acquisitions
Japanese Materials Company Buys M. Holland 3D Printing Division
In the latest acquisition news for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, Interfacial Consultants LLC announced its acquisition of M. Holland Company’s 3D Printing group. With this move, Interfacial’s parent company,…
Sigma Additive Sells 3D Printing IP to Become an Online Travel Company
The global economic landscape is an uncertain one, bringing about some expected developments, such as Align Technologies’ purchase of Cubicure, and some less expected. Exemplifying this latter trend is Sigma…
Align Technologies Buys Cubicure for Direct 3D Printing – 3D Systems Responds
(See update at the end of this article.) Align Technologies (Nasdaq: ALGN), a dominant force in the global clear aligners market, recently revealed a definitive agreement to acquire Vienna-based Cubicure…
Nano Dimension Makes First 3D Printing Acquisition Since Decision to Exit Stratasys
After a whirlwind couple of years for Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM), the Israeli manufacturer of electronics 3D printers has initiated its latest strategy, acquiring additive manufacturing (AM) software firm Additive…
Dream Mergers and Acquisitions: Who Merges Next in 3D Printing?
3D printing stalwart Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) signaled the next stage of consolidation in the additive manufacturing (AM) market when it announced its intention to acquire newcomer Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM)….
Indian Metal AM & Injection Molding Supplier Indo-MIM Acquires UK Firm CMG Technologies
Indo-MIM, an Indian metal parts supplier specializing in metal injection molding (MIM) and additive manufacturing (AM), has acquired UK MIM firm CMG Technologies. Based in Woodbridge in southeastern England, CMG…
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…
3D Systems and Nano Dimension Increase Offers for Stratasys Acquisitions
Two very different 3D printing entities have enhanced their two very different offers for acquiring additive manufacturing (AM) stalwart Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS). Whereas 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has improved its…
restor3d to Acquire Conformis, Creating a Leader in Personalized 3D Printed Orthopedics
restor3d, renowned for enhancing patient-specific surgical measures with 3D printing, and ConforMIS (Nasdaq: CFMS) are joining forces to lead the way in personalized 3D printed orthopedic devices. Known for its…
Printing Money Episode 6: Recent 3D Printing Market Activity, with Dayton Horvath, AMT
Dayton Horvath, director of Emerging Technology at the Association of Manufacturing Technology, joins Alex and Danny for a look at the public and private markets in 3D printing. Starting with…
Stratasys and Desktop Metal to Merge in $1.8 Billion Deal
After US stock markets closed on Wednesday, May 25, Bloomberg reported that “people familiar with the matter” told the website that 3D printing industry pioneer Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) was “in…
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…
Nexa3D Acquires AddiFab for Freeform Injection Molding Technology
In a move that would seem to have been in the works for some time, California-based Nexa3D has purchased Addifab, the developer of Freeform Injection Molding (FIM). The process makes…
MiddleGround Capital Announces Intent to Acquire 3D Printing Bureaus
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is currently experiencing an interesting set of roll-ups related to 3D printing service bureaus. Given the pace of the sector and the number of smaller…
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…
CORE Industrial Partners’ 3D Printing Buying Spree Continues with New Acquisition
CORE Industrial Partners completes its eleventh 3D printing firm acquisition in less than five years. Headquartered in Chicago, this private equity firm continues to focus on acquiring manufacturing, industrial technology,…
Xometry Buys Turkish On-Demand Marketplace Tridi
Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) has acquired Turkey’s leading on-demand manufacturing marketplace Tridi, making it the fourth addition to the company. The Dell and BMW I Ventures-backed firm continues to grow aggressively…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 4, 2023: Rebranding, Superalloys, & More
We’re starting off with business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as 3dpbm rebrands as VoxelMatters, Xaba closes a seed funding round, and CORE Industrial Partners, and its portfolio company…
Management Drama Continues at Electronics 3D Printing Company Nano Dimension
See updates to this story at the end of the article. According to a report from Israeli site CTech, leadership at Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) may be fighting for control…
Nikon Closes Deal to Acquire SLM Solutions, Becomes a Metal 3D Printer Manufacturer
Japanese optics and imaging multinational Nikon (TYO: 7731) announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of SLM Solutions (AM3D.DE), a German manufacturer of hardware for metal additive manufacturing…
Petrochemical Giant Braskem Acquires 3D Printing Materials Company Taulman3D
Petrochemical multinational Braskem, the largest producer of polyolefins in the Americas, announced that the company has acquired taulman3D, an additive manufacturing (AM) materials company based in Indiana, USA. Among other…
3D Printing Bureau Fast Radius Acquired by SyBridge Technologies For $15.9M
SyBridge Technologies, an advanced manufacturing company based in Detroit, announced that, pending the approval of federal courts, it will purchase Chicago-based additive manufacturing (AM) service bureau, Fast Radius, for $15.9…
With SLM Acquisition, Will Nikon Become the Next GE in 3D Printing?
Maturation of the additive manufacturing (AM) market in the post-pandemic era continued last month with Nikon announcing its intent to make a third acquisition in the space—this time a premiere,…
Quickparts Expands Manufacturing Capabilities with Xcentric Mold & Engineering Acquisition
The 3D printing industry is continuing a trend of consolidation amid broader economic turbulence. The latest news on that front is the acquisition of Xcentric Mold & Engineering by Quickparts,…
