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Football Mania Sweeps Materialise during Football Championships

On an average day, the surroundings of the Materialise headquarters are a green oasis of tranquility. But on this fateful Friday, the air in the normally quiet corridors thrummed with suppressed energy. By 5 o’clock, it was no use any more – football mania had officially taken over. It was time for the Materialise Football Tournament of 2018.

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Hitting New Heights: Run4Benin 2018 Raises More Money Than Ever

Every spring, we start raising funds for an initiative particularly close to our hearts: the Benin Summer School. This year, our software department challenged the company to raise the ambitious amount of 10,000€ - and even introduced some friendly competition in pitting Materialise headquarters against all our offices combined. So if we were going to be successful, it was clear that we couldn’t just stick to the traditional Run4Benin, the race we run each year to raise money for Benin.

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PTC Presents Project with Materialise at Formnext 2017

PTC, a leading CAD/CAM and PLM company, presented advancements in 3D Printing related to their recently announced CREO 5 at the Materialise booth at formnext today.

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Meet Our Modular Toy Robot at the Family of the Future Event

On November 8, we will be taking part in the Family of the Future, an event organized by Flam3D. It will showcase the state-of-the-art in 3D printing technology, including an overview of available technologies and how they can add value to a variety of different industries. And among the displays will be a 3D-printed toy robot, designed and produced by Materialise!

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Dream Big in 3Dimensions: Materialise China Hosts Focus Day

Last week, it was time for the third edition of Materialise China’s Focus Day! This year’s edition was called “Dream Big in 3Dimensions”; a two-day event uniting high-end speakers from different industries, and over 200 visitors who ranged from customers and partners to industrial players interested in the possibilities of Additive Manufacturing. Read on to get a taste of how the event went.

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Family Day Celebrates New Building at Materialise Headquarters

Last weekend it was time for a celebration close to the hearts of everyone at Materialise. Not only did we open our brand-new fourth building – we held a big party to celebrate it! Read all about Family Day in this blog post.

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Going Green for Car-Free Day!

At Materialise, we’re always looking for new ways to make our mission statement a reality. So in the interest of creating a better and healthier world, we joined Car-Free Day! From 16-22 September, the “Week van de Mobiliteit” or, Mobility Week, takes place in Belgium. It’s an entire week filled with events and initiatives aimed at encouraging environmentally friendly travel – and we’re proud to say we took part.

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Two Teams, One Goal: Going the Extra Mile for 3D Printing

Materialise employees never hesitate to go the extra mile. Two of our teams from Munich and Bremen recently took the chance to participate at their local B2RUN, running a total of 6km.

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The Materialise Football Championships 2017: Drums, Pom Poms and Ancient Rivalries

Last week the Materialise Football Championships took place, with no less than 17 matches between different departments. And archnemeses Real Magics and Medical United faced off once again…

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Bringing Together the Team at Materialise Malaysia: Musical Chairs Edition

Beginning this year, we held a co-creation exercise where our people managers were invited to work out the focus of their development among the six leadership competencies. Team activation was one of the needs that the group identified, and we chose a beautiful day in April to have our first People Manager Team Building.

Here’s how the day looked like!

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