Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a sophisticated manufacturing options for ultra-high precision functions supplier, has reportedly achieved a 30% progress in gross sales in 2023. BMF additionally secured $23 million in Collection D funding, launched in new markets, and expanded its San Diego Analysis Institute (SDRI) – rising to 200+ crew members and serving greater than 1,800 firms worldwide.
BMF’s progress is grounded in its distinctive, excessive precision and micro decision 3D printing expertise – Projection Micro Stereolithography (PμSL) – which leverages mild, customizable optics, a high-quality motion platform, and managed processing expertise to provide the very best precision on the 2μm scale. The corporate is targeted on figuring out distinctive functions for this expertise utilizing new supplies corresponding to BMF MED and Mechnano’s Formula1µ to assist propel innovation throughout industries.
“Amid a difficult financial atmosphere on each a worldwide stage and for the 3D printing trade, we’re very happy with the progress made during the last yr to assist our clients push the boundaries on what is feasible with our expertise. And whereas quite a lot of this success is because of sturdy execution from our crew, a lot of it’s based mostly on our product-market focus and the truth that we’re constructing a high-value, differentiated enterprise,” mentioned John Kawola, CEO of Boston Micro Fabrication.
Entry into dental markets: Ultrathineer
In 2023, BMF entered the dental market with the launch of Ultrathineer, the world’s thinnest beauty dental veneers. Beauty veneers are presently pressed or milled, and intrusive preparation and grinding are often required to make sure match. With Ultrathineer, this grinding is minimized or eradicated – creating a greater expertise for sufferers with much less time-intensive procedures for dentists.
This product is a part of the corporate’s technique to determine and develop high-value functions the place its expertise platform can add distinctive worth. Testing and growth have been going effectively, with clearance from the US Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) anticipated by mid-2024.
“Small elements requiring very excessive ranges of precision are tough to prototype and manufacture, and we’re persevering with to deal with segments of the manufacturing and design market that might not be doable by means of different strategies,” mentioned Kawola. “3D printing is a robust device right here, and we’re persevering with to uncover new functions for our expertise.”
San Diego Analysis Institute
In 2023, BMF additionally started analysis at its San Diego Analysis Institute, a brand new analysis and growth heart in San Diego, California, that has been fashioned particularly to develop and incubate end-product concepts which can be uniquely enabled by BMF’s micro-3D manufacturing platform.
The primary initiative underway is the event of next-generation lab-on-chip constructions that leverage the distinctive benefits of micro-3D printing for cell and tissue cultures. Whereas the idea of a lab-on-a-chip was first launched over 20 years in the past, this new chip introduces a vascularized platform for drug discovery and beauty testing. SDRI goals to revolutionize these industries by means of its ongoing analysis and growth of latest manufacturing strategies and superior capabilities for these constructions.
