3D Hubs is
local 3D printing,
distributed manufacturing,
a community of makers,
the future of manufacturing,
3D printing around the corner,
the third industrial revolution,
seamless 3D printing,
3D printing in the cloud,
a future without over-production,
the marketplace for 3D printing,
the new kid on the block,
a global 3D printing community,
the new way we make things.
Radically changing how we make and distribute things
Digital manufacturing machines such as 3D printers are becoming the factories of the future. They enable consumer products to be made on-demand and much closer to their point of purchase, eliminating waste from overproduction and transport. 3D Hubs is accelerating this future by giving everyone direct access to 3D printers worldwide.
It’s time to disrupt manufacturing as we know it and open up the promise of 3D Printing to the world.
Providing over 1 Billion people access to 3D printing
We founded 3D Hubs out of frustration that the industry was not delivering on the promise of 3D printing to decentralize manufacturing.
In 2013 we started our mission to connect all 3D printers globally into one online platform and make them locally accessible. Today, we’re already providing over one Billion people with access to 3D printing within 10 miles of their home.
Connecting our global production network
The 3D Hubs online platform provides the easiest way to bring designs to life by offering local 3D print production in under two days. We check the user’s digital design and our matchmaking algorithms present the best 3D print options for them.
Fairphone utilizes our network for faster and on-demand production of smartphone case designs.
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Thingiverse is the leading design community for discovering, making and sharing 3D printable things.
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Adobe integrated 3D Hubs as one of the preferred 3D Print solutions in their latest release of Photoshop.
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The world’s largest do-it-yourself platform added a Print with 3D Hubs button next to all 3D files posted by their DIY community.
Learn moreMore and more brands are offering 3D printing to their users by integrating Teleport, our 3D Printing API in their apps. Allowing them to send digital designs to nearby 3D printers with the click of a button.
Our investors
The team
3D Hubs was founded in 2013 by Dutch design engineers Bram and Brian. They both started their career at Freedom Of Creation in 2009, the pioneering company that was the first to use 3D printing to create actual end-products. After the acquisition by 3D Systems in 2011 they became involved in the design and launch of their new consumer platform.
Fast-forward to 2015: 3D Hubs has raised $4.5M in investments led by Balderton Capital and expanded the team to 35 people.