Sponsors

Additive-X supports university makerspaces with accessible, industry-relevant technologies that empower students, researchers, and staff to turn ideas into reality. Through solutions from Bambu Lab, EufyMake, and Formlabs, we help institutions create innovative environments for prototyping, product development, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary collaboration. From user-friendly desktop 3D printers for student projects to professional-grade resin printing for research and engineering applications, our technologies support a wide range of educational needs. Combined with training, implementation support, and expert guidance, we help universities maximise makerspace engagement, enhance practical learning, and equip students with skills aligned to modern manufacturing and design industries.

Autodesk Education empowers the next generation to design and make a better world for all. Through free access to industry-standard Design and Make technology, learning resources, and hands-on experiences, Autodesk helps students develop the skills needed to thrive in the future workforce. From product innovation and digital fabrication to sustainable design and AI-powered workflows, learners gain the tools to turn ideas into real-world solutions. Autodesk is proud to support UniMaker, celebrating creativity, collaboration, and the makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs shaping the future. Learn more at autodesk.com/education.

Filamentive is a UK-leading 3D printing filament brand supplying universities, makerspaces, and technical teams across the UK and beyond. Founded in Leeds in 2015, the company supports sustainable 3D printing with a range of recycled and bio-based materials — including PLA, PETg, ASA, and rPA12 -- for teaching and research use. Its latest ReFill format removes spool waste entirely, and its free PLA take-back scheme ensures 100% landfill diversion for returned 3Dprinting waste plastic. For institutions balancing budget pressure with environmental targets, Filamentive offers both sustainable material supply and recycling solutions.

University makerspaces come in all sizes, but they share the same headaches: keeping the 3D printers running, the queue fair, and students productive without over-worked technicians glued to every machine. Our cloud platform connects every FDM printer you own, whatever the brand, and puts them in one dashboard where students can slice and print from any device, whilst you manage print queues, approve jobs, track filament, and teach safe, fair access, effortlessly. Quotas, permissions, cloud-slicing, queueing, maintenance, filament management - whatever you need, we have it. Less chaos, more printing.