additive manufacturing support for research and R&D projects

Research teams often need physical artefacts quickly so they can test a hypothesis, validate a system or demonstrate progress to partners.

We support experimental printing, custom parts, test fixtures and material development where requirements are still evolving.

• experimental builds
• test rigs and fixtures
• prototype enclosures
• material trials
• Horizon Europe and European research project experience

MyPrintPod can work as a practical grant project partner for universities, research organisations, SMEs and innovation consortia that need additive manufacturing, sustainable material development or prototype manufacturing capability.

We can support funded projects by contributing design-for-additive-manufacturing expertise, experimental printing, material trials, demonstrator parts, low-volume production evidence and sustainability-focused manufacturing input.

Our experience includes Innovate UK funded work, circular manufacturing development, bio-derived material exploration and European research project activity.

The Innovate UK seaweed-derived additives grant (Ref: 10181560) demonstrates MyPrintPod's expertise in next-generation materials for additive manufacturing, including bio-derived additives, sustainable material formulations and lower-impact 3D printing material development.

• grant project partner for Innovate UK and collaborative R&D projects
• prototype and demonstrator manufacturing work packages
• sustainable additive manufacturing and circular material expertise
• next-generation additive manufacturing materials expertise
• technical evidence for reports, milestones and project reviews
• support for universities, SMEs and research-led consortia

MyPrintPod was supported by Innovate UK through the project "MyPrintPod - A zero-emission, circular-economy additive manufacturing cell" (Ref: 10074260), focused on circular manufacturing and sustainable production.

The project explored sustainable additive manufacturing, circular material use and lower-impact production models.

• Innovate UK funded project reference 10074260
• zero-emission additive manufacturing cell
• circular-economy production model
• sustainable material use and lower-impact manufacturing

Project reference 10181560, "Seaweed-derived additives for improved and more sustainable additive manufacturing materials", explored bio-derived additive approaches for improving additive manufacturing materials.

The work aligns with MyPrintPod's focus on sustainable material development, lower-impact production and circular manufacturing routes.

• Innovate UK funded project reference 10181560
• seaweed-derived additives
• more sustainable additive manufacturing materials
• bio-derived material development for 3D printing

We support exploratory work where the goal is to test process limits, validate new applications and develop better manufacturing approaches.

Alongside printing, material production capability can support custom material compositions, lower-carbon materials using biofillers, biodegradable polymer trials and blends with defined mechanical, visual or functional characteristics.

Everything is tested in real production conditions so insights translate into usable outcomes, not just lab results.

• process and parameter testing at real-world scale
• custom low-carbon material development
• biofilled and biodegradable material options
• tailored colours, finishes and performance characteristics
• rapid validation of circular manufacturing concepts