• Exeter-based technology specialistRapid Fusionhas achieved a new milestone, exceeding £2 million in revenue for the first time in its three-year history. • The company, operating from a £750,000 advanced demonstration facility at Sky Park, has seen increasing demand for its large-format additive manufacturing systems, with domestic and international orders for its Apollo, Zeus, and Medusa product lines. • The company’s growth reflects a focus on practical, application-driven 3D printing. • Founder Jake Hand explained that Rapid Fusion prioritizes solutions that create functional manufacturing parts rather than experimental, one-off prints. • “There has been a lot of disruptors entering the 3D printing world and promising to print lots of one-off, unrealistic products that don’t really make commercial sense. • We’ve instead looked at how we build our solutions so they are 100% focused on creating usable manufacturing parts that will go into automotive, aerospace and, increasingly, into military and life-saving applications.” Strong sales of the company’s core robotic systems-designed, developed, and built entirely in the UK-have provided the foundation for Rapid Fusion to accelerate the deployment of its latest innovation: Cerberus.
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- Exeter-based technology specialist Rapid Fusion has achieved a new milestone, exceeding £2 million in revenue for the first time in its three-year history. The company, operating from a £750,000 advanced demonstration facility at Sky Park, has seen increasing demand for its large-format additive manufacturing systems, with domestic and international orders for its Apollo, Zeus, and Medusa product lines. The company’s growth reflects a focus on practical, application-driven 3D printing. Founder Jake Hand explained that Rapid Fusion prioritizes solutions that create functional manufacturing part
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