3DX Industries, Inc. (OTCID: DDDX) has announced the formation of its 3DX Advanced Systems Division, a new operating unit focused on artificial intelligence, robotics, product engineering and intelligent physical systems. The division is designed to broaden the company’s role in the product-development cycle by integrating technology development, engineering, prototyping, production planning, manufacturing, assembly and product delivery within a unified platform.
The move signals a strategic shift for the U.S.-based advanced manufacturing company, which currently provides metal additive manufacturing, industrial polymer additive manufacturing, precision CNC machining, design support, sourcing, finishing, assembly and production services. Rather than abandoning its manufacturing roots, 3DX intends to build additional value around them. “Our objective is not to move away from manufacturing. It is to build more value around the manufacturing capabilities we already have,” said Roger Janssen, President and CEO of 3DX Industries. “We want the ability to manufacture for our customers, participate more deeply in their product-development programs and, where the opportunity warrants it, develop or acquire technologies and products that can be commercialized through the 3DX platform.”
The new division is expected to pursue multiple avenues for growth. It may support outside technology companies through engineering, product-development and manufacturing services, enter strategic development and commercialization relationships, and evaluate opportunities to develop, license or acquire technologies and products that complement existing capabilities. This approach allows 3DX to participate at multiple stages of a product’s development—from concept and engineering through prototyping, manufacturing, assembly and commercial production—while creating opportunities for recurring production programs, longer-term technology relationships and, where appropriate, proprietary products and intellectual property.
The company’s current participation in the PHILL™ AI-enabled service robot pilot-production program exemplifies the type of opportunity 3DX sees at the intersection of product engineering, intelligent systems and advanced manufacturing. “The opportunity is in connecting digital intelligence with physical execution,” said Nicholas Coriano, Vice President of 3DX Industries. “Companies developing robotics, autonomous systems and other intelligent products require engineering, rapid prototyping, production knowledge, manufacturing and a practical path toward commercialization. Advanced Systems is intended to bring those capabilities together within 3DX.”
Initial priorities for the Advanced Systems Division include recruiting qualified AI, robotics and engineering leadership; expanding 3DX’s ability to support robotics, autonomous systems and intelligent-product programs from concept through production; developing reusable technology and engineering capabilities that can support multiple physical-product platforms; evaluating strategic technology acquisitions, intellectual property, licensing opportunities and development partnerships; and evaluating proprietary and partnered products that complement 3DX’s manufacturing capabilities and provide a practical path toward commercialization. The company is currently evaluating potential leadership, technology, intellectual-property and product-development opportunities that complement the new division.
“The formation of Advanced Systems gives 3DX a framework for expanding from manufacturing individual components into broader engineering, production and technology programs,” Janssen added. “We believe the combination of advanced manufacturing and intelligent systems creates opportunities for 3DX to participate in a larger portion of the value created as new physical technologies move from development into production.”
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