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18 I Companies & Markets bne June 2018
Czech 3D printer giant Prusa Research buys d omestic rival Futur3D
Jaroslav Hroch in Prague
The Czech high-tech market has seen a new acquisition. Prusa Research, one of the most prominent companies in the field of 3D printers, has bought its counterpart Futur3D, Czech business daily E15 reported on May 11.
None of the parties commented on the price, but
the acquisition of 100% of the company will enable Prusa Research's continued future expansion and diversification.
Futur3D is developing different types of printers than Prusa Research – DLP 3D printers, which are more expensive
and using polymers rather than plastics and can be used in everything from jewellery, to health services and the foundry industry.
“When we started years ago, our printers were also expensive and very complicated. But now we can deliver them to tens
of thousands of users also for personal use. We want to bring this revolution into DLP 3D printers,” founder Josef Prusa said, E15 reported.
Prusa Research was evaluated by Delloite as the ninth-fastest growing company in the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa. The potential growth is 6910%, according to the outlook in 2017.
The company is producing 6,000 printers per month, which makes it one of the biggest companies in this segment worldwide.
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