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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…
3D Printing Financials: Materialise Unveils US Medical Expansion Amid Mixed Q2 Earnings
The Q2 2023 earnings report from Materialise (NASDAQ: MTLS) has revealed an uptick in total revenue. However, this positive was somewhat overshadowed by the company’s shift from a net profit…
Materialise CEO Talks 3D Printing Software and Ethics at RAPID+TCT
With the newest release of its Magics software and its new CO-AM platform, Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) is demonstrating how it continues to mature with the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. On…
3DPOD Episode 17: People We Admire in 3D Printing
Today we had an episode that was a free-ranging discussion between Max and myself on the people we admire in 3D printing. First off, we have to admit to being…
Materialise Expands Office Capacity, Acquires Metal Casting Company to Increase its 3D Printed Metal Solutions Offering
Belgium-based Materialise has been working in the 3D printing industry for nearly 30 years now, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Across its numerous worldwide branches, the company,…
Materialise CEO Foresees a “Growing Amount of Meaningful Applications” for 3D Printing
Belgium-based Materialise has always treated 3D printing as very serious business, indeed. That steadfast and serious take on the technology has built the company into a mainstay pillar, a fact…
Five Global 3D Printing Pioneers Inducted at the Inaugural TCT Hall of Fame Awards
It was a busy week at the 22nd TCT Show in Birmingham, which just ended yesterday. Many innovative companies used the international trade fair event as an opportunity to showcase…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week–January 16
If you watched President Obama’s State of the Union speech, you may have seen his veiled reference to 3D printing. Are we so surprised that the technology continues to get hailed…