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SLM Solutions: Strong new order intake as of December 17

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SLM Solutions: Strong new order intake as of December 17

19.12.2014 / 07:36

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SLM Solutions: Strong new order intake as of December 17

Luebeck, December 19, 2014 - Already before the end of the year, SLM
Solutions Group AG, a leading provider of metal-based additive
manufacturing technology (often referred to as "3D printing technology"),
has slightly exceeded the expectations that it set for itself for new order
intake for 2014. New order intake of 53 machines as of December 17, 2014
reflects growth of 112 percent compared with the previous year's level
(December 17, 2013: 25 machines).

CFO Uwe Bögershausen summarises the situation as follows: "As expected, we
received most of our orders in the third and fourth quarters. This is not
only connected with our customers' budget planning, but also with the fact
that EuroMold, the most important sector trade fair, is held in November.
This year, we were able to conclude a lot of additional business with our
customers there, allowing us to once again accelerate our growth rate
before the year-end."

At this year's EuroMold, which took place in Frankfurt am Main between
November 24 and 28, SLM Solutions received its largest individual order in
its corporate history to date, among other orders. The expert additive
manufacturing company FIT Fruth Innovative Technologien GmbH, based in
Lupburg (Upper Palatinate), ordered five units of the SLM 500HL flagship
product. FIT Fruth utilises SLM Solutions' machines for serial production
of transmission components for the automotive sector, for example. "The
fact that a contract manufacturer such as FIT Fruth awards us such a large
order is genuine proof of their confidence in our technology," adds
Bögershausen: "EuroMold played a decisive role in helping us to already
exceed our full-year targets by mid-December."

CEO Dr. Markus Rechlin also expresses his satisfaction: "Firstly, we are
observing that our industrial customers are increasingly placing orders for
several machines in order to deploy them in the direct manufacturing of
complex components. This year we have received a total of seven so-called
multi-machine orders - compared with not a single one last year. Secondly,
we are seeing repeat purchases, as well as orders from new customers in
growth regions such as Japan. I am particularly pleased that our flagship
SLM 500HL is being ordered increasingly frequently. Thanks to its