Mizuho Bank invests 3.5mil in 3D printing startup 3DEO to upscale Japanese manufacturing
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Masahiko Kato) has made an investment of USD 3.5 million in 3DEO, Inc. (Head Office: California, USA), a company engaged in the development of metal 3D printers, the design and development of functional metal parts, and the contract manufacturing of metal parts. This investment was carried out through Mizuho Bank's Transition Investment Facility. 3DEO, founded in 2016, is a startup based in California that offers comprehensive services for the design and manufacturing of metal parts in small to medium lots, using its proprietary production process technology, “Intelligent Layering”. The company aims to expand the applications for its high-precision metal parts, which are manufactured using metal 3D printers developed in-house, and its innovative metal parts, which are based on its extensive expertise in design for additive manufacturing (DfAM),2 into a wide range of areas, such as aerospace, medical and healthcare, and semiconductors. In Japa...