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February 2011
QuickParts, a leading custom parts services company, has been acquired by 3D Systems, a leading provider of 3D content-to-print solutions.
- 3D Systems plans to integrate its own parts fulfillment capabilities with Quickparts and to expand the use of Quickparts’ proprietary e-commerce sourcing and delivery platform
- 3D Systems plans to operate its Quickparts and 3Dproparts™ as independent brands within its growing custom additive and subtractive parts services portfolio
About Quickparts
Quickparts is a custom manufacturing services company dedicated to providing customers with online, high touch customer care to procure low and high-volume custom parts. Quickparts provides its customers with instant, custom-generated quotations using QuickQuote®, a proprietary engine that evaluates the part geometry, required materials, lead-time, and quantity.
About 3D Systems (NAS: DDD)
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3D content-to-print solutions including 3D printers, parts and production systems. Its expertly integrated rapid prototyping and manufacturing solutions reduce the time and cost of designing new products and printing real parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used to design, communicate, prototype and produce functional end-use parts; customers create with confidence.
Transaction Details
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SectorsIndustrial Software
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ServiceM&A
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OwnershipFounder-Owned
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Practices
Industrial Technology
Industrial Technology
“We are very pleased to add a true leader and innovator with Quickparts’ reputation and scale to our rapidly growing, global network of custom parts services. With Quickparts, under the capable leadership of Ron Hollis, we take another step to democratize access to all our 3D content-to-print solutions and accelerate adoption for the benefit of our growing customer base.”