SLS pioneer 3D Systems acquires low-cost SLS company Wematter AM Industry
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD), the first company to market a hardware system based on SLS technology back in the 1990s, has entered into an agreement to acquire Wematter, a Swedish 3D printer manufacturer, that will broaden 3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) portfolio. Wematter designed and introduced the Wematter Gravity in 2019 which brought an affordable, turnkey SLS solution to the market. The closed-loop system is designed to operate in a smaller-footprint environment outside of a manufacturing floor, such as an office.