I’ve been doing some thinking about the high speed 3D printing revolution, and realized there’s going to be another casualty: resellers.
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From Italy to Everywhere: Roboze’s Reseller Network Expands Worldwide
Roboze announced yet more resellers for their products, illustrating the critical importance of resellers to manufacturers.
3D Systems’ Partnership in Japan Reveals the Impact of Acquisitions
3D Systems announced a partnership in Japan that reveals a side effect of corporate acquisitions.
Enhancing Customer Experience: Xact Metal’s Strategic Partnerships and Innovations
If you need an update on Xact Metal’s progress, we have one.
Discovering Fused Form: Colombian Innovators in Large-Scale 3D Printing
Fused Form is a small company from Colombia that makes a large 3D printer.
Anisoprint: Adapting and Overcoming Challenges to Deliver Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing
Anisoprint continues to grow through a series of challenges.
How Is Digital Metal Doing After The Markforged Acquisition?
How is Digital Metal doing after their surprise acquisition by Markforged?
Xact Metal Shifting To Commercialization
Xact Metal is shifting their focus towards commercialization.
Sinterit Widens US Operations
Sinterit announced it has fully opened operations in the US.
Some SMEs Have Big Troubles Navigating The 3D Print World
The challenges facing SMEs as they enter the 3D printing world are deeper than I had imagined.
3D Alliances Reseller Survey Reveals 2020 3D Printer Troubles
A new survey has revealed the troubles 3D printer resellers encountered during last year’s catastrophic events.
Smart International Shifting Gears
Smart International is now a long way from the days of their KODAK Portrait system.
ARMOR Group Opens 3D Printing Materials Plant In North America
ARMOR Group announced the opening of new 3D printing materials manufacturing operations located near Cincinnati.
The Variable Currency Prices Of 3D Printer Filament
On a tip I took a look at how desktop 3D printer filament is priced by major suppliers and found something quite interesting.
Evaluating Industrial 3D Printing Systems
With in-person industry events at a standstill, a new endeavor has launched to enable companies to meet and evaluate industrial 3D printing.
Developing A 3D Printing Strategy: In Depth With SynDaver
A company offering both synthetic cadavers and a new 3D printer has quite a story to tell, and what better storyteller than the CEO?
Disturbing Reports Emerging From LulzBot Resellers
A series of disturbing reports have emerged this week from resellers of LulzBot’s 3D printers that could alienate the open source community.
The Challenge of Finding 3D Printer Resellers
There are many kinds of equipment resellers, but some are not appropriate for 3D printing [Source: Fabbaloo]
3D Printing Channel And Industry Progress With 3D Alliances
It’s been the better part of a year since 3D Alliances launched to bring channels together in 3D printing; we catch up with Founder and CEO Gil Lavi on progress since.
3D Alliances Brings Channels Together
3D printing industry veteran Gil Lavi shares the story of his latest endeavor.
Where Do You Find Spare 3D Printer Parts?
3D printers are inherently full of moving parts, and thus they tend to break. Then what?
Controversy at Creality Demonstrates a Problem in 3D Printing
Printed Solid has broken ties with 3D printer manufacturer Creality due to ongoing open source infringements. Why did this happen?
A Most Strategic 3D Print Merger: The First of Many?
Two Canadian firms join in what could be a style soon to be seen everywhere.
Builder Refines US Strategy
Builder, the Netherlands-based manufacturer of some very large 3D printers, has established their US marketing strategy.
HP’s New Reseller Strategy: Will It Work?
Today HP announced a few interesting things, and one of them is a new reseller strategy.
From Sea to Shining 3D
Shining 3D speaks to their resellers.
Three Sides of the Stratasys – Desktop Metal Deal
Desktop Metal and Stratasys announced what might appear to be a straightforward partnership, but I think there is more than meets the eye.
Should You Purchase a 3D Printer From A Reseller?
There are multiple ways to purchase a 3D printer these days, and often at low cost. One way is to use a reseller, particularly for unusual makes and models.
A 2D Reseller in a 3D World
At a recent training session at the MakerBot headquarters in Brooklyn, NY, I happen to sit next to Vincent Colaianni, the Director of Sales Development at TGI Office Automation, a leading office technology provider that has been in business over 50 years.
Resellers Won’t Make Any Money With 3D Printers?
For the majority of the thousands of IT office product dealers and resellers in the US, 3D printing is a new technology.
Le FabShop Transitions
Le Fab Shop is a France-based 3D print operation you may have heard of, but now they’re beginning a transition.
Becoming3D Launches 3D Print Solutions
We’re checking out a new 3D print vendor, Becoming3D, who markets a variety of 3D printers, supplies and services.
Bensons Has the BFB 3000
We’ve written about the BFB 3000 before: it’s a fully assembled 3D printer priced under £2,000. Marketed in the UK and US by A1 Technologies, we now see that the device is being sold in Australia and New Zealand by Benson Machines. The BFB 3000 is produced by Bits From Bytes and is a… Continue reading Bensons Has the BFB 3000
Top 5 Reasons To Get Into the 3D Printer Market?
Channel Insider writes of five reasons they believe value added resellers should consider adding 3D printers to their catalog of products. Let’s examine their rationale: Reason # 1: Soaring Market Growth Who knew? The 3D printing market is in major growth mode. In a down economy, companies that want to stay afloat need to innovate… Continue reading Top 5 Reasons To Get Into the 3D Printer Market?