3D Systems Announces New Certified Partner Program to Accelerate its Industry-Leading Precision Healthcare Offering for Medic...
June 14 2017 - 9:00AM
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced a new certified partner
program for medical device additive manufacturing companies to
offer secure and premium services for medical device companies. rms
Company is the first to join this new quality supply network and
will focus on design, development and manufacturing of medical
implants using 3D Systems’ Direct Metal Printing (DMP) technology.
This first-of-its-kind partnership combines the equipment,
process and materials expertise of 3D Systems with the
manufacturing expertise of rms and enables medical device companies
to efficiently source the development and production of FDA-cleared
medical devices under one roof.
“We want customers to be able to choose among multiple partners
with the same level of medical device manufacturing expertise as 3D
Systems,” said Kevin McAlea, Executive Vice President, General
Manager, Metals and Healthcare, 3D Systems. “With our new certified
partner program and our ability to insource models for large
medical device companies at our certified facilities in Denver, CO,
and Leuven, Belgium, we are able to offer the same quality
experience to a broader set of customers.”
As part of the new certification process, rms has validated its
ProX® DMP 320 printer, the materials and critical support
processes. The company is already engaged with several of its
orthopedic customers to develop and manufacture implants using
titanium powder.
“This partnership provides our mutual customers with access to
the 3D printing, machining and secondary processing capabilities of
two market leaders,” said Lee Zachman, President, rms Company.
“Working together we have created a world-class service center for
the manufacture of medical implants.”
Zachman continued, “With the support of our parent company,
Cretex, we will have the resources to rapidly invest and grow our
capacity to meet the increasing needs of our customers. The ability
to print parts, add machined features and perform secondary
processing in one location provides our customers with a speed to
market advantage that is hard to parallel.”
More information about 3D Systems’ medical device and
manufacturing business is available here.
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at which such performance or results will be achieved. The
forward-looking statements included are made only as the date of
the statement. Neither 3D Systems or rms Company undertakes an
obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements made
by management or on its behalf, whether as a result of future
developments, subsequent events or circumstances or otherwise.
About 3D Systems
3D Systems provides comprehensive 3D products and services,
including 3D printers, print materials, on-demand manufacturing
services and digital design tools. Its ecosystem supports advanced
applications from the product design shop to the factory floor to
the operating room. 3D Systems’ precision healthcare capabilities
include simulation, Virtual Surgical Planning, and printing of
medical and dental devices as well as patient-specific surgical
instruments. As the originator of 3D printing and a shaper of
future 3D solutions, 3D Systems has spent its 30 year history
enabling professionals and companies to optimize their designs,
transform their workflows, bring innovative products to market and
drive new business models.
Investor Contact: Stacey Witten
Email: investor.relations@3dsystems.com
Media Contact: Diane Parrish
Email: press@3dsystems.com
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