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Arcam : Arcam is the Swedish company that developed the Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
technology. Arcam offer EBM 3D printing equipment which is used for metal printing. Ar-
cam acquired the Canadian metal powder producer AP&C in the beginning of 2014 and
can now offer metal powder “in-house”. Arcam's printer applications are primarily within
orthopedic implants and aerospace.
Voxeljet : The German company Voxeljet offers additive manufacturing services and pro-
duces 3D printing systems. Voxeljet's printers uses the binder jetting technique and prints
in acrylic (PMMA plastic) and sand. Significant for Voxeljet is the ability to print large
sized objects. Some of their printers uses conveyor belts which means that height and width
might be limited but the length of the object has no limits. Among other things the Voxeljet
printers are used for large sized architectural components.
Materialise : This Belgian 3D printing service provider has been around for over two dec-
ades. Materialise has over 1000 employees and is a world leading company in 3D produc-
tion of prototypes and custom made parts in fields such as bio-engineering, automotive,
aerospace, art & design and consumer products. Materialise is also developing software for
3D printing.
Organovo : Organovo has been described as dubious by some analysts, especially Citron
Research. Without revenue to speak of the high valuation of the company rests on telling
the story of its business model which, simplified, is 3D printing of liver cells (and other
organs) for use in drug testing.
Alphaform : This company is a German 3D printing service provider. Alphaform is origin-
ally a spin-off from EOS and EOS' founder Hans J. Langer is one of the biggest sharehold-
ers. Alphaform is a contract manufacturer of small batch sizes of both plastic and metal
products, which are produced with additive manufacturing. Its main customers comes from
medical and auto industries.
Arrk Corp .: Arrk is not exactly a pure play 3D printing stock. This Japanese company
offers prototyping, tooling and molding services all over the world. The equipment in-
cludes Stereolithography and Selective Laser Sintering machines for plastic, but also CNC
machinery which is a type of subtractive manufacturing. Arrk claims to be: “One of the
world's largest product development specialists”. It has around 5000 employees and 37
companies in the group.
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