Altem Technologies, a Bangalore-based 3D printing technology company, was awarded the prestigious India SME 100 Award for 2013-14 in the IT/ITES segment. It is the first time that a company that is involved in 3D printing has been recognised for its efforts to promote the technology in the country.

Altem Technologies is among the 5 award winners from Karnataka and the only one from the IT/ITES segment for the state. There were several evaluation parameters, such as growth performance, innovation, financial soundness and international outlook for the award.

Commenting on the milestone, Prasad Rodagi, Founder Director - Altem Technologies (P) Ltd, said, "We're elated on Altem Technologies being chosen as among the top 100 SMEs in the country. The award is a testament to our success thus far and to the growing 3D technology market in India. We believe that Altem's efforts to promote and educate the people about 3D technology through efforts like printmyCAD.com, an experience platform for 3D Printing was one of the factors behind this award."

Sharath Chandra, Director, Sales - Altem Technologies (P) Ltd, said, "The wide applications of this technology can soon be predominant in various fields such as consumer goods, electronics, engineering, medical equipment, automobile, architecture, education, aerospace, defense, and design and art." We hope we can continue to build this industry and contribute to development of manufacturing and design in India with 3D printing."

3D Printing is bringing about the next industrial revolution, and Altem is leading the change by innovating new ideas to enable manufacturers and designers to realise their products faster and in an economical way.

Altem's initiative, printmyCAD.com is an attempt to help people experience the benefits of 3D printing in various designs without any charges. It helps highlight how 3D printing technologies have accelerated the design process and helped achieve new dimensions in creativity and manufacturing.

Altem's clients include leading Indian and global companies across diverse segments viz automobile, architecture, aerospace, defence, medical, consumer durables, electronics, academia, etc. The company, founded in 2011 by Mr Prasad Rodagi and his associates, is the industry leader and has been instrumental in popularising 3D printing technology to India. The company is chosen as a strategic vision partner for Stratasys Ltd, a leader in global 3D printing technology, in India and the pioneer value added reseller (VAR) for Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE PLM solutions in India.