3D Systems Voted Global Digital Manufacturing Leader
Design World Readers Choose 3D Systems Second Year in a
Row
ROCK HILL, South Carolina, December 20, 2011 - 3D Systems
Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced today that it was voted the
"Leader in Digital Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping" for the
second year in a row by the readers of Design World Magazine in a
global competition that took place between January 1 and October
31, 2011. The Digital Manufacturing category included 13 companies
engaged in the development and manufacture of 3D printers, Additive
Manufacturing systems, services and materials.
3D Systems pioneered 3D printing and Digital
Manufacturing with the invention of Stereolithography®, Selective
Laser Sintering and Multi-Jet Modeling. The company led the
democratization of 3D printing by providing universal connectivity
from 3D content-to-print through the development of the .STL file
format. The company is driving the adoption of large scale custom
manufacturing solutions by aerospace, defense, automotive and
healthcare users worldwide. More recently 3D Systems introduced a
complete range of personal and professional 3D printers together
with comprehensive on-demand parts services under its Quickparts®
brand.
