital investment that is difficult to replicate. Institutional knowledge from 17+ years of cross-material AM experience is a non-tradable asset.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Offers one of the broadest multi-technology AM service portfolios in Europe—FDM, MJF, SLS, SLM, PolyJet, and LSPc under one roof—enabling customers to select the optimal process per part without managing multiple vendors. The KRAKEN hybrid system enables subtractive+additive manufacturing of parts up to 20 meters, addressing large-format industrial needs that no single-technology provider can serve.
How They Differentiate
Unlike commercial service bureaus (Materialise, Protolabs), Aitiip is a non-profit technology center that combines manufacturing services with deep R&D expertise and EU-funded innovation projects. Compared to other Spanish tech centers (AIMEN, Eurecat), Aitiip differentiates with the broadest single-site technology portfolio (7+ AM processes) and the proprietary KRAKEN large-format hybrid system. Multi-material coverage (polymer, metal, composite, ceramic) under one lab eliminates the multi-vendor coordination burden that industrial customers face when sourcing from specialized single-technology providers.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers in plastics, automotive, aerospace, and mould-making sectors requiring AM prototyping, low-volume production, material development, and hybrid manufacturing of large-format parts.
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Aerospace; Plastics & Mould Making; Industrial Manufacturing; Composites
Competitors
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Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
11-50 employees per LinkedIn; 63 employees shown on LinkedIn page; "more than 25 years working for the most demanding companies across all sectors" per company website (as of ~2020).
Major Milestones
Founded as a non-profit technology center focused on moulds and plastic parts manufacturing; Expanded into additive manufacturing, accumulating 17+ years of AM experience; Developed the KRAKEN four-in-one hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing system (parts up to 20m) through 3-year European consortium; Established one of the largest multi-technology AM laboratories in Europe; Led the EU BARBARA project for bio-based composite materials development via FFF; Exhibited at Formnext 2025; Joined ADDIMAT and FEDIT networks