On Wednesday 4th June 2025 the TCT Awards ceremony introduced collectively probably the most revolutionary minds within the 3d printing business for an evening of additive excellence. The winners of 11 know-how and purposes awards had been introduced, alongside the winner of the Ladies in 3D Printing Innovator Award, the Sanjay Mortimer Rising Star Award and 4 new Inductees to the distinguished TCT Corridor of Fame.
After a busy first day at TCT 3Sixty, the UK’s definitive and most influential 3D printing and additive manufacturing occasion, company loved a three-course black-tie dinner, drinks and galvanizing awards ceremony hosted by comic Mark Watson.
Held on the nationwide Convention Centre, Birmingham, the night time introduced collectively over 200 additive manufacturing business professionals to have a good time business achievements in know-how innovation, and pioneering purposes from the final 12 months.
Of the night, Duncan Wooden, CEO of TCT Group, mentioned: “This night time of celebration is all the time a spotlight of the 12 months, and tonight was no exception. We had some distinctive winners this night showcasing the height of what’s attainable with these applied sciences. I used to be particularly privileged to introduce our 4 new TCT Corridor of Fame inductees, all of whom have gone above and past to advance and advocate for this business.”
The Platinum Sponsor for the night time was ASTM Worldwide, who kicked off the night with a pertinent speech highlighting the potential nonetheless to return with these applied sciences. The night time was additionally sponsored by Gold Sponsor Massivit, and our two Silver sponsors 3T AM and Globus Metallic Powders.
This 12 months’s awards recognised a mess of achievements and excellent contributions to the 3D printing and additive manufacturing sector.
The eleven class awards have a good time key know-how developments, in addition to the all-important purposes and use-cases of those applied sciences throughout totally different business verticals. Winners and extremely counseled finalists of the TCT Awards are chosen by a number of over twenty business consultants from the TCT Advisory Board who make up the judging panel.
4 new inductees to the TCT Corridor of Fame had been additionally introduced. The Corridor of fame is a prestigious accolade which celebrates these members of the additive manufacturing neighborhood who’ve made a optimistic, important and long-term affect on the business.
2025 TCT Corridor of Fame Inductees
Neil Hopkinson – Inventor of Excessive Velocity Sintering
Professor Neil Hopkinson invented the Excessive Velocity Sintering course of which has generated £1Bn+ in revenues for its licensees, considerably impacting the worldwide AM business.
Sheku Kamara – AM Researcher and Technical Advisor
Sheku Kamara, Dean of Utilized Analysis at MSOE, has superior additive manufacturing since 1996. His analysis has been pivotal in transferring AM know-how to {the marketplace}.
Todd Grimm – AM Marketing consultant, Author and Speaker
Todd Grimm, a 33-year veteran, is a distinguished advisor, author, and speaker in additive manufacturing, main T.A. Grimm & Associates to facilitate business success.
Wilhelm Meiners – Inventor of the PBF-LB/M course of
Wilhelm Meiners is the inventor of Metallic Laser Powder Mattress Fusion course of. Over 20 years on the Fraunhofer Institute he considerably contributed to the transition from speedy prototyping to AM.
The night time additionally celebrated our fifth Winner of the TCT Ladies in 3D Printing Innovator Award and the third inductee to the TCT SMF Rising Star Award:
TCT Sanjay Mortimer Basis Rising Star Award
Winner: Abigail Duckworth
Abigail Duckworth describes 3D printing as the primary outlet that allowed her creativity to run wild – and her work displays that superbly. Regardless of navigating the challenges of undiagnosed ADHD on the time, she didn’t simply be taught to make use of 3D printing – she excelled. Abigail pioneered analysis into the usage of lattice AM to assist arthritis instances throughout her undergraduate dissertation, resulting in a broadcast peer-reviewed paper.
TCT Ladies in 3D Printing Award – Sponsored by EOS
Winner: Jonné Messer, World Additive Manufacturing Lead at Ford Motor Firm
JONNÉ Messer is Ford’s international additive manufacturing lead with almost 30 years’ service remodeling Ford’s 3D printing capabilities, saving tens of millions of {dollars} yearly.
Lisa Block, Director of WI3DP, mentioned of the winner: “Essentially the most lovely factor we are going to ever witness is the celebration of vital work. Jonné Messer is a stupendous instance of what occurs if you find yourself dedicated to finishing that work in excellence. It was an honour to current her with the TCT WI3DP 2025 Innovator Award. Her accomplishments are nicely deserved, and I look ahead to extra ground-breaking developments sooner or later.”
The deserving winners and extremely counseled entries from every class had been:
TCT Aerospace & Defence Software Award – Sponsored by Fast + TCT
Winner: Mako Missile
Entrant: Lockheed Martin Company
Companions: Sintavia Company
By combining AM with Scorching Isostatic Urgent and answer warmth remedy, the Mako missile diminished manufacturing time by 79 weeks and prices by 90%. Our judges described the appliance as a perfect AM candidate.
Extremely Counseled: First ever steel 3D printer in house by Cranfield College
TCT Automotive & Rail Software Award – Sponsored by Additec 3D
Winner: WAAM Suspension Strut Tower
Entrant: BMW Group
Companions: MX3D
The WAAM suspension strut tower enabled superior stiffness-to-weight ratios and diminished tooling prices by 70%. Judges had been impressed with the usage of generative design to realize light-weight constructions and scale back lead instances.
