Stratasys公司已经宣布,它已经进入了definitive agreement to acquire privately-held GrabCAD in an all-cash transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of September, subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions.
Upon completion of the transaction, GrabCAD will operate as a unit within the Stratasys Global Products and Technology Group. Hardi Meybaum, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of GrabCAD, will continue to lead GrabCAD within the group.
Founded in 2010 and led by Mr. Meybaum, a visionary entrepreneur and pioneer in 3D CAD cloud collaboration tools, GrabCAD is helping engineers get products to market faster by connecting people, content and technology.
Grabcad提供了Grabcad Workbench，这是一种基于云的协作工具，使工程师和设计师能够共享，查看和管理CAD文件和其他设计数据。Grabcad也是世界各地有150万成员的社区的所在地，他们可以访问大型公共CAD文件库以及与其他工程师建立联系。
The acquisition is expected to enable Stratasys to provide its customers with enhanced collaboration tools and improved accessibility relating to 3D CAD content. The addition of GrabCAD Workbench provides Stratasys with an opportunity to drive communication and ease of use throughout the 3D printing process and grow its technology solutions and user communities.
Stratasys首席执行官David Reis说：“ Grabcad的添加为Stratasys提供了一个领先的基于云的协作平台，供工程团队管理，共享和查看CAD文件。”“通过增加3D CAD文件的协作和可访问性，我们相信我们可以进一步加速使用3D打印解决方案和Stratasys的产品。我们相信，我们相信我们将加速创新，并为越来越多的客户寻求利用3D打印解决方案的宇宙提供价值。我们还欢迎Grabcad的活跃和重要的社区加入Stratasys家族。我们3D生态系统中的潜力非常令人兴奋。”
Grabcad首席执行官Hardi Meybaum说：“ Grabcad的成立是为了将世界工程师融合在一起，并帮助他们合作，使更好的产品更快地推向市场。”“通过与3D打印和增材制造业的全球领导者Stratasys联手，我们相信我们可以扩展最令人兴奋和创新的设计合作技术之一。凭借其广泛而不断增长的客户群和全球的业务，Stratasys可以为世界各地的更多客户提供令人兴奋的新解决方案，以满足其设计需求。”
Benefits of the Transaction
Through its acquisition of GrabCAD, Stratasys expects to gain:
- 知识：With the addition of GrabCAD, Stratasys gains an industry leading team of software professionals with a deep understanding of the needs of designers and engineers.
- Products:GrabCAD’s cloud-based collaboration platform, Workbench, will enable Stratasys to offer customers a solution to drive communication and ease of use throughout the design and 3D printing process. GrabCAD also provides Stratasys with the opportunity to further partner with CAD vendors and other ecosystem partners while offering innovative collaboration tools related to 3D CAD.
- 社区：Grabcad建立了一个全球，领先和快速发展的机械工程师和设计师社区，有150万对设计充满热情的用户。这包括一个大型的M-CAD用户的在线社区和一个免费的免费CAD文件的公共在线存储库，可下载超过500,000个CAD设计，每天下载近50,000个文件。
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