3Diligent has announced it has now qualified nearly 250 digital manufacturing facilities and integrated them into its manufacturing network.
Spanning six continents and more than a dozen countries, 3Diligent has more than 1,200 machines at its disposal, supporting 3D printing, CNC machining, casting, and injection moulding processes. The company also boasts finishing and inspection technologies.
Headquartered in California, 3Diligent has sought to expand its reach across the globe, qualifying digital manufacturing facilities in locations close to where parts are consumed to reduce delivery time and shipping costs. The company works with companies in a host of industries, from automotive to energy and aerospace to healthcare, with services covering prototyping through production.
3Diligent has noticed a trend towards distributed manufacturing harnessing digital technologies and has positioned its business model in line with that. It wants to assist companies with on-demand spare parts and production runs, providing greater consistency, flexibility, and agility in their supply chains. The wide dispersion of qualified facilities is supplemented by a platform which enables the tracking and managing of workflows across the network.
“3Diligent provides companies a partner and ready-made fabrication network to deliver around the globe for their customers and their own internal operations,” commented Cullen Hilkene, CEO, 3Diligent. “This powerful combination of cutting-edge equipment, material breadth, geographic coverage, and consistent quality makes 3Diligent a category of one among distributed digital manufacturing companies.
“The promise and power of digital manufacturing – especially 3D printing – lies in its ability to quickly and easily get the same part made in different places using the same 3D design file. We are proud to have qualified and networked expert manufacturing partners around the world who are capable of making this vision of the future a reality.”