#3DStartup: Replique on 3D Printing Secure Spare Parts

As 3D printing becomes more and more popular, large companies are trying to find ways to test the technologies. However, investing in machines can be expensive, especially when your workforce is not trained in additive manufacturing. Luckily, there are other solutions, like our 3D printing startup of the month for July, Replique. The 3D printing platform is designed for end-to-end industrial 3D printing and hopes to make 3D printing more accessible to companies worldwide. And the demand is clear, already the company has worked with large OEMs such as Miele and Siena Garden, among others. To learn more about how the platform works, we sat down with Henrike Wonneberger, one of the founders and the COO of Replique.

3DN: Could you introduce yourself and Replique?

Sure. My name is Henrike Wonneberger, and I am one of the founders and the COO of Replique, the end-to-end 3D printing platform that offers OEMs a secure and efficient way of providing parts anytime, anywhere. My academical and professional background lies in chemistry and business administration, and I previously worked in different positions in BASF ranging from R&D to business build-up to digital business model innovation. In fact, my connection and fascination for 3D printing came through the idea of being able to shift spare parts from a physical to a digital inventory and being able to rethink supply chain for these parts. 3D printing with the freedom to build all kinds of geometry in different materials purely from data is very powerful!

Henrike Wonnberger, one of the co-founders of Replique as well as its COO

Replique was founded during my time in the digitization department of BASF. We saw the need for a new solution in spare part business that solves typical problems such as long lead times, high minimum order quantities and supply chain disruptions. Our idea was to digitize and produce spare parts on demand so that they are available anytime and anywhere. To realize this vision, Replique started its journey in Chemovator GmbH, the internal venture builder of BASF, in early 2020. Replique helps OEMs to shift parts from a physical to a digital inventory and thereby build a flexible and robust supply chain for those parts. As an end-to-end solution, we support our customers along the entire value chain, including design, technology and material selection, digital warehousing, and secure decentralized manufacturing.