The 28-year-old founder has come a long way from starting the firm in his mom’s garage with a few small 3D printers to now working with 23 of the world’s leading hypercar projects, driving domestic and international sales past the £5m barrier in the process.
Business Growth and Investment in RYSE 3D
An impressive investment blueprint has also been signed off, which will see the business invest heavily in automation to achieve greater efficiencies and widen its capability.
He impressed judges - including Henrietta Brealey (CEO of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce), Abbie Vlahakis (CEO of Millennium Point), and Andrew Lovett (CEO of the Black Country Living Museum) - with his eye for innovation and his passion for disrupting the 3D printing world, proving this rapidly emerging discipline can be used to manufacture production parts in low to medium volume.
Leadership Style and RYSE 3D's Success
Mitchell was also praised for his leadership style, combining managing commercial revenue growth and international expansion with developing the next generation of technology specialists through the in-house mentoring scheme.
“Wow, just wow! Never did I think I’d win one award, let alone taking away the main ‘Leader of the Year’ award. There was so much talent in the room, with many of my peers boasting lots more experience,” explained Mitchell, who started RYSE 3D after offering to save his fellow students money by 3D printing their final car designs instead of using clay alternatives.
“The accolades show what you can achieve when you have courage in your convictions and are not afraid to push boundaries in the sectors you operate in. We’ve done this in 3D printing and are now one of the fastest-growing companies in our space.”
Overcoming Challenges at RYSE 3D
He continued: “It’s a real learning curve and I suppose I’m learning on the job. There’s no way I could do it without the team here at Shipston-on-Stour. We’ve doubled the workforce in the last eighteen months and that has been a task in itself.”
With new opportunities emerging at a rate of knots, Mitchell identified the need for a large-format FDM printer last year but was faced with a significant level of investment that wasn’t really in RYSE 3D’s reach at that stage.
Rather than throw in the towel, he instead set his engineers and additive manufacturing specialists the task of developing the company’s own 3D printer that could be used internally and also sold across the world - creating a new revenue stream in the process.
Creation of LANDR by RYSE 3D
Twelve months later and LANDR is the result, a high-power 3D printer that offers flexible capacity. Its nearest competitor is ten times the cost, three times the weight and twice the size, making it difficult to fit into shop floor operations.
The printer offers an expansive 500x500x500mm build volume that gives users the scope to build larger and more complex parts and can be applied to rapid prototyping and volume production for end-use in automotive, aerospace, healthcare and consumer sectors.
RYSE 3D Revolutionising the 3D Printing Market
King’s Award-winning RYSE 3D is excited to offer this cutting-edge technology - design, developed and built in the UK - at a price point that makes it accessible to SMEs, tech disruptors, and entrepreneurs. Now, they can enjoy the same level of precision, quality, and capacity that was once reserved for larger companies.
Mitchell concluded: “LANDR is now producing thousands of production parts every month at our facility in Warwickshire and external sales are increasing every month. It’s a triumph for UK manufacturing.”
Future Developments from RYSE 3D
“The really exciting news is we are already developing an additional suite of LANDR products, which will be revealed over the coming months.”
