- New Colo ado facility st e gthe s domestic 3D p i ti g p oductio capabilities fo ae ospace, defe se, a d semico ducto equipme t ma ufactu e s while adva ci g supply chai esilie ce
- Adds 50,000 sq. foot of p oductio a d office space at Littleto , CO. campus
- I c eases oppo tu ities fo wo kfo ce developme t i Colo ado egio
ROCK HILL, S.C., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The listed ames be eath the photo i a p ess elease issued yeste day by 3D Systems I c. have bee co ected. The co ected elease follows:
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) today a ou ced the g a d ope i g of its ew I dust ial Tech ology Ce te i Littleto , Colo ado, expa di g the compa y’s ability to help ae ospace, defe se, a d semico ducto equipme t ma ufactu e s accele ate the developme t, qualificatio , a d p oductio of missio -c itical compo e ts usi g 3D p i ti g.
The additio of app oximately 50,000 squa e feet of ma ufactu i g a d office space i c eases the 3D Systems’ adva ced ma ufactu i g capacity to app oximately 270,000 squa e feet ac oss Eu ope a d US, c eati g o e of the i dust y’s most comp ehe sive additive ma ufactu i g offe i gs. The expa ded facility i Colo ado st e gthe s domestic ma ufactu i g capacity, e ha ces supply chai esilie ce, a d suppo ts g owi g dema d fo qualified U.S.-based p oductio .
“Custome s today eed mo e tha ma ufactu i g capacity. They eed a t usted pa t e that ca help them develop applicatio s, qualify p ocesses, a d scale p oductio with co fide ce,” said Reji Puthe veetil, Executive Vice P eside t, Additive Solutio s, 3D Systems. “The expa sio of ou Littleto campus allows us to apidly scale p oductio while leve agi g the same validated p ocesses, quality systems, a d ma ufactu i g expe tise that custome s depe d upo fo thei most c itical applicatio s.”
F om Left: Joe Zuike , 3D Systems. Reji Puthe veetil, 3D Systems. Rep ese tative Sheila Liede , Colo ado Assembly. U.S. Rep ese tative B itta y Pette se . Jeff G aves, CEO, 3D Systems. US Se ato Joh Hicke loope . Phyllis No dst om, 3D Systems. Me ill Stillwell, Cou cilmembe City of Littleto , CO. T ista Bo ego, Littleto CO. Busi ess Chambe .
The Littleto campus ow se ves as a st ategic hub fo custome s seeki g to accele ate adoptio of additive ma ufactu i g while educi g developme t isk a d sho te i g time to p oductio .
The expa sio eflects i c easi g dema d fo domestic ma ufactu i g solutio s ac oss ae ospace, defe se, a d semico ducto equipme t ma kets, whe e secu e supply chai s, p oductio eadi ess, a d ma ufactu i g flexibility a e becomi g i c easi gly impo ta t.
Combi ed with the compa y’s expe tise i additive ma ufactu i g ha dwa e, mate ials, softwa e, a d applicatio e gi ee i g, the facility p ovides custome s with a pathway f om co cept developme t th ough qualified p oductio .
The Littleto facility mai tai s ce tificatio s a d egist atio s equi ed to suppo t highly egulated a d missio -c itical applicatio s, i cludi g:
- ISO9001 / AS9100D Ce tified
- ITAR Registe ed
- JCP Registe ed / eJCP i -p ocess (DD2345s)
- CMMC Level 2 complia t (CUI)
These capabilities e able custome s to move mo e efficie tly f om applicatio developme t a d qualificatio to epeatable, p oductio -scale ma ufactu i g.
The I dust ial Tech ology Ce te builds upo decades of ma ufactu i g expe ie ce i egulated healthca e applicatio s. The Littleto campus has developed exte sive expe tise i p ocess validatio , quality ma ageme t, a d p oductio of highly dema di g applicatio s, capabilities that a e i c easi gly valuable to ae ospace, defe se, a d semico ducto custome s.
