2026 Supporters

The two industry leaders in 3D-technology events, SME and Rapid News Publications, team up to produce the annual RAPID + TCT event. They are provided key promotional support by their media publications.

RAPID +TCT Event Advisors are pivotal in assisting SME and TCT with developing and implementing the RAPID + TCT event. This advisory team represents a broad base of the AM industry to help us build a world-class event and conference that educates and inspires all participants, no matter the stage of their career or the size of their business.

At RAPID + TCT, leading companies invest as Event Sponsors to champion innovation in additive manufacturing. Their support allows them to connect directly with attendees and showcase their latest technologies to a targeted audience.

Collaboration is at the heart of RAPID + TCT, and the event’s ties to academic institutions are just part of what keep it on the cutting edge of manufacturing advancement. Thank you to these exemplary organizations for their partnership!

In coordination with SME and Rapid News Publications, Ltd., these industry partners will play a key role in designing RAPID + TCT 2025. Each of them will curate a panel in the SME Theater with over 60 industry leading organizations represented in all. As forerunners, these partners were strategically invited to participate to foster greater industry collaboration, standardization, diversity, innovation, thought leadership and growth.

RAPID + TCT’s Media Sponsors are influential publications or organizations within the manufacturing industry. By partnering with the event, these Media Sponsors leverage their reach to promote RAPID + TCT to a wider audience.