JUNO.AM, your partner from concept to scale production

Since the earliest days of additive manufacturing, 3D printing services have played a central role in the advancement and adoption of the technology. Not only by giving customers access to a host of cutting-edge technologies they might not be able to afford to bring in-house, but also through access to specialized skills and knowledge that have helped end users realize the full potential of 3D design and 3D prints. Without services, it’s not clear how wide the adoption of AM would be today.

JUNO.AM epitomizes the vital role services have had in shaping AM’s growth and use cases. The Italian company, born from Studio Pedrini (est. 1983), is a Bologna-based mechanical design studio focused on packaging, food, biomedical and automotive industries. The company first embraced 3D printing in the early 2000s, leveraging its potential for industrial design, prototyping, and production. Today, JUNO.AM is a versatile additive manufacturing service, working with customers in various industries to design, prototype and manufacture products, as well as providing additional support, like tailor-made training and service agreements, to OEMs interested in scaling further in-house or at JUNO.AM’s facility.

From design to full-scale production

At its facility just outside the historic city of Bologna, JUNO.AM’s 3D printing production department (known as J|3DPrint) houses a selection of additive manufacturing systems as well as necessary auxiliary equipment. Presently, the company operates Digital Light Synthesis (DLS), MultiJet Fusion (MJF), Polyjet, laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and fused deposition modeling (FDM) machines. This variety all in one place enables it to match customer applications to the right technology as well as to easily transition between early prototypes to finished products.   

The AM service’s biggest differentiator among other AM services is its expert team, which is backed by decades of experience in mechanical design. Specifically, JUNO.AM is known for its futuristic design style, which emphasizes function, ergonomics and aesthetics. As the company says: “Our team of creatives and designers works in synergy with planners and engineers to dedicate the necessary stylistic attention to each project, guaranteeing original lines and disruptive results.”

With these design skills in-house, JUNO.AM can offer a holistic product industrialization service that supports customers from the beginning of their product journeys and enables them to maximize the benefits of AM, such as reduced time-to-market and optimized performance. It’s worth mentioning that JUNO.AM also conducts thorough quality checks and testing to ensure final parts are up to the highest standard. You don’t have to take their word for it either: JUNO.AM’s longstanding partnerships with leading industrial firms, many of which have lasted from the Studio Pedrini days, demonstrate the service’s commitment to its customers and their products.

Custom AM solutions for diverse industries

Every year, JUNO.AM collaborates with partners across automation, handling, mobility, healthcare, design and many other sectors, developing an extraordinary range of applications. From rigid housings to flexible components, from aesthetic prototypes to functional end-use parts, the team addresses hundreds of cases through advanced design tools and rapid production workflows.

Using platforms like Carbon Design Engine and DLS technology, JUNO.AM delivers tailored solutions in high-performance materials such as EPU 46, EPX 82, and many others on request. These options cover both soft and rigid variants, with full color customization, enabling the creation of anything from foam-like structures to durable industrial pieces.

After the design phase, prototypes are ready within just a few days and move quickly into scaled production. JUNO.AM is able to manufacture hundreds of components and deliver them rapidly. In the end, a 3D printed part is often not only easier to integrate, but also more durable and visually refined than many traditionally manufactured alternatives. JUNO.AM channels its design expertise and in-house production capabilities into any kind of solution its clients may require.

Investing in the future

As it continues to work as a service for customers from various industries, JUNO.AM also has its fingers in other pies. For example, through its J|Supply division, the company offers Master of Service Agreements (MSA) to customers interested in leveraging high-volume production. In this case, JUNO.AM can dedicate a 3D printer (or printers) at its facility to a customer’s production or install and maintain a machine at the customer’s own facility, effectively providing the expertise to run an AM production line in-house. 

“An MSA allows you to establish a framework contract that governs the regular supply of parts and components produced using additive technologies, offering advantages in terms of operational continuity, cost optimization, and production scalability,” the company says. “This paradigm opens up new opportunities for companies looking to integrate 3D printing as an integral part of their supply chain.” 

Moreover, JUNO.AM is continuously investigating and investing in new game-changing technologies with the aim of making AM design and production more efficient and more accessible. Via its J|Future division, the company is directly involved in a number of future-thinking initiatives, including the Bi-Rex competence center in Bologna, the Center for Aided and Intelligent Manufacturing (CAIMAN) university research group, Clust-ER Meccatronica Motoristica (Er Motor Mechatronics) in Emilia-Romagna’s “motor valley”, and 3FESTO, a startup that develops hardware and software solutions to increase 3D printing efficiency.

3FESTO in particular is developing solutions based on challenges faced by AM experts. One such solution is the ANY3DP application suite, which facilitates the integration of industrial 3D printing systems with other production elements for more frictionless and more predictable AM workflows.

Overall, JUNO.AM brings years of mechanical design experience to the world of AM services, delivering critical, optimized components for industrial machinery systems, racing motorcycles, devices and electronics, vintage cars, bicycles and much, much more.