3D SYSTEMS UNVEILS INDUSTRY'S FIRST SCALABLE, FULLY-INTEGRATED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PLATFORM

- New platform will transform production of mass customized and complex end use parts while meeting durability and repeatability requirements of production environments

- First shipment made to Fortune 50 industrial company

CHICAGO, March 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Delivering on its strategy to transform 3D manufacturing workflows, 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced the industry’s first modular, scalable and fully-integrated additive manufacturing platform.  3D Systems’ disruptive Figure 4 production platform produces plastic parts more than 50 times faster than current systems, delivering dramatically lower total cost of operations while offering competitive and compelling comparisons to conventional methods.

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Based on its revolutionary Figure 4 technology, 3D Systems’ new platform allows customers to tailor configurations and select materials to address specific applications.  Configurations range from single-print engine machines to fully automated, high-volume production systems with 16 or more print engines, automated material delivery and integrated post-processing. 

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