Smart Molding International 4-2021

12 newsfeed smart_molding international 4/2021 Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, announced in October the decision to acquire all remaining shares of Xaar 3D Ltd. from Xaar plc (LON: XAR), accelerating the company’s growth in pro - duction-scale 3D printing. Stratasys previously owned a 45% stake in Xaar 3D. In April 2021, Stratasys introduced the Stratasys H350™ 3D printer, the first system powered by Xaar 3D’s powder-based SAF™ technology. Representing the culmination of more than 10 years of research and devel - opment, SAF-based 3D print - ers are designed to deliver cost-competitive parts at production-level throughput. Since the announcement, the H350 has been success - fully installed at Stratasys Direct Manufacturing and various beta customer sites in Europe and the U.S., with general availability expected before the end of this year. “We are committed to be - ing the leading provider of production-scale polymer 3D printing for our custom - ers as additive manufactur - ing continues to transform industries around the world,” said Stratasys CEO Dr. Yoav Zeif. “The H350 printer and SAF technology are central to that mission, giving us a powerful platform for meet - ing the needs of customers in industries such as commercial goods, automotive, consumer goods, and consumer elec - tronics. Customers tell us this technology’s consistent per - formance at higher volumes helps them grow their busi - nesses and provides them a significant competitive advantage. We are excited to welcome the outstanding teamof innovators from Xaar 3D to the Stratasys family.” H Series™ Production Plat - form printers such as the H350 are designed to deliver part quality, consistency, and reliability that ensures cus - tomer satisfaction and high production yield. Using SAF technology, the printers ex - ecute key 3D printing steps in the same direction across the print bed to provide a uniform thermal experience – and therefore part consis - tency – for all printed parts regardless of their placement in the build. This represents a significant improvement over traditional powder-bed fusion processes. H Series printers are also designed for production con - trol. Leveraging multiple on- board sensors, build data is logged for process traceabil - ity and remains fully under customer control. Materials can be controlled, tracked, and traced, and print set - tings can be fine-tuned for each customer’s needs. The Xaar 3D team will join Stratasys to continue lead - ing the development of the H Series platform and SAF technology. “We formed Xaar 3D on the premise that we could help existing powder bed technology make a major leap forward, and that’s what’s happening thanks to SAF technology,” said Ronen Cohen, General Manager of Xaar 3D Ltd. “We have been able to significantly improve thermal management for more consistent and reliable parts while giving customers the production control they need. As part of Stratasys, we will continue to rapidly ad - vance H Series 3D printer de - velopment while leveraging Stratasys’ global go-to-market infrastructure and blue-chip customer relationships to enable more customers to benefit from SAF-powered additive manufacturing.” Stratasys www.stratasys.com Christophe Longuet has taken over management of the KraussMaffei business in France. Effective January 1, 2022, Longuet will take the helm of KraussMaffei Group France S.A.S. as President. His predecessor Jacques Socquet will focus on the NETSTAL business in France with immediate effect and take over management of the newly established NETSTAL company in France as of January 1, 2022. NETSTAL returned to oper - ating independently within the KraussMaffei Group in October 2021. Longuet carries with him over 15 years of interna - tional sales and marketing experience, including posi - tions as Commercial Direc - tor France and Marketing Director Southern Africa in the automotive and renew - able energy industries. Davide Pagliarulo, Direc - tor Sales New Machines Western Europe, "We are delighted to welcome Chris - tophe to our company and are optimistic about our fu - ture joint steps towards fur - ther growth in France." KraussMaffei Group France S.A.S under new management Stratasys to acquire outstanding stake in Xaar 3D Stratasys H350™ 3D printer, the first system powered by Xaar 3D’s powder-based SAF™ technology (Picture: Stratasys)