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AFTER THE SALE – AN UPDATE ON DESKTOP FACTORYIt has been an exciting time for the former Desktop Factory crew as they began the process of becoming part of 3D Systems Corporation. After a great deal of planning a group comprised of some of the recent Desktop Factory alum teamed with people from 3D Systems, hired trucks and went to Pasadena, California to move the finished and raw goods inventory to Valencia, California, one of 3D Systems’ research and manufacturing facilities. The move included test printers, benches and lab equipment and actually took two full days given the size of the Desktop Factory facility and the desire to make this move as seamless as possible.About the time that the trucks were rolling into Valencia we were beginning to welcome the Desktop Factory employees to 3D Systems and were taking them through an orientation process. This is a fairly essential step at 3D Systems as our goal is to get everybody on board as soon as practical and familiarize them with the company, our products and processes. We know that in order to harvest the maximum value from an acquisition the people need to come first. Now that all of the furniture, equipment and people are situated we will begin a technical assessment of the Desktop Factory 3D Printers. This work may take a few months but we are looking forward to conducting this evaluation and determining our next steps with regards to the printers and their state of technical readiness. We will keep you posted every step of the way because we understand your interest in and commitment to affordable, easy-to-use 3D Printing. So please stay tuned. UNPLANNED BUT SERENDIPITOUS During the course of the acquisition I got to know Abe Reichental, the CEO and president of 3D Systems, fairly well. Once we had successfully closed the sale he invited me to join 3D Systems as the head of global marketing. While this was not an anticipated outcome I have accepted this exciting opportunity for three main reasons. I have a strong belief that this industry can and will grow dramatically with the availability of affordable, easy to use systems and enablers. Second, this position provides the chance to remain close to my former Desktop Factory team. And last, and perhaps most importantly, the potential to work with all of you to bring 3D Printing to the desktop is just too compelling to miss. Thanks for your unwavering support over the past 3 years, I look forward to what I know will be a great adventure.YOU CAN GET STARTED NOW As we shared with you in the last newsletter, 3D Systems Corporation is a leading provider of 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing parts and system solutions. As such we have four distinct technology platforms, which doesn’t even include Desktop Factory yet, and we offer more than 20 choices in additive fabrication systems in a broad range of prices and capabilities. A product you may be interested in is the V-Flash® 3D Modeler which retails for $9,900 USD and became commercially available earlier this year. More information on V-Flash is available at www.modelin3d.com and www.3dsystems.com.A unique offer for Desktop Factory subscribers – A 3D Printer today for under $5,000  From now and while supply lasts we are offering you special clearance pricing on a 3D Printer we no longer manufacture. We will make this product, the InVision® LD 3D Printer, available to you for a purchase price of $4,995 USD which is just half of the current marketplace pricing. The compact InVision LD prints durable, three-dimensional plastic models from your CAD file – quickly and affordably and we offer all of the consumables you will need to make immediate use of your new 3D Printer directly at your desktop. The following link will take you to our web page for more information on our InVision LD 3D Printer. We have just a few of these low cost 3D Printers left so please act quickly if you would like to take advantage of this special, one-time offer. Contact us today by email at desktopfactory@3dsystems.com or by phone at +1 803 326 3945.
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