Extremely Counseled: Championship-Profitable BTCC Inlet Plenum by Swindon Powertrain and Graphite Additive Manufacturing
TCT Shopper Product Software Award – Sponsored by Massivit
Winner: Kibu Headphones
Entrant: Kibu
Companions: Beaney Design, Batch.Works, Morrama
Over 70% of the Kibu headphones parts are 3D printed from recycled PLA, decreasing manufacturing prices to £5 per pair and slashing manufacturing time by 85%. The judges voted for this software because of the optimisations throughout sustainability, training, repairability and just-in-time manufacturing.
Extremely Counseled: The Mercado 3®by BATS TOI and HP
TCT Artistic Software Award – Sponsored by TCT Journal
Winner: Simulation Ebook For The Blind
Entrant: Yuan Bin’s Scientific Analysis Workforce
Companions: Nanchang Institute of Know-how, Youth Volunteers Affiliation of Youngxiu county, Disabled individual Federation of Yongxiu county, Expertise Bureau of Jiujiang Metropolis
Harnessing the precision of 3D printing, this innovation brings tactile studying to the visually impaired by creating stereo picture fashions that surpass conventional 2D Braille books. Judges described the appliance as an superior initiative and really worthwhile use of 3D printing.
Extremely Counseled: Scarce Metropolis by Singapore Institute of Know-how
{Hardware} Award – Non-Polymer Techniques – Sponsored by ASTM
Winner: hybrd.AM for reducing instruments
Entrant: additiveStream4D GmbH
Companions: AMF clamping Techniques, 3T additive manufacturing Ltd
Designed for retrofitting, Hybrid AM for reducing instruments integrates standard machining with laser powder mattress fusion to scale back manufacturing instances by as much as 50%. Judges consider the product to be very promising and doubtlessly revolutionary in overcoming obstacles regarding the industrialisation of steel 3D printing.
Extremely Counseled: Grenzebach Twin Setup Station – EOS Version by EOS
TCT {Hardware} Award – Polymer techniques Award – Sponsored by Lux Yours
Winner: Zeus Hybrid Robotic Cell
Entrant: Fast Fusion
Companions: Xtrution B.V, Ai Construct, Adaxis, KUKA
Merging AM and CNC post-processing, the Zeus Hybrid Robotic Cell achieves a throughput of 17.2 kilograms per hour and delivers distinctive power-to-weight ratio. Judges consider the platform presents the correct amount of hybridisation and drives flexibility within the office.
Extremely Counseled: AO Backpack for M3 by Carbon
TCT Healthcare Software Award – Sponsored by Med-Tech Insights
Winner: Ceramic Jaw Implant
Entrant: Lithoz GmbH
Companions: Agensmed GmbH, BTI Biotechnology Institute, Kepler College Hospital, Medical College of Vienna, Profactor
A medical first, the 3D printed ceramic subperiosteal jaw implant eliminates bone grafts, reduces therapeutic time by 75% and demonstrates a direct enchancment of life. Judges consider the appliance exhibits one of the best of 3D printing’s capabilities.
Extremely Counseled: Mimics Enlight CMF by Materialise
TCT Industrial Product Software Award – Sponsored by JEOL
Winner: Bespoke Porosity Ceramic Membranes
Entrant: Lithoz GmbH
Companions: Evove Ltd
Lithoz and Evove have crafted the primary solely 3D printed ceramic membranes, decreasing CO2 emissions by 80% and rising manufacturing yield five-fold. Judges commented that this software, with sustainability at its core, confirmed AM at its highest.
Extremely Counseled: 3D Mechatronic Built-in Gadgets by Cubicure
TCT Supplies Award – Sponsored by Additive Manufacturing Options
Winner: Lignin-based Carbon and Graphite
Entrant: Carbon Forest Merchandise Ltd
Companions: Birmingham College
Pioneering the usage of lignin as a carbon feedstock, this undertaking introduces the primary powder-based 3D printed carbon and graphite parts. Judges described the undertaking as revolutionary and actually revolutionary, with the event reducing reliance on fossil-based supplies.
Extremely Counseled: DirectPowder™ Course of for Copper AM by Metallic Powder Works
TCT Publish-Processing Award – Sponsored by TCT Japan
Winner: DLyte TurboFlow
Entrant: GPAINNOVA
Companions: DryLyte, TEG
DLyte TurboFlow enhances AM ending by making use of DryLyte with superior fluid and particle circulation to ensures uniform floor ending with out measurement, weight or fixture constraints. It has been described by judges as a high-end answer to a really costly downside.
Extremely Counseled: Benchtop PP Vapour Smoothing by Additive Manufacturing Applied sciences
TCT Software program Award – Sponsored by TCT Asia
Winner: Fringe Qualification
Entrant: Part 3D
Fringe qualification supplies monitoring and evaluation to allow high quality management administration throughout total fleets of steel AM machines from a central dashboard, with judges impressed with the software program’s use of real-time knowledge to assist the transition from prototyping to quantity manufacturing.
Extremely Counseled: e-Stage for Metallic + by Materialise