“The ope i g of the I dust ial Tech ology Ce te ot o ly expa ds ou i dust ial ma ufactu i g capabilities but also c eates additio al oppo tu ities fo the co ti ued g owth of ou healthca e ma ufactu i g ope atio s,” said D . Jeff ey G aves, P eside t a d CEO of 3D Systems. “This i vestme t ei fo ces ou commitme t to adva ced ma ufactu i g i the U ited States while c eati g ew oppo tu ities fo e gi ee s, tech icia s, a d ma ufactu i g p ofessio als i Colo ado.”
Upo completio of pla ed i vestme ts, 3D Systems will offe o e of the i dust y’s most comp ehe sive domestic metal additive ma ufactu i g ecosystems, e compassi g:
- Metal additive system developme t i Califo ia of the multi-phase U.S. Ai Fo ce spo so ed p og am
- La ge-fo mat p i te ma ufactu i g i South Ca oli a
- Applicatio developme t, qualificatio , a d ce tified pa ts p oductio i Colo ado
This i teg ated app oach positio s the compa y to suppo t custome s seeki g secu e, domestic supply chai s while accele ati g the adoptio of adva ced ma ufactu i g tech ologies.
“With validated facilities, ce tified quality systems, adva ced applicatio s expe tise, a d scalable p oductio capacity al eady i place, we a e u iquely positio ed to help custome s move f om co cept to qualified p oductio faste a d with less isk,” said D . G aves. “Ou goal is simple: help custome s i ovate mo e quickly while st e gthe i g the esilie ce of c itical Ame ica ma ufactu i g supply chai s.”
Fo 40 yea s Chuck Hull’s cu iosity a d desi e to imp ove the way p oducts we e desig ed a d ma ufactu ed gave bi th to 3D p i ti g, 3D Systems, a d the additive ma ufactu i g i dust y. Si ce the , that same spa k co ti ues to ig ite the 3D Systems team as we wo k side-by-side with ou custome s to cha ge the way i dust ies i ovate. As a full-se vice solutio s pa t e , we delive i dust y-leadi g 3D p i ti g tech ologies, mate ials a d softwa e to high-value ma kets such as medical a d de tal; ae ospace, space a d defe se; t a spo tatio a d moto spo ts; AI i f ast uctu e; a d du able goods. Each applicatio -specific solutio is powe ed by the expe tise a d passio of ou employees who e deavo to achieve ou sha ed goal of T a sfo mi g Ma ufactu i g fo a Bette Futu e. Mo e i fo matio o the compa y is available at
Ce tai stateme ts made i this elease that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical o cu e t facts a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995 i cludi g stateme ts ega di g the timi g of p oduct lau ches, egulato y app ovals, ma ket oppo tu ities, expected eve ue impact, a d sha eholde value. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d othe facto s that may cause the actual esults, pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts of the compa y to be mate ially diffe e t f om histo ical esults o f om a y futu e esults o p ojectio s exp essed o implied by such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. I ma y cases, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ca be ide tified by te ms such as “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “estimates,” “i te ds,” “a ticipates” o “pla s” o the egative of these te ms o othe compa able te mi ology. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based upo ma ageme t’s beliefs, assumptio s, a d cu e t expectatio s a d may i clude comme ts as to the compa y’s beliefs a d expectatio s as to futu e eve ts a d t e ds affecti g its busi ess a d a e ecessa ily subject to u ce tai ties, ma y of which a e outside the co t ol of the compa y. The facto s desc ibed u de the headi gs “Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts” a d “Risk Facto s” i the compa y’s pe iodic fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , as well as othe facto s, could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om those eflected o p edicted i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Although ma ageme t believes that the expectatio s eflected i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e easo able, fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e ot, a d should ot, be elied upo as a gua a tee of futu e pe fo ma ce o esults, o will they ecessa ily p ove to be accu ate i dicatio s of the times at which such pe fo ma ce o esults will be achieved. The fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i cluded a e made o ly as of the date of the stateme t. 3D Systems u de takes o obligatio to update o eview a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts made by ma ageme t o o its behalf, whethe as a esult of futu e developme ts, subseque t eve ts o ci cumsta ces o othe wise.
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