History of 3D Printing

05-03-2011: Stratasys acquired Solidscape

A manufacturer of wax-based 3D printers for the jewelry and dental industries

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05-03-2016: Formlabs acquired Pinshape – an online 3D printing repository and marketplace

At its peak, the service had over 75,000 active users and saw more than 1,500 daily downloads

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05-02-2013: Printrbot released the iconic and ultra-affordable Printrbot Simple

It became the first 3D printer for many American users

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05-01-2017: Mosaic Manufacturing introduced the CANVAS software

A platform for multi-color, multi-material 3D printing

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30-04-2013: iMakr opened its first 3D printing store in central London

It was hailed as “the world’s largest 3D printer store

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04-29-2020: Stratasys introduced the J55

It was an innovative full-color PolyJet 3D printer featuring a rotating build plate

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04-28-2020: Velo3D raised an additional $28M in a Series D funding round

To that day the company had secured a total of $138 million

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04-27-2021: Stratasys introduced the H350, powered by SAF technology, and the large-format F770 FDM 3D printer

SAF technology was presented just a month earlier

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04-26-2017: EOS and 3YOURMIND presented the AMPI tool for automatic identification of parts suitable for 3D printing

AM Part Identifier was created in response to one of the key challenges faced by companies seeking to adopt 3D printing

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04-25-2016: MakerBot shut down its factory in New York

The production was moved to Jabil

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04-24-1989: Dr. Hans J. Langer and Dr. Hans Steinbichler founded EOS GmbH

It was the first German AM company

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04-23-2018: Ultimaker introduced a new generation 3D printer – the Ultimaker S5

Ultimaker S5 remains the oldest original 3D printer model still offered by the company

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