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Danfoss sees great potential in the technology and supports the Danish Championship in 3D printing at FoodTech
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Danfoss is participating with several apprentices in the Danish Championship in 3D Printing, and the company has high expectations for the competition. The apprentices themselves also see exciting prospects in the championship, which brings together some of the country's most skilled vocational school students. The Danish Championship in 3D Printing takes place at FoodTech, which is held at MCH Messecenter Herning, Denmark, from 27-29 October 2026.
Groundbreaking 3D technologies take centre stage when FoodTech provides the setting for a 3D area featuring both an exhibition and the Danish Championship in 3D Printing. Here, visitors can learn more about how innovative 3D technologies can help shape the food industry of the future, while also having the opportunity to network with a wide range of key players from across the food industry.
Not least, the 3D area also hosts this year's Danish Championship in 3D Printing, which is aimed at vocational school students from across the country. The participant list includes several apprentices from Danfoss, which is largely attributable to the fact that the company sees the competition as an important opportunity for young people in training.
- For us, apprentice training is about more than professional training. We want to develop curious and innovative employees who dare to think differently, and the Danish Championship in 3D Printing gives the apprentices the opportunity to test their skills, express their creativity and learn from others. It is important that young people encounter technologies such as 3D printing already during their education, because future skilled workers must be able to combine craftsmanship and digital understanding and translate concrete needs into solutions that create value in practice, explains Kim Sørensen, Supervisor & Apprenticeship Manager, Danfoss Drives, who also puts into words what makes 3D technologies relevant to industry:
- 3D printing is already an integrated part of everyday life in many areas of our production, including for prototypes, customised tools and aids. The technology makes it possible to quickly develop, test and improve solutions and thereby reduce both development time and resource consumption. Going forward, we see significant potential in the interaction between new technology and human skills, where skilled workers will play a central role in developing smarter, more efficient and more sustainable production solutions.
Short Path from Idea to Physical Solution
Among the Danfoss apprentices participating in the Danish Championship in 3D Printing is data technician apprentice Alexander Colmorn, who already has extensive experience with 3D technologies.
- For me, the most exciting thing about 3D printing is the short path from idea to physical solution. I can draw something on the computer, print a prototype and quickly find out whether the idea works in practice. If something does not fit, I change the model and try again. Among other things, I have printed housings for electronics, brackets, holders and special components. The technology is particularly interesting when you have a specific problem, because you can design exactly the solution you need yourself, says Alexander Colmorn, who is full of anticipation ahead of the Danish Championship in 3D Printing:
- 3D printing provides skills that extend far beyond the printer itself. You work with CAD design, materials and prototypes, and learn to design, test, identify errors and improve your solution. In fact, it is very similar to the way we work with software development. That is why I am also looking forward to the championship, where I hope to be challenged, see how others approach the tasks, and take new ideas home with me. At the same time, the competitive element provides extra motivation to find the best possible solution.
Three Intense Days
The Knowledge Centre for Automation and Technology, a national knowledge centre with Mercantec in Viborg as its host school, is co-organiser of the Danish Championship in 3D Printing, and here too there is excitement about the competition, which, from the centre's perspective, serves several important functions.
- The audience can look forward to three intense days, during which some of the country's most skilled vocational school students will compete in real-life tasks and demonstrate their technical skills, creativity and problem-solving abilities. Visitors can follow the entire process from design to finished solution. The Danish Championship in 3D Printing is also important because the students gain experience with the latest technologies within additive manufacturing, where there will be strong demand for skilled workers. In this way, the competition helps build a bridge between education and the business community, states Troels Høyrup Nepper, Project Manager, Knowledge Centre for Automation and Technology.
He highlights an event for the apprentices' companies, which takes place on Thursday at FoodTech, where the companies will be shown what their apprentices can do with additive manufacturing, and how far it is possible to get in a relatively short time. Read more at uk.foodtech.dk.
Energy and Inspiration
The FoodTech team is also looking forward to the Danish Championship in 3D Printing and is pleased to welcome both exhibitors and competition participants.
- 3D technologies hold significant potential for the food industry, and at FoodTech we want to bring the latest technology closer to the industry. The Danish Championship in 3D Printing is a strong example of how new solutions and talented young skilled workers go hand in hand, while the competition also brings additional energy and inspiration to FoodTech. We look forward to three days during which companies, professionals and the next generation of specialists come together around technology, knowledge and development, says Jacob Rasmussen, Project Manager, FoodTech.
The Danish Championship in 3D Printing 2026 is organised by the Knowledge Centre for Automation & Technology, AM Learning Lab Herningsholm, Center For Industri and MCH Messecenter Herning. The participants come from the following five educational programmes: industrial technician, toolmaker, automation technician, technical designer and data technician.
FoodTech takes place at MCH Messecenter Herning, Denmark, from 27-29 October 2026. Read more at uk.foodtech.dk.
About Danfoss Drives
Danfoss Drives in Gråsten is one of Denmark's largest electronics factories. The factory site covers 70,000 square metres and employs approximately 900 people. The factory produces variable frequency drives for controlling electric motors. The variable frequency drives contribute to reducing overall energy consumption and increasing efficiency in systems with electric motors.
