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MakerBot Taps Into Parent Company Stratasys to Leverage its Strong Local Presence to Capture the Booming Japanese Market for MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers and Scanner
TOKYO, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MakerBot, a global leader in the desktop 3D printing industry, and Stratasys Japan Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, today announced that MakerBot 3D printing and scanning products will be offered by Stratasys Japan, leveraging Stratasys' strong presence, infrastructure and expertise in the Japanese market. Stratasys Japan expects to help strengthen MakerBot's current Japanese value-added reseller relationships. MakerBot's current Japanese resellers include Brule and Nihon Binary, who have known and sold MakerBot® Replicator™ 3D Printers and the MakerBot Digitizer™ Desktop 3D Scanner for years, and will continue to represent MakerBot in Japan.
"We are excited to leverage the existing advantages resulting from Stratasys Japan's strong presence in Japan," noted Mark Schulze, Vice President of Sales at MakerBot. "We believe combining Stratasys' powerful presence and expertise in the Japanese market with our existing value added resellers is a winning combination."
MakerBot was founded in 2009 and specializes in desktop 3D printers and scanners. MakerBot is a pioneer and leader in this market space and created Thingiverse.com, the world's largest 3D printing design community for discovering, creating, and sharing of 3D printable files. MakerBot products include the award-winning MakerBot Replicator line of 3D printers and the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner, as well as MakerBot PLA and ABS Filaments.
Stratasys has been providing its customers in Japan with cutting-edge 3D printing solutions since 1992, and has offices in Tokyo and Osaka. Driven by the growing demand for desktop 3D printers, and to broaden its support capability, Stratasys Japan is adding selected MakerBot products into its current product offering to Japanese customers. This move continues to demonstrate Stratasys' commitment to providing a wide selection of 3D printing solutions -- from entry level desktop 3D printers to advanced professional systems, contributing positively to the 3D printing ecosystem in Japan, in our effort to continue promoting a wider adoption of 3D printing technologies.
"By adding MakerBot products to our professional 3D printer offerings, we are addressing the growing demand for 3D printing solutions," Jonathan Jaglom, General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan of Stratasys AP commented. "By joining forces with MakerBot in distribution and support of MakerBot products in Japan, we believe that we can achieve synergy and better serve our Japanese customers. Japan is one of our key strategic markets and this cooperation signifies our commitment to meet the various 3D printing needs of this market."
"Today marks a significant milestone for Stratasys Japan," Hiroaki Katayama, President & CEO of Stratasys Japan remarked. "We believe the Japanese 3D printing market has a huge growth potential, especially in the desktop 3D printing and scanning space. With MakerBot 3D Ecosystem, 3D printing will become even more affordable and accessible not only to businesses and schools, but also to individuals and the younger generation, allowing their creativity to flourish and come to life. 3D printing is revolutionizing the education, design and manufacturing landscapes and we are excited to be at the forefront driving this development."
