PROTEOR Acquires Filament Innovations

Stratasys Acquires Covestro Additive Manufacturing Materials Business

April 5, 2023

Manufacturing

Stratasys has completed the acquisition of Covestro’s additive manufacturing materials business, including R&D facilities, global sales teams, an approximately 60-material portfolio, and an extensive IP portfolio. The deal strengthens Stratasys’ polymer additive manufacturing materials offering across stereolithography, DLP/P3, and powder bed fusion applications.

Prototek Acquires ProtoCAM to Expand Additive Manufacturing Capabilities

June 16, 2022

Manufacturing

Prototek Holdings LLC completed the acquisition of ProtoCAM, an Allentown, Pennsylvania-based industrial 3D printing and rapid prototyping provider. ProtoCAM will be merged into Prototek’s Midwest Prototyping additive manufacturing division to expand capacity and add QuickCast and other 3D printing technologies to the platform; terms were not disclosed.

CORE Industrial Partners Acquires RE3DTECH to Form 3D Printing Platform

January 11, 2022

Manufacturing

CORE Industrial Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired RE3DTECH, a supplier of high-volume additive manufacturing services, to form a new 3D printing platform. The investment will support organic growth, capability expansion (polymer and metal production-grade parts) and complementary acquisitions to broaden geographic and service reach.

Prototek Acquires Midwest Prototyping

July 19, 2021

Manufacturing

Prototek Holdings LLC completed the acquisition of Midwest Prototyping LLC on July 15, 2021, creating a broader one-stop provider for prototyping and low-volume digital manufacturing. The deal brings additive manufacturing capabilities to Prototek’s existing sheet metal and CNC services, expands geographic coverage, and combines workforces to serve aerospace, defense, medical and industrial end markets.

Curiteva Acquires FossiLabs, LLC

December 17, 2020

Medical Devices

Curiteva, a spine implant manufacturer based in Alabama, has acquired FossiLabs, a start-up that developed a proprietary Fused Filament Fabrication process for 3D-printed PEEK spinal implants. FossiLabs founder Todd Reith joined Curiteva to lead commercialization of the technology as Curiteva pursues FDA 510(k) clearance and integrates the capability following a recent private funding round.

Stratasys Acquires Origin to Expand Polymer Mass-Production 3D Printing

December 9, 2020

Manufacturing

Stratasys Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire 3D printing start-up Origin Inc. for up to $100 million (cash and stock), with $60 million paid on closing and $40 million in performance-based earnouts. The deal brings Origin's Programmable PhotoPolymerization (P3) platform and Origin One systems into Stratasys' portfolio to accelerate its push into mass production polymer additive manufacturing across markets such as dental, medical and industrial.