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3D Systems

3D Systems Corporation is an American company based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, that engineers, manufactures, and sells 3D printers, 3D printing materials, 3D printed parts, and application engineering services. The company creates product concept models, precision and functional prototypes, master patterns for tooling, as well as production parts for…

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Founded
1986; 40 years ago (1986) in Valencia, California, U.S.
Industry
Technology
Headquarters
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jeff Graves (president & CEO) · Chuck Hull (CTO) · Andrew M. Johnson (CLO)
Net income
−US$255 million (2024)

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3D Systems

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples104
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
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3D Systems

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related to Operations · 21
3D Systems → About, Brazil, China, France, Germany, In, Italy, Japan, Leuven, Rapid Manufacturing Center, RMC, Rock Hill, San Francisco, South Carolina, South Korea, Switzerland, Systems, The, United Kingdom, US
related to Community involvement and partnerships · 16
3D Systems → Ekso Bionics, Foundation, Future New, In, Manufacturing Innovation, National Children's Oral Health, National Network, NCOHF, NNMI, On February, Scholastic Art, Scholastic Awards, Smithsonian Institution, Systems, US, Writing Awards
related to history · 15
3D Systems → California, Chuck Hull, Early SLA, Engineers, Hull, Hull's, In, Other, Primary, Prior, SLA, Systems, The, These, Valencia
related to Technology · 13
3D Systems → CJP, Color, Corporation, DMP, Each, FDM, MJP, Powder, SLA, SLS, Systems, The, This
Products · 5
3D Systems → 3D Printers, Engineered Materials, Figure 4 Standalone & Modular, Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Systems, Direct Metal Printing (DMP) SystemsFused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Systems, Stereolithography (SLA) Systems
related to Products and patents · 5
3D Systems → As, Critics, Following, In, Systems
has application · 4
3D Systems → Current, Examples, Systems, Systems-reliant
Key people · 3
3D Systems → Andrew M. Johnson (CLO), Chuck Hull (CTO), Jeff Graves (president & CEO)
related to External links · 3
3D Systems → GoogleReutersSEC, Official, Systems
Area served · 1
3D Systems → Worldwide

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3d systems printing company technology systems' printers manufacturing materials ceo parts design hull president stereolithography technologies development rapid industries services

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3D SystemsArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
3D SystemsFounded1986; 40 years ago (1986) in Valencia, California, U.S.1.00infobox
3D SystemsHeadquartersRock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
3D SystemsIndustryTechnology1.00infobox
3D SystemsKey peopleJeff Graves (president & CEO)1.00infobox
3D SystemsKey peopleChuck Hull (CTO)1.00infobox
3D SystemsKey peopleAndrew M. Johnson (CLO)1.00infobox
3D SystemsNet income−US$255 million (2024)1.00infobox
3D SystemsNumber of employees1,925 (2023)1.00infobox
3D SystemsOperating income−US$277 million (2024)1.00infobox
3D SystemsProducts3D Printers1.00infobox
3D SystemsProductsStereolithography (SLA) Systems1.00infobox
3D SystemsProductsSelective Laser Sintering (SLS) Systems, Direct Metal Printing (DMP) SystemsFused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Systems1.00infobox
3D SystemsProductsFigure 4 Standalone & Modular1.00infobox
3D SystemsProductsEngineered Materials1.00infobox
3D SystemsRevenueUS$440 million (2024)1.00infobox
3D SystemsServicesSLA, SLS, DMP, FDM, CNC, Injection Molding, Investment Casting, Sheet Metal, Figure 4, Medical Grade Prototypes, Appearance Models, Low-Volume Mass Production1.00infobox
3D SystemsTotal assetsUS$601 million (2024)1.00infobox
3D SystemsTotal equityUS$176 million (2024)1.00infobox
3D SystemsTraded asNYSE: DDD1.00infobox
3D SystemsTypePublic1.00infobox
3D SystemsWebsite3dsystems.com1.00infobox
3D Systemsis aclosed-source company0.90text

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