About 3D Systems

Chuck Hull prints the first-ever 3D printed part, inventing Stereolithography and Rapid Prototyping

3D Systems is co-founded by Chuck Hull and becomes the first 3D printing company in the world

3D Systems commercializes the first 3D printer, the SLA-1 Stereolithography (SLA) printer

3D Systems prioneers anatomical models with UCLA using patient medical imaging data

SLA 3D printing delivers the first 3D printed casting patterns for foundry use

3D Systems releases the Actua 2100, a wax 3D printer for foundry casting patterns

First dental aligner manufactured using thermoforming molds created with 3D Systems’ SLA technology

3D Systems pioneers 3D printed wax-ups for dentistry with its ProJet Production Systems

Chuck Hull inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and receives the European Inventor award

First 3D-printed part using Direct Metal 3D Printing (DMP) technology in orbit

3D Systems showcases its Figure 4 technology, the next generation of Stereolithography

3D Systems enters joint development agreement with United Therapeutics with the goal of providing an unlimited supply of biocompatible human organs for patients requiring transplants

3D Systems unveils NextDent 5100 Digital Dentistry Solution, transforms dental lab workflows

Chuck Hull receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Joe Biden

3D Systems receives FDA clearances for world’s first 3D-printed PEEK cranial implants, and multi-material monolithic jetted denturesolution

Over 3 million 3D printed medical devices with 400,000 being patient- specific, 100+FDA-cleared and CE marked devices created at 3D Systems Medical Device Manufacturing Centers in North America and Europe

With millions of lives already changed by 3D printing, with industries being transformed, 3D printingwill to continue to define the world tomorrow: in space, in orbit, in manufacturing, and in healthcare