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CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company FATHOM acquires GPI 3D Printing Service Providers

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FATHOM, a leading AM service provider which is now part of the portfolio of companies owned by CORE Industrial Partners (a Chicago-based private equity firm), has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, LLC, a leading metal additive manufacturing services provider. CORE acquired Midwest Composite Technologies in 2018, and FATHOM and ICOMold in 2019. All four companies will be moving forward under the FATHOM brand.

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Illusory Material: reimagining product design with multi-material 3D printing Consumer Products

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Stratasys multi-material, multi-color PolyJet 3D printing process is arguably one of the most artful processes in the AM world. Designers and artists have used the technology to create some truly remarkable pieces: from 3D printed multi-color denim, to Neri Oxman’s haunting 3D printed death masks. Recently, a duo of designers from the MIT Media Lab used the technology to create products with a totally new aesthetic.