Jan 15, 2014 | Hot Topics
So much news, so little time. A quick listing of what’s captured our imagination lately. On the acquisition front, two deals have moved forward a bit. If you remember, Dassault Systèmes announced back in December that it was acquiring a controlling stake...
Aug 27, 2013 | Hot Topics
Things are jumping in the world of 3D printing. We’ve got earnings, partnerships, acquisitions and boosters so let’s get right to it. If you’re a veteran, be sure to read the last paragraph. Some are predicting that the market for 3D printing is...
Jun 29, 2013 | Hot Topics
Back on June 19, Stratasys ended weeks of speculation and announced that it was acquiring MakerBot, merging the business and DIY/maker markets for 3D printing. We all could see this coming, right? The only question was when and how and who. MakerBot was founded in...
May 20, 2013 | Hot Topics
This earnings season has been incredibly busy and I have fallen far, far behind in summarizing the highlights. To try to catch up a bit, I’ll be grouping these companies by general product category for you, since that’s so much more useful than...May 14, 2012 | Hot Topics
Did you think earnings season is over? Nope. Not yet. This week we’ll hear from Rand, Autodesk and Cimatron on their most recent quarters. But first, a bit of catch-up from last week, when I was at Siemens PLM World. CENIT says its start to 2012 was better than...Apr 16, 2012 | Hot Topics
Last week, 3D Systems acquired My Robot Nation as it continues to broaden its reach to the consumer maker market. Today, Stratasys and Objet further heated up the 3D printing market on news that they would merge their two companies into the Stratasys brand. It’s a...
