Editor’s Note: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE), Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP)
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) announced today the immediate availability of Cubify® Sculpt, a powerful virtual clay sculpting tool that transforms 3D modeling from a complex, skills-centric design experience to a simple, intuitive sculpting delight for everyone. Cubify Sculpt, powered by 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD)’s volumetric CAD engine, is ideal for the freeforming of organic shapes with ready-to-print output. Cubify Sculpt comes with a 14-day free trial, is priced at $129 and available now on Cubify. Cubify Sculpt packs a powerful feature set that includes embossing with textures, adding color with paint for full color 3D printing, intuitive push and pull tools to sculpt in virtual clay and accurate symmetry settings for designing organic shapes.
Stratasys Makes A 3D Printed Wall Street Bull (WebProNews)
The bull is a noble creature defined by two massive horns that will gore you if the animal is given the chance. It’s also the symbol of a healthy economy. To that end, Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) has made a bull on a 3D printer for its Investors and Analyst Day at NASDAQ. The Stratasys Blog says that its 3D printed bull uses the multi-material Objet Connex 3D printer to its maximum effect to create the unique multi-colored Wall Street bull.
3-D printer maker ExOne forecasts lackluster full-year sales, shares drop (Yahoo! News)
ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE), which makes 3-D printers, reported second-quarter sales below analysts’ estimates and forecast 2013 revenue at the lower end of its guidance, hurt by a weak Yen. The company’s shares fell 17 percent after closing at $75.67 on the Nasdaq on Tuesday. For the second quarter, net loss narrowed to $1.1 million, or 8 cents per share, from $3.6 million. Revenue almost doubled to $9.2 million from $4.7 million a year earlier as the company sold more of its 3-D printing machines. Analysts had expected a loss of 6 cents on revenue of $9.3 million.
Office Depot Now Selling 3D Printer Solutions From 3D Systems (Legit Reviews)
Today, Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office supplies and printing services, is adding to its product and solutions portfolio by offering innovative 3D printer solutions from 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), including the Cube® and the CubeX™ 3D printers. These two state-of-the-art 3D printers and printing supplies are currently available on www.officedepot.com and www.business.officedepot.com. Whether for small businesses, product designers or students, Cube 3D printers are an affordable 3D printing solution that puts customers just a click away from their imagination. These printers offer a new way to express personality by creating fully formed objects through advances in printing software and technology.
Stratasys Sets Regional Industry Benchmark for Customer Satisfaction in 3D Printing (InformationWeek India)
Stratasys Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, has announced that it has received very high scores on the global Stratasys Customer Satisfaction Survey for 2012, setting a clear industry benchmark for customer satisfaction in today’s 3D printing world. The Stratasys Customer Satisfaction Survey is being conducted annually as part of the company’s commitment to Service Excellence. Over 67% of the Stratasys customers from across Asia completed the 30-minute independently conducted survey, another reflection of the high level of support to the company.
ExOne, rp+m Collaborate for Bonded Tungsten 3D Printing (Ten Links)
The ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE), a global provider of 3D printing machines and printed products to industrial customers and rapid prototype + manufacturing, jointly announced a collaboration that has added bonded tungsten to ExOne’s portfolio of 3D printing material. ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) and rp+m worked collaboratively to develop the application of bonded tungsten in the design of rp+m’s products to be used in protecting people and their environments from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation. The 3D printed products provide solutions that reduce development time and costs traditionally associated with fabrication and tooling, as well as production lead time. rp+m and its partner, Radiation Protection Technologies, target bundled solutions for lead replacement for the medical imaging and aerospace markets.
