3D Systems Provides Update on Software Strategy

• Primary focus on leveraging breakthroughs in AI to improve part quality, speed the design process for additive manufacturing, optimize manufacturing workflows and enhance ease-of-use in factory operating environments.
  
  
• Company to expand capabilities of 3D Sprint for polymer production systems by leveraging AI and machine learning models, informed by data from industry’s largest installed base of production printers.
  
  
• Hubb Global Holdings to assume leadership for industrywide, printer-agnostic software platforms through acquisition of Oqton Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) and 3DXpert software platforms. Objective is to accelerate adoption of production-scale 3D metal printing by providing faster design-to-manufacturing through automation and streamlined workflows as well as to efficiently operate mixed fleets of metal printers as needed for globally distributed manufacturing operations.
  
  
• Companies to establish a strategic relationship to support continued growth of 3D Systems’ metal printing solutions incorporating 3DXpert software.
  

ROCK HILL, S.C., Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following a comprehensive strategic review of its major software platforms, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) today announced its decision to focus development efforts on its proprietary polymer solution, 3D Sprint, in response to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing. As part of this strategic focus, the company intends to divest its software platforms designed for broad industry adoption across all OEM printer manufacturers, which includes its Oqton Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) and 3DXpert metal printing platforms. These platforms are, by design, agnostic to the printer manufacturer and created to support large, mixed fleets of printers within a customer’s manufacturing environment. This move reflects 3D Systems’ commitment to driving innovation and delivering differentiated value through its core technologies.

Given the growing viability of direct metal printing as a cost-effective and technically advanced solution for a wide range of metal component applications, 3D Systems believes—at this stage of customer adoption—that industry standardization of metal print process planning and workflow is essential in order to accelerate direct metal printing adoption by customers around the world. Broader adoption will drive the scale needed to enable increased investment in software capabilities, which will in turn further accelerate global demand for metal printers. Under 3D Systems’ ownership, both Oqton MOS and 3DXpert have been offered as printer-agnostic platforms, not confined to 3D Systems’ metal printers, to global OEMs and customers alike. This approach has been effective in creating a strong technical foundation and brand awareness for both platforms. Transitioning these solutions to an independent software developer is expected to further accelerate OEM adoption of additive manufacturing and foster the standardization needed to transform the manufacturing landscape for metal printing. This will benefit customers and the entire OEM metal printing industry as demand rises for new systems.