Feb. 26, 2015 | By Alec

Canon Europe, a subsidiary of Canon Inc. of Japan, world-leader in imaging solutions, today announces a distribution agreement with 3D Systems. Under the arrangement, Canon will market, sell and support 3D Systems' 3D printers, including the ProJet 1200, 3500 series, 4500, 6000 and 7000 in the UK and Ireland, with a view to rolling out across Europe.

This partnership reflects Canon's ongoing growth strategy of expansion into new technology domains that deliver high value to its diverse customer base. Back in November 2013, Canon Marketing, part of the Canon group signed an agreement with 3D Systems to market and sell its 3D printers, including direct metal printers in Japan.

Focusing on prototyping for rapid product development, Canon will offer the 3D printers to its substantial customer base in the UK and Ireland, across the engineering, manufacturing and architectural market segments.

Driven by the demand from the manufacturing sector for increased production efficiencies and customisation, the 3D printing market is growing rapidly. Research and advisory company, Gartner, has predicted that end-user spending on 3D printers is expected to increase from $1.6 billion in 2015 to around $13.4 billion in 2018.

Jeppe Frandsen, Head of Production Printing Group, Canon Europe, said: "At Canon we're continually assessing new market opportunities where we believe we can make a difference to our customers. It's clear that, because of the potential business benefits it can deliver, 3D printing is one such opportunity. Not only does this add to an extensive technology portfolio that few can match, but we also believe we can deliver an exceptional sales and service experience to fully support our customers in this innovative and dynamic area of the market."

Frandsen continued: "This partnership, together with Canon's own significant investment in R&D, reflects both our long term commitment to 3D printing and our ongoing dedication to deliver advanced technology and support to our customers to help them improve the performance and profitability of their businesses."

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Canon will start selling 3D Systems' printers in the UK and Ireland at the beginning of March.

 

 

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