Company Snapshot | May 12, 2020
The company was started by Daniel van Mourik in 2015 to develop filament‑based desktop professional and large‑build‑volume 3D printers for parts up to 2.1 m high and 1 m in diameter. The company claims differentiation in price, selling large‑format printers for less than $50,000. Key claims of the ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | August 19, 2020
Develops FFF‑based 3D printers with an open materials platform; its printer works with more than a dozen different types of engineering‑grade and high‑performance thermoplastics, and the company has internally processed more than 150 third‑party materials to date The company's main ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | April 19, 2021
Materialise offers Streamics, a similar tool for additive manufacturing workflow management that is technologically undifferentiated from Link3D's solutions. The planned acquisition is mainly driven by Materialise's broader strategic shift toward being a SaaS platform and the potential gain of ... Not part of subscription
by Tugce Uslu
There are several ways to engage in the polymer 3D printing space for materials companies. While some of the multinational chemical and material companies act as material suppliers (and hence partner with 3D printing hardware developers for material development), BASF is active in the whole 3D printing value chain with its solutions rebranded as Forward AM. The acquisition of Sculpteo is part of BASF's holistic 3D printing strategy and creates a direct sales channel for its materials through a well-established service bureau.
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