Bookmark 02-06-2014

Materialise Acquires Polish Prototyping Center

Materialise, Leuven, Belgium has announced the acquisition of e-Prototypy S.A., Poland’s leading provider of rapid prototypes and 3D Printing. e-Prototypy has been active in the Polish market since 2008 and has grown to become the market leader in this region. e-Prototypy offers a broad range of 3D printing solutions, with a specialization in the production of laser sintered components, and has invested in scanning and reverse engineering services in recent years.

Materialise has been a market leader in the Czech market, through its subsidiary in Usti Nad Labem CR, since 2004. “With the acquisition of e-Prototypy, Materialise shows its commitment to further invest in the east-European market”, says Bart Van Der Schueren, Vice President Industrial Production, Materialise.

e-Prototypy S.A. is Poland's first comprehensive prototype center specializing in the production of fully functional prototypes using 3D printing and 3D scanning. Through their technology, e-Prototypy allows for the production of finished, plastic products for small and medium-series, or one-offs, without the need for traditional molds (figure: Materialise)