{"id":70566,"date":"2019-07-29T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T07:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/aerospace\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm.3dm"},"modified":"2019-07-29T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T07:20:12","slug":"3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/","title":{"rendered":"3DS Plugs its UK Gap with Acquisition of CRDM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dpsp-content-top\" class=\"dpsp-content-wrapper dpsp-shape-rectangular dpsp-size-medium dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-1\">\n<ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-column-auto\">\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, the rumour I heard earlier this year \u2014 that 3D Systems was looking to acquire an established UK-based 3D printing service \u2014 has just been confirmed. And they don\u2019t come much more established than CRDM, which was established in 1995 and is one of the UK\u2019s original and leading service bureaux, providing rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and manufacturing services for a range of industry sectors that include automotive, aerospace, medical, defence and motor sport.<\/p>\n<p>The formal announcement of the acquisition by 3D Systems has just hit the newswires and also reveals the company\u2019s intention to immediately integrate CRDM into its global Quickparts Solutions custom parts and manufacturing services.<\/p>\n<p>There are a handful of service companies in the UK that have stood the test of time and have evolved with the development of the RP\/RT\/RM\/AM tech, growing stronger and advancing their portfolios and capabilities for industrial applications in line with said developments. The later rush of 3D printing labs in more recent years, which have sprung up in competition with the original RP bureaux, are certainly giving these companies a run for their money, but what they don\u2019t have, yet, is longevity, or the solid industrial customer base that companies like CRDM have cultivated. So what this deal brings to 3D Systems is a much stronger presence in the UK market \u2014 a noticeable gap that has existed for a while and tends to be brought up only in whispered conversations occasionally!<\/p>\n<p>You can hardly fault 3DS for plugging the gap, and the short press release issued today points to exactly that, as this line illustrates:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCRDM extends 3D Systems&#8217; offerings and its footprint in the UK, further positioning the company at the center of the rapidly growing, direct manufacturing opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full (boring!) terms of the transaction have not been disclosed at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, the rumour I heard earlier this year \u2014 that 3D Systems was looking to acquire an established UK-based 3D printing service \u2014 has just been confirmed. And they don\u2019t come much more established than CRDM, which was established in 1995 and is one of the UK\u2019s original and leading service bureaux, providing rapid prototyping, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[64,171,158],"class_list":["post-70566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aerospace","tag-aerospace","tag-rapid-prototyping","tag-space"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3DS Plugs its UK Gap with Acquisition of CRDM - FacFox News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"So, the rumour I heard earlier this year \u2014 that 3D Systems was looking to acquire an established UK-based 3D printing service \u2014 has just been confirmed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3DS Plugs its UK Gap with Acquisition of CRDM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"So, the rumour I heard earlier this year \u2014 that 3D Systems was looking to acquire an established UK-based 3D printing service \u2014 has just been confirmed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FacFox News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-29T07:20:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"edi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"edi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"edi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/30c6618bf20fcdd6af222ac673dfd857\"},\"headline\":\"3DS Plugs its UK Gap with Acquisition of CRDM\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-29T07:20:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/\"},\"wordCount\":317,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"aerospace\",\"rapid prototyping\",\"space\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Aerospace\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3ds-plugs-its-uk-gap-with-acquisition-of-crdm\/\",\"name\":\"3DS Plugs its UK Gap with Acquisition of CRDM - 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