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UTRECHT, Netherlands, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

New platform strategy and software plans, launched at Ultimaker Transformation

Summit, leverage unique Ecosystem

Increasing volatility in global markets, driven by events such as the current

pandemic, highlight the need for businesses to increase the flexibility of

their operations. Some turned to 3D printing technology and solutions to stay

on top of their supply chains. Ultimaker [https://ultimaker.com/ ], a leader in

the professional 3D printing industry, today enables companies to make the most

of their operations by bundling all Ultimaker 3D printers with Ultimaker

Essentials software. This gives customers one platform to fully leverage the

Ultimaker Ecosystem, offering the largest diversity of products and services in

the industry. Today's announcement at the Ultimaker Transformation Summit [

https://ultimaker.com/summit  ] also includes the launch of two new software

subscription plans, Ultimaker Professional and Ultimaker Excellence, to help

businesses globally scale and professionalize 3D printing.

The Platform

The 3D printing platform launched by Ultimaker enables the development,

nurturing and orchestration of Ecosystem products and services including

hardware add-ons, materials, software, and other services. To ensure the best

customer experience Ultimaker will certify Ecosystem products and services that

have been tested with the platform. Ultimaker will provide open interfaces,

APIs and other tools for the development community and support these

communities to drive further innovation and use cases. The platform focuses on

the end-to-end workflows, from enabling engineers to collaborate on a design,

to storing applications, and printing on demand.

Jürgen von Hollen, CEO at Ultimaker: "Ultimaker is uniquely positioned as a

leader in the professional 3D printing segment, delivering both hardware and

software solutions. The platform is the evolution, elevating our current

capabilities and enabling our partners and diverse ecosystem to deliver a

seamless, innovative, and futureproof customer experience. Our belief is that

all businesses: small, medium, and large, should have the opportunity to take

advantage of the platform and ecosystem. This allows them to remain flexible

and productive in a volatile world."  

New software

In line with the new strategy, Ultimaker bundles all new 3D printers with

Ultimaker Essentials. For companies that wish to further scale and

professionalize their 3D printing activities, Ultimaker launched two new

software plans.

- Ultimaker Professional: helps professionalize 3D Printing innovation through

collaboration and advanced software.  

- Ultimaker Excellence: a complete and custom solution aimed at accelerating

the business' digital transformation.

The software plans include five new elements:

- Additional e-learning for all plans

Businesses can increase the success of 3D printing with new e-learning

modules.  

- Digital Library

A global application library, hosted in the cloud, allowing for easy

collaboration and application development.  

- Reporting & analytics

Users gain insight into individual printers, print fleet, projects, and

applications, and access and analyze data with PowerBI. It simplifies

data-driven decision-making and building a business case to show the ROI.  

- Seamless CAD and platform integration

Users can directly open CAD files in Ultimaker Cura, skipping conversion to

.STL. The Ultimaker Digital Factory also reduces any switching between software

components.  

- Expert support and full API access for Ultimaker Excellence

Users can speed up digital transformation and experience full compatibility

with established processes. They can also access expert support when needed.

More information, pricing, and availability on ultimaker.com  

Ultimaker  

Established in 2011, Ultimaker is on a mission to accelerate the world's

transformation to flexible, empowering and sustainable solutions. 380 employees

collaborate globally to deliver a platform that enables customers to take full

advantage of the unique Ultimaker Ecosystem that offers the largest diversity

of 3D printing products and services in the industry. Ultimaker provides a

seamless integration of hardware, software and materials that simply works.

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Source: Ultimaker