History of 3D Printing

07-17-2018: Prodways acquired Solidscape from Stratasys

The move was to expand its market share in the dental and jewelry sectors

Jul 17 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-16-2015: Pirx – the Polish manufacturer of the first truly affordable desktop 3D printers, officially confirmed its closure

Pirx gained its popularity in 2013 thanks to a super cheap, wooden 3D printer priced around €600 EUR

Jul 16 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-15-2015: Stratasys completed the acquisition of Solid Concepts

It was one of the longest-running AM companies in the world, and was the foundation for Stratasys Direct.

Jul 15 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-14-2015: Modernist Cuisine Lab has teamed up with 3D Systems to create an edible Palace of Versailles using sugar 3D printing technology

The project was handled by a division of the company called 3D Systems Culinary

Jul 14 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-13-2022: Formlabs introduced the new Fuse 1+ 30W SLS 3D printer, continuing the success of the Fuse 1 model

The Fuse 1+ 30W provided a lower cost per part, faster turnaround times, and reduced production costs

Jul 13 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-12-2022: Markforged announced the acquisition of Digital Metal for over $30 million

The company continued to operate under the Digital Metal brand as a subsidiary of Markforged

Jul 12 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-11-2016: Ultimaker officially ended production and sales of its iconic Ultimaker Original 3D printer

This was the first, original model of a 3D printer designed and launched for sale in 2011

Jul 11 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-10-2015: Polish Omni3D unveiled large Factory 2.0 3D printer

With this move the company resurrected its career by entering the industrial machines market

Jul 10 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-09-2015: Hungarian Craftbot debuted on Indigogo

It gained $245k, i.e. +613% of the original funding goal

Jul 9 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-08-2022: Nano Dimension acquired Admatec and Formatec

The integration of Admatec and Formatec into Nano Dimension’s ecosystem was expected to enhance the company’s Industry 4.0 initiatives

Jul 8 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-07-2016: Dariusz Miłek – the fourth richest man in Poland, bought 15% of Zortrax for PLN 44 million

He withdrew, when month later the scandal of (un)sold 3D printers to DELL came to light

Jul 7 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

07-06-2013: the very first edition of The 3D Printing Days („Dni Druku 3D”) took place

It became the largest trade fair event for the Additive Manufacturing industry in Poland

Jul 6 •

Pawel Slusarczyk

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