3d printing acquisition
Arc Takes Over Desktop Metal, with a Focus on AI and U.S. Manufacturing
After months of financial uncertainty, Desktop Metal (DM) is getting a second chance, and a new name. Following several restructuring attempts, including a merger with Nano Dimension and a Chapter…
SwissTo12 Buys Hanwha Phasor’s Antenna Assets and IP
Swiss 3D printing satellite component manufacturer SWISSto12 has bought IP and assets from Hanwha Phasor, a steered antenna manufacturer based in the UK and the US. Phasor had been a…
Pac-Dent Buys Ackuretta
Dental practitioner supply firm Pac-Dent has bought Ackuretta, a chair-side dental 3D printing startup that has a file-to-patient solution in place. Their all-in-one system combines resins, software, and printers with…
3D Printing Financials: Markforged Q3 Numbers Amid Nano Dimension Buyout
Amid an impending buyout by Nano Dimension, Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) released its third-quarter 2024 results, pointing to growth and strategic cost management. Nano Dimension is acquiring Markforged in an all-cash…
3D Printing Financials: Inside Nano Dimension’s Strong Q2 and Tactical Bid for Desktop Metal
Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) continues to strengthen its position in the 3D printing industry, holding strong in a challenging economic environment. The company’s second quarter of 2024 stands out as…
Blake Teipel Passes the Torch as Essentium Shifts to Nexa3D’s California Hub
Five months after Nexa3D acquired Essentium, the integration process is well underway. Despite initial perceptions that Nexa3D might be sidelining Essentium and founder Blake Teipel, the reality is more strategic….
3D Printing Financials: Dissecting Nikon and SLM’s Earnings Post-Acquisition
Nikon’s (TYO: 7731) acquisition of SLM Solutions in 2023 marked a significant change for both. With this move, SLM Solutions, originally a German company listed locally in the Electronic Trading…
Invisalign Completes Cubicure Acquisition to Advance Orthodontic Solutions with 3D Printing
Invisalign, the undisputed front-runner in the clear aligner industry, has taken a monumental leap forward by acquiring Cubicure, a pioneer in direct 3D printing solutions for polymer additive manufacturing (AM)….
When 3D Printing Mergers Collapse: Essentium SPAC Fallout with Collider
Before investors pulled the rug out from mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), 2021 was a record-breaking year as 604 blank-check deals raised $144 billion. The timing was crucial…
Markforged Makes First Acquisition With Teton Simulation
As one of the leading 3D printing companies in the world, Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) has created an integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing (AM) platform called the Digital Forge,…
Space 3D Printing Firm ADDMAN Buys Castheon; Second Acquisition in a Month
Focused on deepening its space industry expertise, ADDMAN Engineering acquired Castheon, a laser powder bed fusion process developer and leading provider of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for mission-critical space applications….
CORE Acquires RE3DTECH 3D Printing Service
Following the successful completion of Fathom’s (NYSE: FATH) initial public listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners has now acquired RE3DTECH, a…
Xometry Posts Q3 Earnings, Acquires Software Startup FactoryFour
Maryland-based global manufacturing marketplace Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) issued its third-quarter earnings report, the second since its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ exchange in July. For the quarter ended…
Nano Dimension Buys Startup for $25M to Step-Up 3D Printed Electronics
Additive electronics manufacturer Nano Dimension (NASDAQ: NNDM) has sealed its third acquisition this year, adding Essemtec, a Swiss manufacturer of equipment for electronic assembly, to its growing portfolio. The deal…
3D Printing Financials: Protolabs 2021 Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Improved
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) came out with record revenue of $125.3 million for its third quarter in 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 17%. The quarterly report, however, missed earnings estimates after…
Redwire Acquires Space Bioprinting Firm Techshot to Scale In-Space Manufacturing
Space technology company Redwire has acquired Techshot, a commercial operator of microgravity manufacturing equipment, in a move designed to broaden the commercialization of in-space fabrication. Techshot devices have flown aboard…
3D Systems Pursuing Breakthrough Advances in Bioprinting, Acquires Volumetric
The benefits of regenerative medicine are too great to ignore, which is why many investors and companies are flocking to the biotech sector. One of them is 3D Systems (NYSE:…
Could 3D Printed Metal Made With Scrap Material Solve Our Aluminum Problems?
The additive manufacturing division of 6K Inc, 6K Additive, has purchased the Pennsylvania company Specialty Metallurgical Products (SMP), a specialist in producing titanium and zirconium tablets for the metal alloys…
PrinterPrezz Acquires Greg Morris’s Vertex Manufacturing
Next-generation medical device manufacturer PrinterPrezz acquired Vertex Manufacturing, a Cincinnati-based advanced manufacturer and full-service machining shop, for an undisclosed amount. This marks PrinterPrezz’s first acquisition, as the startup has been…
AM Investment Strategies: CEOs, Analysts & Finance Experts Share Wealth of Knowledge with 3D Printing Community
Representatives from some of the industry’s most successful 3D printing businesses joined the SmarTech – Stifel AM Investment Strategies 2021 virtual summit on September 9, 2021, to talk about the…
Sixth Bioprinting Acquisition in One Year from Cellink Parent Company BICO
Pioneering bioprinting firm Cellink, now part of a larger company rebranded as BICO (short for bioconvergence), has already been making quite a name for itself and is preparing to capture…
3D Printing Financials: ExOne Shares Soar with Record Revenues and Acquisition News
ExOne (Nasdaq: XONE) posted record revenue of $18.8 million for its second quarter in 2021 amid news that it was being acquired by Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM). While navigating a…
3D Printing Buyouts in 2021: M&As Are on the Rise
So far, in 2021, there were at least 20 major global takeover deals from 3D printing companies for more than $6.8 billion. As usual, the United States dominated the mergers…
Tronix3D Acquired by Agile Space Industries to Ramp up Aerospace 3D Printing
Agile Space Industries (Agile), a developer of propulsion engines for spacecraft, acquired the 3D printing service bureau Tronix3D for an undisclosed amount and rebranded it as Agile Additive. The wholly-owned…



















