BROOKLYN,
New York and Hong
Kong /PRNewswire/
-- MakerBot, a global leader in the
desktop 3D printing industry, and Stratasys AP
Ltd, a subsidiary of MakerBot's parent company
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D
printing and additive manufacturing solutions, today announced the
strengthening of MakerBot market presence in Asia
Pacific, through MakerBot Asia Pacific
& Japan (MakerBot
APJ), a new MakerBot division to capture the growth potential of
desktop 3D printers and scanners in the region. Stratasys has a
strong presence in the region and MakerBot APJ aims to leverage on
the existing Stratasys infrastructure to strengthen its local
operations and expand availability of its products. MakerBot APJ
will continue to support the existing MakerBot network of
distributor and reseller partners in Asia
Pacific.
"Asia is
an important market for desktop 3D printing with great
opportunities in verticals that are a strategic priority for
MakerBot such as education, engineering and design. Stratasys has
the local expertise, infrastructure and customer relationships that
we believe will help us expand our presence in the region,"
commented Jonathan
Jaglom, CEO of MakerBot. "This is another step in our
efforts to take advantage of synergies with Stratasys to grow our
business internationally and accelerate the adoption of desktop 3D
printing around the world."
Stratasys has 10 regional offices to serve its customers
in Asia
Pacific, including the Asia
Pacific headquarters inHong
Kong and presences in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Busan, Singapore andBangalore.
These Stratasys offices will support MakerBot's local business
operations with marketing, sales and customer support initiatives.
MakerBot APJ will be led by Shiry
Saar, who has been appointed General Manager and is based in
Stratasys' Asian headquarters in Hong
Kong, operating under Stratasys AP Ltd. Saar had served in
several management roles at Stratasys previously.
"I am
excited to lead MakerBot APJ to facilitate the adoption of MakerBot
3D Printers in the region," said Shiry
Saar, General Manager of MakerBot APJ. "MakerBot and
Stratasys both cater to the education and professional verticals
and I believe that our collaboration will allow us to better serve
these customers with a comprehensive product portfolio. I look
forward to working closely with Stratasys' local teams to extend
MakerBot's leading role in the desktop 3D printing industry to
the Asia
Pacific region."
"We
believe that MakerBot APJ will allow us to achieve synergy and
better serve our customers in the region,"Omer
Krieger, General Manager of Stratasys Asia Pacific,
commented. "There is a strong strategic alignment between
Stratasys and MakerBot, and the addition of MakerBot is expected to
add significant scale and capabilities to our 3D printing solutions
business."
MakerBot was founded in 2009 and was one of the first companies to
make 3D printing accessible and affordable. MakerBot is a pioneer
and global leader in this market and offers a comprehensive 3D
ecosystem that empowers designers, educators, engineers and
consumers to be creative and innovate. The MakerBot 3D Ecosystem
makes 3D printing easy and accessible for everyone by
combining hardware, software, apps likeMakerBot PrintShop™
and MakerBot
Mobile, materials and Thingiverse, the world's largest
online community for 3D printing.
About MakerBot
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:
SSYS), is leading the Next Industrial Revolution by setting the
standards in reliable and affordable desktop 3D
printing. Founded in 2009, MakerBot sells desktop 3D printers
to innovative and industry-leading customers worldwide, including
engineers, architects, designers, educators and consumers. The
robust MakerBot 3D Ecosystem makes 3D printing easy and accessible
for everyone. To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
About Stratasys
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), headquartered
in Minneapolis,
Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel,
is a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive
manufacturing solutions. The company's patented
FDM® and PolyJet™ 3D Printing technologies produce
prototypes and manufactured goods directly from 3D CAD files or
other 3D content. Systems include 3D printers for idea development,
prototyping and direct digital manufacturing. Stratasys
subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape, and the company
operates the digital parts manufacturing service, Stratasys Direct
Manufacturing. Stratasys has more than 3,000 employees, holds over
800 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and
has received more than 30 awards for its technology and leadership.
Online at: www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com.
Contact:
Johan
Broer| MakerBot
[email protected]
+1-347-238-2409 (o)
+1-312-282-9368
(m)
Janice
Lai |Stratasys AP Ltd
[email protected]
+852-3944-8888
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