Additive Manufacturing

AUG 2013

Modern Machine Shop and MoldMaking Technology present ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, a quarterly supplement reporting on the use of additive processes to manufacture functional parts. More at additivemanufacturinginsight.com.

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Product News 3D Metal Printer Builds Using High-Power Laser The LENS 450 metal 3D printer from Optomec uses a high-power laser to build up structures one layer at a time directly from powdered metals. The process takes place in a chamber that is purged with argon so that the oxygen level stays below 10 parts per million, ensuring that no impurities are picked up during deposition. Printed parts can be heat-treated, hot-isostatic-pressed, machined or fnished in virtually any other manner. The LENS 450 can process a variety of materials, including stainless steel, cobalt chrome, titanium and superalloys, making it suited for rapid prototyping and repair of small metal components. It features a 100cubic-mm (64-cubic-inch) work envelope within a Class 1 laser enclosure, a 400-W fber laser, powder feeder, motion control system and process control software. optomec.com Stratasys to Acquire MakerBot 3D Systems to Acquire Phenix Systems Stratasys has signed an agreement to merge MakerBot, a maker of desktop 3D printers, with a Stratasys subsidiary in a stock-for-stock transaction. Upon completion of the deal, which is expected in the third quarter of this year, MakerBot will operate as a separate subsidiary, maintaining its own identity, products and go-to-market strategy. Since it was founded in 2009, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based MakerBot has sold more than 22,000 3D printers, including 11,000 of its Replicator 2 desktop printer within the last year. MakerBot reports that during the frst quarter of 2013, it generated $11.5 million in total revenue, compared with $15.7 million for all of 2012. The merger has an initial value of $403 million based on Stratasys' closing stock price of $84.60 as of June 19. 3D Systems has signed agreements to acquire about 80 percent of Phenix Systems, a provider of direct metal selective laser sintering 3D printers based in Riom, France. The deal was expected to close in July, and, after closing conditions are met, 3D Systems intends to launch a take-over bid on the remaining 20 percent of Phenix shares, which are listed on the French stock market. This will be followed by a squeeze-out procedure should it reach 95 percent of the shares or voting rights. 3D Systems also has completed its purchase of Geomagic for $55 million in cash. The company says it expects Geomagic to be accretive to earnings and contribute about $17 million of revenue to its 2013 annual guidance. 3D Systems also acquired Rapidform last October. stratasys.com / makerbot.com 3Dsystems.com / phenix-systems.com ExOne, Vacuum Furnace Maker Offer Turn-key Printing Package ExOne has teamed with Ipsen, a designer and manufacturer of industrial vacuum furnaces, to provide a turn-key 3D printing package that the company says will enable customers to materialize new concepts, designs, prototypes and production parts with virtually unlimited design complexity. exone.com / ipsenusa.com 14— AM Supplement

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