3D Systems Announces Sale of On Demand Manufacturing Business
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has announced the sale of its On Demand Manufacturing business to Trilantic North America for $82 million. The company plans to reinvest the proceeds to enhance its core additive manufacturing operations, with a focus on growth and profitability. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2021 and includes facilities in the U.S. and Europe. 3D Systems will continue collaborating with Quickparts, the new brand for the sold business, as part of its strategy to dominate the additive manufacturing market.
- Sale of On Demand Manufacturing business generates $82 million.
- Proceeds will be reinvested in core additive manufacturing to boost growth.
- Focus on high-demand applications such as healthcare, aerospace, and automotive.
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- Company exiting service bureau business through sale to Trilantic North America for
$82 million - Proceeds to be reinvested in core additive manufacturing business for accelerated growth and profitability
ROCK HILL, S.C., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced it has signed an agreement to sell its On Demand Manufacturing business to Trilantic North America, a leading, growth-focused middle-market private equity firm, for a purchase price of
Commenting on the sale, 3D Systems’ President and CEO, Dr. Jeffrey Graves said, “We are continuing to aggressively execute our four-phase plan that we announced a year ago, to position the company for exciting growth and profitability as the market for industrial-scale additive manufacturing continues to expand. The On Demand Manufacturing business, with its focus on the rapid production of components using a multitude of digital manufacturing methods, is a solid business that has a very bright future under the stewardship of Trilantic North America. Our sole reason for divestiture is to enable our entire focus and investment priorities to be on additive manufacturing (AM), where we play a unique leadership role in enabling industrial-scale AM adoption across a range of exciting end markets. We will continue to collaborate with the Quickparts business as it relates to additive manufacturing and are confident that, with the focus this brings to both organizations, the future will be bright for all stakeholders. With a very strong balance sheet and cash position, proceeds from the sale will be used to further accelerate our investments for growth in our core additive manufacturing capabilities, for which we are seeing rapidly rising demand in new, extraordinary applications ranging from the human body to electric vehicles and space travel.”
3D Systems announced earlier this month that the company is investing in a 50,000 square foot expansion of its presence in Littleton, Colorado to expand its healthcare and industrial application development and advanced production capabilities. Through this infrastructure investment, the company will add expertise and the most advanced metal additive manufacturing technologies to address new, more complex industrial applications such as those for aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, and energy.
The enhancements to the Littleton site will complement the work being done at 3D Systems’ other application development and advanced manufacturing sites in Rock Hill, South Carolina; Moerfelden, Germany; Budel, Netherlands; and Leuven, Belgium. The company recently added metal 3D printing technology to its site in Leuven in support of the work its application development and advanced manufacturing teams do for the semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace, defense, and automotive industries. Additionally, 3D Systems plans to add both plastics and metals technologies to its Rock Hill, South Carolina location, including the recently announced Roadrunner™ High Speed Fusion 3D printing system.
3D Systems expects completion of the On Demand Manufacturing transaction to occur in the third quarter of 2021.
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About 3D Systems
More than 30 years ago, 3D Systems brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry. Today, as the leading additive manufacturing solutions partner, we bring innovation, performance, and reliability to every interaction - empowering our customers to create products and business models never before possible. Thanks to our unique offering of hardware, software, materials, and services, each application-specific solution is powered by the expertise of our application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform how they deliver their products and services. 3D Systems’ solutions address a variety of advanced applications in healthcare and industrial markets such as medical and dental, aerospace & defense, automotive, and durable goods. More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com.
About Trilantic North America
Trilantic Capital Management L.P. ("Trilantic North America") is a private equity firm focused on control and significant minority investments in North America. Trilantic North America's primary investment focus is in the business services, consumer, and energy sectors. Trilantic North America currently manages six private equity fund families with aggregate capital commitments of
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