How This French 3-D Printing Company Differentiates Itself From the Competition
Steve Heller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 01, 1:43PM CDT
Between Shapeways, 3D Systems , Stratasys , and now Proto Labs , it's safe to say that the 3-D printing as a service space is becoming increasingly crowded. Although manufacturing expertise can be certainly act as a key selling point between...
How to Invest in 3-D Printing Stocks for the Long Term
Steve Heller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 01, 11:02AM CDT
"The overnight sensation that took 30 years." -- James Woodcock, group editor of TCT Magazine + Personalize, a leading 3-D printing publication This quote basically sums up the 3-D printing industry, having gone from a sleepy industrial...
3D Systems or Stratasys: Which Company's Desktop 3-D Printers Get the Best Reviews?
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 11:44PM CDT
If you're following 3D Systems and Stratasys , you might know that both companies' desktop 3-D printer units are growing rapidly, and the desktop market in general is expected to continue experiencing brisk growth. The company that offers...
Shapeways -- the Amazon-Like Company in the 3-D Printing Space -- Moves a Step Closer to a Potential
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 9:45AM CDT
Even if you're invested in 3D Systems or Stratasys and closely following the 3-D printing space, you might not be familiar with Shapeways. That's to be expected because it isn't a public company and has an entirely different business model than...
Will Google Conquer the Smartphone Industry in 2015?
Brandy Betz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 31, 5:00AM CDT
An early image from Project Ara. Source: Phonebloks Google plans to release a device in January that could revolutionize the smartphone industry. Should Microsoft and Apple start to worry as 3D Systems celebrates? The device has the...
Stocks on Our Radar: 3D Systems
Simon Erickson and Sara Hov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 7:45PM CDT
3D Systems is going on another shopping spree. The company announced earlier this week that it would offer nearly 6 million additional shares in a secondary offering, raising nearly $317 million "to finance future acquisitions and for working...
The Stocks of the 3-D Printing Space: A Recap of the Top News of the Week
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 5:32PM CDT
There's never a dull week in the 3-D printing space, and this holiday-shortened business week was no exception. 3D Systems , the industry's largest company by market cap, was the headliner, though fellow bigwig Stratasys and even Wal-Mart had...
Meet 3D Systems Corporation's and Stratasys, Ltd.'s French Competitor
Steve Heller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 12:12PM CDT
Founded in 2009, French 3-D printing service provider Sculpteo has made the quite name for itself in Europe and hopes to do the same stateside. Through its website , Sculpteo customers can upload 3-D design files, which can then be professionally...
Understanding the 3-D Metal Printing Boom of 2013
Steve Heller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 10:11AM CDT
According to 3-D printing insights firm Wohlers Associates, the metal 3-D printing industry experienced tremendous growth in 2013. In total, 348 metal 3-D printers were sold in 2013, representing an increase of 75.8% over 2012 activity. While this...
Photo Release -- 3D Systems Hosts Customer Webinar on 3D Printing for Turbine Manufacturing
GlobeNewswire - Fri May 30, 7:30AM CDT
- Learn how Turbine Technologies reduced product development time by five weeks and at a tenth of previous costs, from $20k to $2k
Should You Buy 3D Systems After Its Big Drop?
Mark Reeth and Sara Hov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 5:35PM CDT
3-D printer maker 3D Systems dropped 11 % yesterday after the company's management team announced a secondary offering of nearly 6 million shares. This will lower the value of all existing shares, which is why shareholders were not...
An Interview With Autodesk's Director of Business Development About the Company's Planned 3-D Printe
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 12:15PM CDT
If you're following 3D Systems , Stratasys , or the 3-D printing space, in general, you might know that software maker Autodesk recently announced it's planning to introduce an open software platform for 3-D printing called Spark, as well...
Weakness seen in 3D Systems (DDD): Stock Plunges 11.0% - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 7:37AM CDT
3D Systems (DDD) fell nearly 11% in the last trading session amid high volumes, reversing its recent uptrend, as the stock is up nearly 13% since Apr 29.
Photo Release -- 3D Systems' ProJet(R) 3510 and VisiJet(R) Pearlstone Material Verified by 3Shape for High Precision Dental Model Production
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 29, 7:31AM CDT
- First and only 3D printer solution verified by 3Shape for ultra-high fidelity prosthodontic dental model production
Jim Cramer: 3D Systems Is Just Duplicating Stock
at The Street - Thu May 29, 7:30AM CDT
After its surprise secondary offering, a high supply of stock is crushing the price.
Why 3D Systems, DSW, and Walter Energy Tumbled Today
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 7:35PM CDT
On Wednesday, the stock market backed off from its record closes in recent days, as investors had some second thoughts about how sustainable the big upswing in the major-market benchmarks might be for the rest of 2014. For the most part, the declines...
3D Systems falls on stock sale
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 28, 5:50PM CDT
The 3D printer maker's shares dropped 11% to 50.44 after announcing that it expects to see gross proceeds of $317 mil from a 5.95 mil stock offering later this week. It also granted the underwriter, Canaccord Genuity, an option to purchase up to...
The Real Reason Stratasys, Ltd. Purchased Solid Concepts
Steve Heller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 5:31PM CDT
As the 3-D printing industry continues to show signs of promise and growth , it'll likely invite new competition, and more often than not, increased competition results in pricing pressures, which can negatively affect the profits of those in the...
NYSE stocks posting largest percentage decreases
AP - Wed May 28, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:
Major Averages Post Small Losses In Lighter Volume
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 28, 3:16PM CDT
The stock market ended with small losses Wednesday after trading flat to slightly lower through most of the session. The Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq composite gave up 0.3% each. The S&P 500 climbed to a new record high intraday before...