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RELEASE
| FOR: | STRATASYS, INC. |
| CONTACTS: | Shane Glenn, Director of Investor Relations, Stratasys |
| (952) 294-3416, shane.glenn@stratasys.com | |
| Jill Peters, HP Graphics Solutions Business | |
| (503) 391-8742, jill.peters@hp.com | |
| Joe Hiemenz, Public Relations Manager, Stratasys | |
| (952) 906-2726, joe.hiemenz@stratasys.com | |
STRATASYS AND HP SIGN DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR
STRATASYS TO MANUFACTURE HP-BRANDED 3D PRINTERS
STRATASYS TO MANUFACTURE HP-BRANDED 3D PRINTERS
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MINNEAPOLIS, January 19,
2010 – Stratasys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSYS), the leading manufacturer of 3D printers
and 3D production systems, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement
with HP for Stratasys to manufacture an HP-branded 3D printer. Used by product
designers and architects, Stratasys 3D printers create three-dimensional plastic
models directly from 3D digital designs.
Under the terms of the agreement, Stratasys will develop and manufacture
for HP an exclusive line of 3D printers based on Stratasys’ patented Fused
Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology. HP will begin a phased rollout of the 3D
printers in the mechanical design (MCAD) market in selected countries later this
year, with the right to extend distribution globally.
“We believe the time is right for 3D printing to become mainstream,” said
Stratasys Chairman and CEO Scott Crump. “We also believe that HP’s unmatched
sales and distribution capabilities and Stratasys FDM technology is the right
combination to achieve broader 3D printer usage worldwide. HP has made a similar
move in this market before, capturing a dominant position in large-format 2D
printers. Together we hope to repeat this success with 3D printers.”
“There are millions of 3D designers
using 2D printers who are ready to bring their designs to life in 3D,” said
Santiago Morera, vice president and general manager of HP’s Large Format
Printing Business. “Stratasys FDM technology is the ideal platform for HP to
enter the 3D MCAD printing market and begin to capitalize on this untapped
opportunity.”
HP’s Graphic
Solutions Business – part of the company’s $24 billion Imaging and Printing
Group – will execute the distribution agreement. HP is a leading provider of
Designjet and Scitex large-format printing solutions, Indigo digital solutions
for commercial and industrial printing, inkjet high-speed production solutions
and specialty printing systems.
Stratasys will hold a web cast and conference call on Tuesday, January
19, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the details surrounding this agreement.
The conference call will be available via live web cast on the Stratasys Web
site at www.stratasys.com under the "Investors" tab or by clicking http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=61402&eventID=2667385.
To participate by telephone, the
domestic dial-in number is 866-356-3377, and the international dial-in is
617-597-5392. The access code is 20329688. Investors are advised to dial into
the call at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call to register. Please
note that the web cast will provide you information via a slide presentation,
but to participate in the Q&A session, you will be required to call in by
telephone.
The web cast will be available for 90 days on the "Investors" page of the
Stratasys website.
Industry Background
Designers and architects that design with CAD (Computer Aided Design) use
3D printers as peripheral devices to “print” or create a tangible 3D model from
plastic or other material. The model is created directly from the CAD digital
design. The models are used by designers, engineers and architects to verify the
form, fit, and functional characteristics of their designs prior to committing
those designs to production or construction.
The technology to produce 3D models directly from a digital design has
been commercial for over 20 years, but recent advances in 3D printers have
dramatically reduced their cost, and improved ease-of-use and reliability.
Stratasys introduced its first Dimension 3D printer in 2002, priced under
$30,000. Early last year, Stratasys broke the $15,000 barrier with its office-friendly uPrint 3D printer,
which fits on a desktop.
Stratasys is the sales leader in 3D printing. Its printers are based on
patented Stratasys FDM technology. FDM is the only technology to use
high-performance industrial thermoplastics to make prototypes. Click on
FDM Process for a video demonstration of the FDM process.
Stratasys, Inc., Minneapolis, manufactures additive
fabrication machines for prototyping and manufacturing plastic parts under the
brands Fortus 3D Production Systems and Dimension 3D Printers. The company also
operates RedEye On Demand, an online service for part prototyping and
production. According to Wohlers Report 2009, Stratasys supplied 43 percent of
all additive fabrication systems installed worldwide in 2008, making it the unit
market leader for the seventh consecutive year. Stratasys patented and owns the
process known as FDM.® The process creates functional prototypes and
manufactured goods directly from any 3D CAD program, using high-performance
industrial thermoplastics. The company holds more than 250 granted or pending
additive fabrication patents globally. Stratasys products are used in the
aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, business & industrial equipment,
education, architecture, and consumer-product industries. Online at:
www.Stratasys.com
Stratasys, Dimension,
uPrint, and Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) are registered trademarks of
Stratasys, Inc. Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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Forward Looking Statements
All statements herein that are not historical
facts or that include such words as “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,”
“estimates,” “vision,” “planning”, “believes” or similar words constitute
forward-looking statements covered by the safe harbor protection of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except for the historical information
herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These include statements
regarding projected revenue and income in future quarters; the size of the 3D
printing market; our objectives for the marketing and sale of our Dimension® 3D Printers and our FortusTM 3D Production Systems, particularly for use in direct digital
manufacturing (DDM); the demand for our proprietary consumables; the expansion
of our paid parts service; and our beliefs with respect to the growth in the
demand for our products. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect our
business include our ability to penetrate the 3D printing market; our ability to
achieve the growth rates experienced in preceding quarters; our ability to
introduce, produce and market new materials, such as ABSplus and ABS-M30, and
the market acceptance of these and other materials; the impact of competitive
products and pricing; our timely development of new products and materials and market acceptance of those
products and materials; the success of our recent R&D initiative to expand
the DDM capabilities of our core FDM technology; and the success of our
RedEyeOnDemandTM
and other paid parts services. Actual results
may differ from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements.
These statements represent beliefs and expectations only as of the date they
were made. We may elect to update forward-looking statements, but we expressly
disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our beliefs and expectations change.
In addition to the statements described above, such forward-looking statements
are subject to the risks and uncertainties described more fully in our reports
filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
This release is also available on the
Stratasys Web site at www.Stratasys.com.