Prodways Group

Prodways Group is a French group that offers industrial and professional 3D printing, from design through to production. Its companies cover software, machines, materials, parts and services. The group also makes its own dental and ceramic printers. It is based in Paris, France.

Group companies

• Initial: a design and production centre for parts, created in 1991 as an early rapid prototyping firm.
• Creabis: a German 3D printing specialist founded in 2011 that focuses on series production of plastic parts.
• Earow: a combined brand of Interson, Protac and Auditech that makes custom hearing protection and prosthetic tips for audiologists and industry.
• ScientiFeet and Podo3D: a MedTech start-up that uses 3D printing for podiatrists, with SteadySole added to improve the daily comfort of workers.
• Prodways Printers: develops and produces industrial printers in dental and ceramic ranges based on MOVINGLight DLP technology.
• DeltaMed: more than 25 years of making products for technical and medical applications.

Markets served

The site says the group works with clients in all sectors on series production, and names healthcare, luxury and watchmaking as areas where additive manufacturing is taken up. It describes staff in three countries and a value chain that runs from software to finished parts. A podiatrist testimonial on the site describes a move from manual fabrication to 3D printing.

Key facts

• Based in: Paris, France
• Products: dental and ceramic 3D printers using MOVINGLight DLP technology, plus industrial parts production
• Markets: clients across the world, in all sectors