Now they’re all about the additive company. 3D Systems is paring down some more and getting back to its core business, additive manufacture. The company has been restructuring and refocusing after its acquisitive years between 2003 and 2005. The company acquired Cimatron Ltd. for $97 million, towards the end of its buying spree. It is selling the company to San Francisco … [Read more...] about 3D Systems sells Cimatron Ltd. and its subsidiaries
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3D Systems bundles 3DXpert with direct metal printers
The process of going from art to part with 3D printing is still cumbersome. 3D Systems today said it will start bundling its 3DXpert software with every model in its line of direct metal printers. The timing comes with announcement of a significant upgrade to the software, due to ship later this year. 3DXpert is designed to eliminate the multi-step preparation of CAD … [Read more...] about 3D Systems bundles 3DXpert with direct metal printers
Turning trucks into emergency vehicles with 3D technology
A SmartTech 3D scanner and Geomagic Design X help a small Polish manufacturer customize 100 vehicles a year. Too often stories about new uses for 3D design technology focus on things like aerospace manufacturing, skyscraper construction, or feature films. But more mundane professions are also finding ways to incorporate 3D data into their work. BOCAR modifies standard trucks … [Read more...] about Turning trucks into emergency vehicles with 3D technology
3D Systems CEO resigns
During Avi Reichental’s 12-year run, 3D Systems acquired more than 40 companies. 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems announced today that Avi Reichental has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and as a Director of the Company, effective yesterday. The departure was “by mutual agreement with the Company's Board of Directors.” Reichental was CEO for 12 years. … [Read more...] about 3D Systems CEO resigns
The 3MF format pulls ahead with important new members
3D Systems, Stratasys, Materialize, and Siemens PLM sign on to support Microsoft-back consortium The 3MF announced new members to kick off July and with that announcement the group sealed their position as the likely ones to establish an advanced format for 3D printing. The companies in the booming 3D printing industry have not so much been holding out for proprietary, or … [Read more...] about The 3MF format pulls ahead with important new members
Derby the dog gets new legs from 3D printing
Custom orthotics allow disabled dog to run for the first time. [Editor’s Note: There is a link to a YouTube video about Derby at the end of the article.] A New Hampshire dog born with deformed front legs is running for the first time, thanks to kindhearted humans who used 3D technology to create a novel set of doggy prosthetics. It all started when 3D Systems … [Read more...] about Derby the dog gets new legs from 3D printing
3D Systems to acquire Cimatron for $97 million
Software from the CAM, mold, and tool-and-die software expert will be adapted for 3D printing. 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of CAM software developer Cimatron (NASDAQ: CIMT) in a deal valued at approximately $97 million. Cimatron software support computer aided milling and … [Read more...] about 3D Systems to acquire Cimatron for $97 million
New 3D Systems ProX 400 offers high-capacity metal printing
Sometimes, you just gotta have metal; the ProX 400 should debut to high demand. 3D Systems is introducing its latest industrial direct metal printing (DMP) system, the ProX 400. Designed for creating high-quality end-use metal parts, the ProX 400 can create parts up to 500 X 500 X 500 mm3 (19 11/16 inches each dimension) without the complexity of multi-step machining or the … [Read more...] about New 3D Systems ProX 400 offers high-capacity metal printing
Art and technology come together at the Whitney Jeff Koons retrospective
The Jeff Koons studio employs almost 130 people including artists, sculptors, painters, modelers, and fabrication experts. The Koons retrospective at the Whitney reveals the artist's attention to detail and exploration of new techniques. For example, Koons worked with 3D scan bureau Direct Dimensions and spent eight years creating a version of the Liberty Bell. Jeff Koons … [Read more...] about Art and technology come together at the Whitney Jeff Koons retrospective
Autodesk reveals impatience with 3D printing innovation rate
Introducing a new software platform and a reference design for a 3D printer, Autodesk wants to shake things up in 3D printing the way Google shook up the smartphone market. Today Autodesk jumped with both feet into the 3D printing industry, with a software platform meant to simplify connecting CAD to printers, and a reference design for a 3D printer it will build and also … [Read more...] about Autodesk reveals impatience with 3D printing innovation rate