Harvest Technologies to Be Acquired by Stratasys

BELTON, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 2, 2014) - Harvest Technologies, a Belton, Texas based additive manufacturing service bureau, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for its acquisition by Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions. In conjunction with its acquisition of Harvest Technologies, Stratasys also announced its acquisition of Solid Concepts Inc., the largest independent additive manufacturing service bureau in North America. The transactions are expected to be completed early in the upcoming third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, and are expected to be accretive to Stratasys' Non-GAAP earnings per share within the first 12 months after closing. Upon completion of the transactions, Stratasys will combine Harvest Technologies and Solid Concepts with RedEye, Stratasys' existing digital manufacturing service business, to establish one additive manufacturing services business unit. Joe Allison, President of Solid Concepts, will join the Stratasys management team and lead the combined parts business, supported by the strong management teams of Solid Concepts, Harvest Technologies, and RedEye.

Harvest Technologies and Solid Concepts are leading providers of additive manufacturing services. With the addition of Harvest Technologies and Solid Concepts, Stratasys is creating a leading strategic platform focused on meeting customers' additive manufacturing needs through an expanded technology and business offering. Harvest Technologies and Solid Concepts provide Stratasys with significant manufacturing and end-use parts production capabilities, infrastructure, capacity and process knowhow, which are expected to accelerate and enable further adoption of additive manufacturing. The combination of Solid Concepts' deep knowledge of manufacturing and vertical focus, such as medical and aerospace, and Harvest Technologies' experience in parts production, as well as materials and systems knowhow, together with RedEye, strengthens Stratasys' direct digital manufacturing and parts production expertise.

Harvest Technologies, based in Belton, Texas, is a specialty additive manufacturing service bureau established in 1995, with approximately 80 employees. Harvest Technologies has deep manufacturing process knowhow and focuses on advanced end use parts applications. Harvest Technologies was the first additive manufacturing company in North America to become AS9100/ISO 9001 certified, and continues to produce end-use parts for multiple industries.