{"id":32,"date":"2025-04-02T09:21:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tenco-ddm.com\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-06-04T20:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:28:49","slug":"about-tenco-ddm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/about-tenco-ddm\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Hybrid Manufacturing Partner in Benelux \u2014 Additive Manufacturing & Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Hybrid Manufacturing Partner in Benelux \u2014 Additive Manufacturing & Beyond<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

About<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Tenco offers hybrid manufacturing services, leveraging the benefits of Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) and combining them with other techniques and services. machining, vacuum casting, and post-processing under one roof \u2014 giving engineering teams a single, reliable partner from first concept to full series production.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This is how we take Additive Manufacturing beyond series production.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Why Tenco?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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  • Tenco specialises in complex manufacturing challenges where technical and economic feasibility are carefully considered and balanced,<\/li>\n
  • We combine Additive Manufacturing with other manufacturing techniques, enabling us to offer unique and optimal solutions,<\/li>\n
  • We offer high-quality, customer-specific post-processing capabilities,<\/li>\n
  • Our dedicated assembly services enables us to deliver ready-to-use components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    A brief history<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2008<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Founded as Tenco-Proto, focusing on high-end prototyping and finishing techniques (mostly in thermo-forming and technical coatings)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2012<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Investing in the first 3D printing machines (Large frame DLP) to produce industrial parts, marking a significant shift towards additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2014<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Implementing a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform to streamline production management by consolidating multiple data streams into a single platform, thereby enhancing efficiency in end-use 3D printed parts across various industries.<\/p>\n

    Rebranded to Tenco DDM (Direct Digital Manufacturing) and officially registered as a company with focus on serial production.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2015<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    The first company in Europe to apply Digital Light Processing (DLP) for series production, partnering with Henkel as their first European Loctite partner for industrial applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Tenco is one of the founders of FLAM3D, a non-for-profit organisation aiming to promote 3D printing and bring both suppliers and customers together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2017<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Investing in two large SLA machines (one of the largest available at that time), enabling Tenco to deliver clear parts for serial production.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Tenco demonstrates the capability to produce 3D-printed parts with quality comparable to injection moulding. This advancement opened new markets, particularly for series productions up to 2,000 units, offering cost-effective solutions without the need for expensive moulds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Tenco introduces Hybrid Manufacturing in its business proposition to emphasise its focus on serial production and complex projects in manufacturing. Combined with high-end post-processing and assembly services, Tenco creates a unique position amongst service providers within the Additive Manufacturing market.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6895,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/6895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenco-ddm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}