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Pressing Refresh: What CEO Brad Kreger and Velo3D Have Learned About Running a 3D Printing Company

To whatever extent a business is successful thanks to specialization, businesses will nonetheless always be holistic entities. A company isn’t a bunch of compartments that all happen to share the…

3D Printing Financials: Protolabs & Lincoln Electric’s Earnings Highlight 2023 Success

In the challenging landscape of 2023, two manufacturing businesses, Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) and Lincoln Electric (Nasdaq: LECO), reported their earnings for both the fourth quarter and the full year 2023,…

AM Investment Strategies 2023: Industry Leaders Discuss Growth, Consolidation, and Future of 3D Printing

A week ahead of Formnext 2023, Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR, formerly SmarTech Analysis) hosted another enlightening AM Investment Strategies roundtable, this time in association with Cantor Fitzgerald. Moderated by Troy Jensen, Managing…

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The Role of Private Equity in 3D Printing Service Consolidation

Amid looming concerns about a shaky economy, rising inflation, and climbing interest rates, private equity (PE) is stepping into the spotlight as a major player in the 3D printing world….

AMR and Cantor Fitzgerald to Host AM Investment Strategies 2023 Roundtable ahead of Formnext

The upcoming online roundtable, AM Investment Strategies 2023, aims to provide a sweeping view of the 3D printing industry’s current state and future prospects. Hosted by Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR,…

3D Printing Veteran Fried Vancrean Retires as Materialise CEO

Fried Vancrean is a luminary in the 3D printing world. After three decades leading Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS), we had the privilege of interviewing him and featuring him not once but…

Fathom Appoints New CEO During Challenging Financial Environment

In a move signaling a strategic shift for the company, Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp. (NYSE: FATH) announced the appointment of Carey Chen as the new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ryan…

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Will Formlabs Go Public? 3D Printing Double Unicorn Reinforced by Microsoft CMO as Board Member

Alright, I’ll say what you’re thinking: they’re definitely going to go public. Today, Formlabs announced that Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, is set to join…

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Stratasys and Desktop Metal: Merger Off, Fulop Weighs in

In a surprising turn of events, Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) has terminated its planned merger with Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), despite the latter’s shareholder approval. While shareholders at Desktop Metal gave…

3D Printing Markets Stall at $3.52B in Q2 2023, Says Additive Manufacturing Research

Despite 10 precent quarterly growth in Q1 of this year, the 3D printing market stalled at less than one percent to Q2, according to Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR). The market…

Stratasys and Desktop Announce Merger Vote amid DOJ Antitrust Investigation

Though long-time 3D printing competitors Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) and 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) are still in negotiations, the former company has expressed its continued intent to merge with the smaller…

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3D Printing Firm Divergent Caught Up in Viceroy Research’s Short Report on Hexagon

As global equity markets become more and more overvalued by historical standards, more room is constantly opened up for activist short seller groups looking to feast on the fat of…

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Why We Need to Reexamine the Chinese 3D Printing Market Now

The Chinese additive manufacturing (AM) market has emerged as a formidable force in the global 3D printing industry, witnessing exponential growth and remarkable success stories in the past decade. Today,…

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Nano Dimension Management Slings Mud at Stratasys Board, Threatens Stock War

As mergeracolypse heats up around the 3D printing industry’s most valuable company, Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), the firm’s most hostile suitor, Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) has begun pulling out the big…

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Stratasys in Talks with 3D Systems to Consider Possible “Superior Offer”

(See 7/17/23 update at bottom of article) We may be heading to the finish line with regards to the Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) merger. After a potentially irresistible bid from Nano…

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Nano Dimension Ups Offer for Stratasys: Is a 3D Systems-Stratasys-Nano Merger in the Works?

As the drama unfolds around Stratasys (Nadaq: SSYS) related to its desired merger with Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), the 3D printing stalwart’s largest activist investor, Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) has…

Stratasys CEO Yoav Zeif Offers Insight into the Desktop Metal Merger

As a maelstrom begins to form around the merger of Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) with Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), company CEO Yoav Zeif is at the helm, steering the ship through…

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Stratasys Shareholders to Vote if Nano Dimension Management Replaces Board

As it has attempted to merge with Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), 3D printing stalwart Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) has faced a number of complications, including a bid from long-time competitor 3D…

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​​How Cathie Wood’s ARK Triggered 3D Printing’s Mergerocalypse

Financial markets nearly crashed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with general production and consumption activity reduced dramatically. One sector in particular received significant, newfound attention for the role…

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Stratasys Board Deems 3D Systems Bid to Be Inferior to Desktop Metal Merger

See updates at end of this article. In what has to be one of the 3D printing industry’s biggest news weeks, additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has…

Stratasys Rejects Final Buyout Offer from Nano Dimension

(See updates at the end of this article) Seemingly the culmination of an ongoing fight between the management of electronics 3D printing firm Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) and its largest…

3D Printing Finance Experts Introduce Much-Needed “Printing Money” Podcast

“Printing Money” is a podcast series that explores the transactions behind some of the most innovative 3D printing businesses. Hosted by Alex Kingsbury and Danny Piper, the podcast offers an…

US Patent Office Eliminates Continuous Composites Patents from Markforged Suit

(See update at end of article) In July, 2021, 3D printing materials manufacturer Continuous Composites filed a lawsuit against original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Markforged, a Massachusetts based company that specializes…

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What 20 Years of Funding Data Tells Us about the 3D Printing Investment Race

To understand where we’re going, let’s look at where we’ve been. 3DPrint.com has compiled investment data from the past two decades of fundraising in 3D printing, which can help us…