This document discusses 3D Systems, a company that provides 3D content and printing solutions. It offers 3D printers, custom parts services, CAD software, and other tools. The 3D printing market is expected to triple in size in the next few years. 3D Systems is the largest company in the industry and offers solutions for rapid prototyping, production parts, and both personal and business 3D printing needs.

2. Provide 3D content-to-print solutions:
• 3D Printers & Print Materials
• Custom Parts Services
• CAD
• Reverse engineering/inspection software
Solutions used to rapidly
design, create, prototype, or produce real
parts directly from digital input.

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On Demand Parts:
• Rapid Prototyping
• Injection Molding Molds
• Investment Casting Patterns
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Solutions:
• Content Creation
• Concept Modeling
• Prototyping
• Casting, Patterns, and Molds
• End-use Parts
• Injection Molding
For Aerospace/Defense, Architecture,
Arts/Entertainment, Automotive,
Consumer, Education, Energy, Healthcare,
Hobbyist, and Jewelry Industries

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3D Systems (NYSE: DDD)
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Largest company in additive manufacturing
industry ($6B market cap)
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Holding company that operates through
subsidiaries
Sales $415M past 12 mos.
3D Printing market:
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Size - $1.7B in 2011
Market expected to triple in next few years
Predicted market size - $3B to $5B
Sales expected to increase 75% from 2013 to 2014
for both personal and business printers

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Founded by Charles Hull in 1986 in
Valencia, CA
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1996 – lasers permitted use of
reformulated materials which made SLA
cheaper and more reliable
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2007 – Began acquisitions to expand
company’s technology
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Currently located in Rock
Hill, SC, >1000 employees in 25 offices
worldwide

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Cube
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Personal 3D printer
Retails for $1,299
“Kinect-To-Print”
Uses Kinect Xbox game
controller as 3D scanner

8. • Cubify.comintroduce
d at 2012 Consumer
Electronic Show.
Allows consumers to:
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Access design tools
Share 3D designs
Market their
creations

9. Personal Market:
Affordable 3D printers and
tools, software, and apps
to make 3D printing easy and
userfriendly
Business Market:
Full array of industrial 3D
printers and range of
solutions
from design through
production

10. Redfish Instruments’ new iPhone/iPad enabled wireless digital
multimeter (iDVM)
Challenge: Created initial design for iDVM device, needed
functional prototypes for review & testing before production

11. Solution:
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3D Systems QuickQuote engine used to quote and order ABS
plastic prototypes for top & bottom of design case.
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After revisions with help from 3DS Quickparts
engineers, implemented further design revisions & testing
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For final production, Quickparts provided Low Volume Injection
Molded parts from aluminum molds made from prototypes
Benefits:
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Redfish benefitted from 3DS “prototype to production”
capabilities using single vendor from concept through
production
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Rapid development process shortened time required to bring a
new product to market

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Stratasys
• Merger with Objet in 2012 created 2nd largest 3D printer company
• Until recently, focused primarily on 3D printer hardware
• Little made-to-order business or software/design platforms
• Currently no personal consumer products (but planning to acquire
Makerbot)
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ExOne&Voxeljet
• Smaller companies, recently public
• Systems and solutions

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Additive manufacturing likely to become
transformative technology both for
personal use and industry
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3D Systems is well positioned to remain
the industry leader because of its
comprehensive portfolio of
hardware, software, and personal/business
solutions
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Expect explosive growth in market for 3D
printing in next few years, both industrial
and personal applications