With the popularization of 3D printing technology, hardware manufacturers continue to shuffle and integrate under the fierce market competition For example, a few days after makerbot and ultimaker announced their merger plan, Prague based prusa research also announced its acquisition of printed solid Inc. in Delaware It is reported that prusa, founded in 2011, shared some genes with makerbot and ultimaker.
As one of the products of reprap open source project, the company's I3 system has become one of the leading desktop 3D printers based on FDM, and has the characteristics of small size, low cost and easy modification / maintenance.
Meanwhile, print solid, founded in 2013, is a seller of 3D printing materials and parts. It acquired ranlaser in 2016 and began to manufacture and sell its own printer security shell.
By opening up the vertical chain, prusa hopes to extend its tentacles to U.S. retail channels and provide more and more attractive 3D printers and related [accessories] for local enterprises, educational customers and government agencies( https://microsoft.pvxt.net/Xx07X ) Material options.
Prusa research in a blog post "By the fourth quarter of 2022, printed solid Inc. will obtain more storage and operation staff to maintain and enhance prusa research's recognized quality reputation in the industry, supplemented by in warranty / out of warranty maintenance services in the U.S. market," it said.
Obviously, this can greatly alleviate the burden of international round-trip after-sales service and a lot of time expenditure. At the same time, the print solid brand will remain relatively independent under the leadership of the new parent company, and David Randolph will continue to serve as CEO.
In addition, Josef, founder of prusa, said in a post that the two sides will integrate their respective advantages to help improve the availability of original 3D printers, spare parts and services. At present, they have completed the acquisition and the first round of training, but it still takes some time to run in in related business.