3d printing acquisitions
Who Merged, Who Was Acquired, and Who Disappeared in 3D Printing in 2025
2025 was a year of change for 3D printing, with much of the year’s activity coming from mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and company exits. Together, these moves indicate a broader shift:…
DyeMansion Buys ASM in Smart Move Into Entry-Level Post-Processing
Post processing leader DyeMansion has bought ASM. ASM’s VX1 is a compact, entry-level vapor-smoothing system that could work on or next to your desk. The unit was designed to be…
Printing Money Episode 32: 3D Printing Deal Analysis with Tali Rosman
Welcome to Printing Money Episode 32! Also known as “The one with the 61x Multiple.” Danny’s guest for this episode is Tali Rosman (RHH Advisory). Tali last joined as a…
Printing Money Episode 31: AM Deals and Analysis with Fabian Alefeld, EOS
Printing Money Episode 31 is here! Danny’s guest for this episode is Fabian Alefeld (Director Business Development & Academy, Global Additive Minds | EOS North America, and Podcast Host, Additive…
BCN3D Is Saved
In June, Barcelona-based BCN3D filed for bankruptcy. Now the firm has been saved, its assets have been bought by Quantum. Quantum is an investment vehicle for a group of firms…
3D Printing Financials: 2024 Results In, Nano Dimension Gears Up with Markforged and Desktop Metal
Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) is going through a major transformation. In just a few weeks, the company has finalized not one, but two major acquisitions: Desktop Metal and Markforged. On…
Nano Dimension Evaluates Desktop Metal Post-Takeover, Completes Acquisition of Markforged
For the latest updates (as of April 25, 2025), see the end of this article. A Delaware court recently forced Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) to finalize its long-delayed acquisition of…
O’Neal Subsidiary UPM Buys Fabrisonic for Ultrasonic 3D Printing
Metal services company United Performance Metals (UPM) has acquired Fabrisonic, a firm specializing in ultrasonic welding for 3D printing dissimilar materials and creating gradient parts up to six feet by…
Holo’s Intricate Metal 3D Printing Assets Acquired by MIM Producer Greene Group Industries
Greene Group Industries (GGI) has struck a deal to acquire Holo’s assets. An Autodesk spinout, Holo is a pioneer in large-scale digital manufacturing for intricate metal parts. Although the company…
Dual Takeovers: Solid Solutions Secures 3DPRINTUK and 3DVerkstan
In a week marked by significant activity, UK-based Solid Solutions made two noteworthy strides in the 3D printing industry through strategic acquisitions. Initially, Solid Solutions’ subsidiary, Solid Print3D, took over…
Nexa3D Buys XYZprinting’s SLS 3D Printing Technology
California-based 3D printing company Nexa3D is expanding its selective laser sintering (SLS) portfolio by acquiring XYZprinting’s SLS technology and distribution network. Although the teams will now work closely for the…
A Trip to Nano Dimension HQ: Electronics 3D Printing Live and In-Person
Earlier this month, I traveled to Israel for a 3D printing event and several site visits. The final company I had the opportunity to see while in the Tel Aviv…
3D Systems Reports $615M Revenue, Net Income Increase for 2021
3D Systems (NASDAQ: DDD) shares surged in aftermarket trading after the company announced its earnings results for the full year 2021 on February 28, 2022. The Rock Hill, South Carolina…
Stratasys’s Y2021 Near Pre-Pandemic Levels—Shares Slump Regardless
In 2021, Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) revenue reached $502.2 million, but the stock still decreased on Wednesday following the full year and fourth quarter 2021 earnings announcement. A leader in polymer…
3D Systems Buys Two Extrusion 3D Printing Companies to Become AM Leader
Pioneer additive manufacturing (AM) firm 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced the acquisition of two 3D printer manufacturers, which sheds some light on 3D Systems’ long-term plan to become a leading…
What Do Earnings Reports Tell Us About the 3D Printing Industry?
Over a dozen 3D printing companies have announced their transition from private to public in the last two years. That’s more than double the number of companies that went public…
2022 Predictions: Bioprinting Leaders Weigh in
As 2021 comes to a close, the bioprinting field has a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the future. The bioprinting landscape has evolved rapidly in the last decade,…
3D Printing Financials: Desktop Metal Reports High Revenues, Losses and the Acquisition of ExOne
It’s only been seven months since Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) went public. Still, the Massachusetts 3D printing business has already made some massive announcements, including the acquisition of pioneer binder…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 22, 2021: XJet, TPM & Duncan Parnell, Seurat, FedDev Ontario & University of Waterloo, Tata Technologies & Stratasys, US Marine Corps, Nexa3D, INTAMSYS, Shell, ORNL & Local Motors
We’re sharing plenty of business news with you today in this edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with two new executive appointments at XJet and TPM’s acquisition of Duncan…
Dream M&As: What if Johnson & Johnson Merged with…
Inspired in part by the reverse merger of Markfroged with one, as well as the acquisition of EnvisionTEC by Desktop Metal, and of RPS and Origin by Stratasys, we’ve been brainstorming…
Dream M&As: 3D Printing Mergers and Acquisitions We’d Like to See in 2021, Part 3
Inspired in part by the acquisition of EnvisionTEC by Desktop Metal, of 3D Hubs by ProtoLabs, and of Origin by Stratasys, we’ve been brainstorming about the newly hot 3D printing stocks and renewed interest…
2020’s Top 10 3D Printing Business Deals: From Pioneers to Startups
Looking back on 2020, it seems this unprecedented and tumultuous year has dealt a severe blow to businesses in every corner of the world. Even entire industries had to adapt…
Altana Acquires TLS Technik and AMT to Make Metal 3D Printing Powder
Following the trend of acquisitions in the 3D printing industry by chemicals and materials companies, Altana AG, the Germany-based specialty chemicals group, has acquired Germany-based TLS Technik, and Aluminium Materials…
FATHOM Acquires GPI, Direct Metal 3D Printing Provider
FATHOM has just acquired leading metal 3D printing services provider GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services LLC (financing provided by Monroe Capital LLC). Headquartered in Lake Bluff, IL, GPI is a…
