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 Headquarters inEden Prairie, Minnesota | |
| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | 3D printing |
| Founded | 1989; 37 years ago (1989) |
| Founder | S. Scott Crump |
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| Revenue |  US$572 million (2024) |
| US$−88 million (2023) | |
| US$−123 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | US$1.13 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | US$885 million (2023) |
| Owner | Nano Dimension (14.5%)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,980 (2023) |
| Subsidiaries | Stratasys Direct |
| Website | stratasys |
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Stratasys, Ltd. is an American-Israeli manufacturer of3D printers, software, and materials for polymeradditive manufacturing as well as 3D-printed parts on-demand.[4][5] The company is incorporated in Israel.[6] Engineers use Stratasys systems to model complex geometries in a wide range ofpolymer materials, including:ABS,polyphenylsulfone (PPSF),polycarbonate (PC),polyetherimide and Nylon 12.
Stratasys manufactures in-office prototyping and direct digital manufacturing systems for automotive, aerospace, industrial, recreational, electronic, medical and consumer productOEMs.[7]
Stratasys was founded in 1989, byS. Scott Crump and his wife Lisa Crump inEden Prairie, Minnesota. The idea for the technology came to Crump in 1988 when he decided to make a toy frog for his young daughter using aglue gun loaded with a mixture of polyethylene andcandle wax. He thought of creating the shape layer by layer and of a way to automate the process. In April 1992, Stratasys sold its first product, the 3D Modeler.[8]
In October 1994, Stratasys had aninitial public offering onNasdaq; the company sold 1.38 million shares ofcommon stock at $5 per share, netting approximately $5.7 million.[9]
In January 1995, Stratasys purchasedIBM'srapid prototyping intellectual property and other assets and employed 16 former IBM engineers, who had been developing a small 3-D printer that relied on anextrusion system very similar to Crump's patentedfused deposition modeling (FDM) technology.[10]
In 2003, Stratasysfused deposition modeling (FDM)[11] was the best-selling rapid prototyping technology.[12] FDM is a process that the company patented, which is used to produce three-dimensional parts directly from 3DCAD files layer-by-layer for use in design verification, prototyping, development and manufacturing.
In 2007, Stratasys supplied 44% of all additive fabrication systems installed worldwide, making it the unit market leader for the sixth consecutive year.[13]
In January 2010, Stratasys signed an agreement withHP to manufacture HP-branded3D printers.[14] In August 2012, theHP manufacturing and distribution agreement was discontinued.
In May 2011, Stratasys announced that they had acquiredSolidscape, a leader in high-precision 3D printers for lost wax casting applications.[15]
In 2012,Defense Distributed, an unrelated project to produce a working firearm by 3D printing, was intended to use a Stratasys printer. Stratasys refused to permit this and withdrew its license for use of the printer, citing that it did not allow its printers "to be used for illegal purposes".[16][17]
In 2014 the Israeli fashion designerNoa Raviv featured grid pattern centered couture garments which were created employing Stratasys' 3D printing technology. Some selections from the aforementioned collection were exhibited in 2016 at the exhibition "Manus X Machina" at theAnna Wintour Costume Center atNew York City'sMetropolitan Museum of Art.[18][19]
In 2019, the J750 model was recognized as the Enterprise 3D Printer of the Year in the polymer printer category at the 2019 3D Printing Industry Awards in London, England.[20]
In May 2023, Stratasys agreed to combine withDesktop Metal in an all-stock transaction worth at $1.8 billion, in which existing Stratasys shareholders will own around 59 percent of the combined company.[21] Prior to, and following the acquisition announcement, Stratasys received multiple unsolicited bids to be acquired by part-owner Nano Dimensions, and in June, received another offer for $1.2 billion from its competitor3D Systems.[22][23] Stratasys terminated the acquisition in September after its shareholders voted against the Desktop Metal acquisition as both majorproxy advisory firmsGlass Lewis andInstitutional Shareholder Services recommended against the deal.[24]
In August 2024, Stratasys filed a suit against Chinese 3D printing company Bambu Lab, alleging patent infringement.[25]
In January 2025, Stratasys launched its TrueDent solution in Europe, bringing monolithic digital dentures to the regional dental market[26]
In March 2025, the company expanded its dental presence in Europe through new distribution agreements with Galimplant, Gold Quadrat, and Métaux Précieux[27] Fast Company named Stratasys one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025 for its advancements in polymer 3D printing technologies.[28]
On April 16, 2012, Stratasys announced that it agreed tomerge with privately heldObjet Ltd., a leading manufacturer of3D printers based inRehovot,Israel, in an all-stock transaction. Stratasysshareholders were expected to own 55 percent of the combined company, and Objet shareholders would own 45 percent. The merger was completed on December 3, 2012; themarket capitalization of the new company was approximately $3.0 billion.[29]
On June 19, 2013,MakerBot Industries announced that it was purchased by Stratasys for $403 million.[30]
On April 2, 2014, Stratasys announced that they had entered into definitive agreements to acquireSolid Concepts and Harvest Technologies, which will be combined with RedEye, its existing digital manufacturing service business, to establish a single additive manufacturing services business unit.[31] The acquisition was finalized on July 15, 2014.[32]
In February 2016, Stratasys announced an investment in Israeli companyMassivit to promote and deploy Massivit 3D's proprietary super-sized 3D printing solutions.
On November 4, 2016, Inkbit announced that Stratasys led an equity funding round with DSM Venturing to propel production of its Vision-based, artificial intelligence additive manufacturing platform.[33]
On December 9, 2020, Stratasys announced a deal to acquire San Francisco-based Origin for $100 million.[34] The acquisition was finalized on December 31, 2020.[35]
On April 27, 2021, Stratasys announced the Stratasys Origin One, an updated version of the Origin One 3D Printer targeted towards production applications.[36]
In 2021, Stratasys acquired the outstanding shares of Xaar 3D, which Stratasys purchased fromXaar. Xaar 3D provides 3D printers using SAF Selective Absorption Fusion technology, a type of powder bed fusion. This technology is designed to 3D print polymer production parts at volume. The first printer used the technology is called the H350.[37]
In 2021, Stratasys announced the acquisition of RP Support Ltd. (RPS), which makes largestereolithography 3D printers.[38]
On May 12, 2022,MakerBot andUltimaker announced plans to merge. The new single company is to be backed by NPM Capital and MakerBot-owner Stratasys and co-led by existing CEOs Nadav Goshen and Jürgen von Hollen.[39]
In October 2022, Stratasys acquired theBerkeley-headquartered quality assurance software company Riven.[40]
April 5, 2023 Stratasys Completes Acquisition of Covestro’s Additive Manufacturing Materials Business[41]
In March 2024, Stratasys acquired the intellectual property portfolio of Arevo, a Silicon Valley-based company specializing in continuous carbon fiber 3D printing.[42]
In May 2025, Stratasys acquired the key assets and operations of Forward AM Technologies GmbH, formerly part of BASF to expand the company's 3D printing materials portfolio.[43]
In July 2025, Stratasys acquired a collection of assets from Nexa3D, including Intellectual Property (IP) and equipment.[44]
In 2014, Stratasys prototyped an electric car with fully 3D-printed exterior panels, and a few printed interior parts. Development took one year, and parts were constructed using a Stratasys Objet1000.[45]
Urbee[46] is the first car in the world manufactured using additive manufacturing technology (itsbodywork andcar windows were "printed"). Created in 2010, through a partnership with the Canadian engineering groupKOR Ecologic,[47] it is ahybrid vehicle with a futuristic look.[48][49][50]
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