The world’s leading3D printingThe veteran giant Stratasys, with its strong financial strength, expands its own3D printingBusiness empire. For example, in 2013, it spent 400 million US dollars to acquire the desktop FDM at the time.
3D printingLeading manufacturer Makerbot.Possess two cores: PolyJet and FDM3D printingStratasys technology, but in the SLA/DLP type of photopolymerization3D printingThe product is missing.
News on December 8, 2020, Stratasys will use 100 million US dollars (about 650 million yuan) in cash and stock to acquire light-curing3D printingOrigin, a start-up company that uses technology to mass-produce parts, hopes to step into light-curing resins3D printingIn the trend of mass production. According to the terms of the agreement, the acquisition will use approximately US$45 million in stock and approximately US$55 million in cash.In fact, there are many similar light curing systems in China3D printingStart-ups, and have received tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan in investment, showing the capital’s recognition of this technology and market prospects. The acquisition of Stratasys once again confirms this trend.
Origin’s programmable optical aggregation3D printingTechnology (Programmable Photopolymerization, P3) is digital light processing (DLP)3D printingAn advancement in technology to manufacture objects by light-curing liquid photosensitive polymer resins. P3 technology can accurately adjust the light, temperature and other conditions, and automatically optimize the printing effect in real time to obtain the best results. The accuracy is up to 50μm. The print volume is 192mm x 108mm x 350mm, while the footprint is only 400mm x 450mm x 1100mm, which can effectively maximize the production capacity per inch of space.
Their first manufacturing grade3D printingOrigin One uses Origin’s closed-loop feedback software to precisely control light, heat, force and other parameters. It can manufacture parts with industry-leading precision, consistency, size and detail while using a variety of commercial-grade durable resin materials.
Stratasys expects Origin’s proprietary P3 technology to become an important growth engine for the company and increase its annual revenue by $200 million within five years.This acquisition will consolidate Stratasys’3D printingPolymers and production applications have a leading position in the fields of dentistry, medical, tools, and industrial, defense and consumer products.
Origin collaborates with material manufacturers such as Henkel, BASF, and DSM to custom develop resins.BASF3D printingSolution Managing Director François Minec said: “Before the launch of Origin One, we collaborated with Origin and developed materials. We believe in their future technology and vision for photopolymers in additive manufacturing.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Origin mass produced thousands of clinically proven nasopharyngeal swabs, thousands of PPE masks and hospital ventilator dispensers.
- Highly elastic materials: flexible materials with an elongation at break of more than 300%.
- Biocompatible materials: real silicone and rigid materials have been tested for cytotoxicity, irritation and sensitization.
- Optically transparent materials: high-resolution transparent materials, the transparency of the printed appearance exceeds 90%.
- Tough material: UTS is higher than 100 MPa, impact resistance is higher than 100 J/m, and it is stable to ultraviolet environment.
Moreover, from printing to post-processing, many processes are automated, which greatly reduces manual requirements.
In November of this year, Stratasys released its financial report for the third quarter of 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, Stratasys’ revenue was US$127.9 million, a decrease of 19% compared with the US$157.5 million in the third quarter of 2019, but compared with the 28% decline in the second quarter of 2020, it was already Improved by 9%.
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on customer demand, Stratasys was forced to carry out a “strategic reorganization”, and the current recovery in the third quarter has verified this strategy. Since November, Stratasys’ stock price has also risen by 40%, and its current market value is $971 million.
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