What is the future of manufacturing?
Our Mission
Try, fail, succeed big times!
Valder Technologies Ltd. is a totally independent spin off of the Valder Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH, an injection molding company in Germany. Our sole purpose is to explore the Industry 4.0 and Digital Manufacturing Economy with a startup perspective. We are the so called Mittelstand in Germany.
Digital Lab
We manufacture with plastic since 1958.
We develop with code since 2010.
We are and always have been huge fans of inventions. We are used to be servant to those brave enough to have them. Now, we become innovators ourselves. Our digital laboratory is located in Berlin, one of the most vibrant startup hubs in Europe.
Ideas
We focus on ideas around injection molding, supply chain management and industry 4.0.
Lean Startup Methodology
Coming from lean manufacturing, we are true believers in the lean startup methodology.
Ship
We are used to “ship” just in time and do it now continuously with code.
The community
Something was missing.
Why was there no real connection between the modern startup scene, the disruptive inventor community, and the traditional manufacturing industry?
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Our Blog
We blog about our events, ideas and innovation around manufacturing.
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This is our second recap of a makers & manufacturers – tech – meetup (m3) in Berlin. m3 is the leading community in Europe where we can geek out about #manufacturing, and one of the few events where you certainly meet makers & manufactures, and by far the most diverse group in this industry, definitely […]
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Recap – m3 – How to Invent To Manufacture In Germany.
The whole community met again! ð Last Thursday, the 28th of July, we met for the 7th m3 event at the incredible FabLab Berlin to exchange about inventing and manufacturing in Germany. m3 stands for makers & manufacturers – tech – meetup, and at this edition we had by far the most manufacturers in the audience! […]
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Drones. The Manufacture & The Business
Join us for an evening of networking and discussion around drones (UAVs), the manufacture thereof, and how businesses can apply them. Imagine a future with docking ports attached to buildings & drones flying around delivering all sorts of goods. Or, are we going to see drones more in rural areas and working the fields? Will […]
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(619) 919-9494
Donât be the âfool” who walks around with an idea only. Be the inventor with entrepreneurial chuzpe who walks around with several prototypes: the first and super ugly prototype, the nice and polished prototype, and the exciting new one that looks even worse ;-). a) But how do you go about it? b) Do you outsource […]
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This was another of our high-focus meetups for the intersection of making and manufacturing “things”. We met Wednesday the 29th of June at the new WeWork co-working space in Berlin to discuss how car startups are done in Germany. As always, m3 stands for makers & manufacturers meetup, and we had a wide variety of talents […]
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Then join us for our 6th m3 event in Berlin to discuss these and many more questions reg. car startups. Event Link ————————- Fact: One in every five cars worldwide carries a German brand. Source: VDA 2015 Question: Does this make Germany the ideal platform for car startups? Will the next Tesla(s) launch from Germany? Fact: 21 […]
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What chances have automobile startups & manufactures in Berlin?
Can it be beneficial to start an automobile startup outside the typical automobile manufacturing clusters? If there is no existing supply chain nearby, and because of that, little to no politics during âlunch time”, in the sense of – no binding & complicated relationships between companies which can stop or crumble free thinking innovation, how […]
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Choosing a contract manufacturer for your small batch manufacture needs careful consideration and is not something to be undertaken lightly. You must be sure you have found a reliable partner with the skills to deliver what you need, on time every time. If the process is to go smoothly it is important to get answers […]
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Why plastic is better than metal for manufacturers
When it comes to manufacturing parts metal has traditionally been the material of choice, but over the last 50 years plastic engineering technology has moved on and there are now solid reasons to consider plastic as a first choice. It is a common misconception that plastic parts are of inferior quality to metal. This is not […]
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Hymn on Technical Buyers If you want to have a great product there are three things you need, and everyone in manufacturing knows it. All great products are based on creativity, love, and plastic ;-). Every well established product we know today started life as an innovation. It may have been invented decades ago, but […]
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If you are beginning a new collaboration with a manufacturer (in our case with an injection moulding company) you probably intend building a long-term mutually beneficial business relationship with them. For that collaboration to work you have to approach the relationship right from the start. Researching injection moulding companies online never tells you what you […]
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Improving the buying process for custom made injection moulded parts Sourcing suppliers for a new product is certainly a time-consuming process. What should be the least amount of time that you should invest to feel secure that you have found the best option? When you need custom injection moulded parts, you could easily spend days […]
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What Raspberry Pi’s success says about manufacturing in the UK
News commentators have been lamenting the decline in UK manufacturing for the last fifty years, but is the picture really as bad as some would have us believe? Manufacturing in the UK has certainly changed over that time period, but it hasn’t died, it has evolved into something fresh and original. One recent success story […]
Investing
Are you inventing technology for the industry 4.0 or software for the digital manufacturing economy? We would love to hear from you! We plan to invest in 1-3 startups per year.
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