Updates On 3D Printing: 3D Systems Corporation (DDD)’s Announcement, Stratasys, Ltd. (SSYS)’s Research Report & ExOne Co (XONE)

Editor’s Note: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)

3D Systems to Present at Citi 2013 Global Technology Conference (The Wall Street Journal)
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) announced today that it plans to present at the Citi Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 3:05 PM ET at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York, NY. Damon Gregoire, Senior Vice President and CFO will update investors on the operational and strategic progress the company is making. Investors are invited to follow the real-time audio webcast of the presentation that will be available on 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD)’ website under the Investor Relations section at 3DSystems.com/investor.

3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD)

3D Systems expands portfolio (Metal Powder)
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) plans to immediately integrate the TeamPlatform technology into both its professional and consumer products. TeamPlatform allows product design, engineering services and manufacturing companies to manage hundreds of small or large projects with masses of data being shared and used concurrently. It delivers task management tools, project meta-data structuring capabilities and reusable workspace templates.

Stratasys Coverage Initiated at Citigroup Inc. (SSYS) (Mideast Times)
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) began coverage on shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) in a research report sent to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued a buy rating on the stock. Shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) traded up 1.50% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $105.80. 161,186 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. Stratasys has a one year low of $53.53 and a one year high of $113.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $94.79 and a 200-day moving average of $81.98. The company’s market cap is $4.129 billion

ExOne hires firm to sell in United Kingdom (BusinessTimes)
The ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) said Tuesday it had hired John Burn & Co. as its independent sales agent in the United Kingdom. The hiring by the North Huntingdon-based ExOne (Nasdaq: XONE) will help it sell to the tooling and composite industries, foundries and rapid prototyping markets. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.

ExOne builds new German plant (Metal Powder)
ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) will soon begin construction on a new facility in Gersthofen, Germany, in the district of Augsburg. When completed in 2014, the facility will comprise approximately 150,700 ft2 of production, warehouse, service and R&D space as well as approximately 27,600 ft2 for offices. ExOne will be consolidating its five existing leased facilities in Augsburg which currently occupy together around 77,500 ft2 into its new facility, with more space to support its global growth strategy.

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