Ultimaker transforms into a platform business driving innovation and growth globally

New platform strategy and software plans, launched at Ultimaker Transformation Summit, leverage unique Ecosystem

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 23 April 2021 – Increasing volatility in global markets,
driven by events such as the current pandemic, highlight the need for
businesses to increase the flexibility of their operations. Some turned to 3D
printing technology and solutions to stay on top of their supply chains. Ultimaker, a leader in the professional 3D
printing industry, today enables companies to make the most of their operations
by bundling all Ultimaker 3D printers with Ultimaker Essentials software. This gives customers one platform to
fully leverage the Ultimaker Ecosystem, offering the largest diversity of
products and services in the industry. Today’s
announcement at the Ultimaker
Transformation Summit also includes the launch of two new software
subscription plans, Ultimaker Professional and Ultimaker Excellence, to help
businesses globally scale and professionalize 3D printing.

 

The Platform 

The 3D
printing platform launched by Ultimaker enables the development, nurturing and
orchestration of Ecosystem products and services including hardware add-ons,
materials, software, and other services. To ensure the best customer experience
Ultimaker will certify Ecosystem products and services that have been tested
with the platform. Ultimaker will provide open interfaces, APIs and other tools
for the development community and support these communities to drive further
innovation and use cases. The platform focuses on the end-to-end workflows,
from enabling engineers to collaborate on a design, to storing applications,
and printing on demand.

 

Jürgen von Hollen, CEO at Ultimaker: “Ultimaker is
uniquely positioned as a leader in the professional 3D printing segment, delivering both
hardware and software solutions. The platform is the evolution,
elevating our current capabilities and enabling our partners and diverse
ecosystem to deliver a seamless, innovative, and futureproof customer
experience. Our belief is that all businesses: small, medium, and
large, should have the opportunity to take advantage of the platform and
ecosystem. This allows them to remain flexible and productive
in a volatile world.”  

 

New software

In line with the new
strategy, Ultimaker bundles all new 3D
printers with Ultimaker Essentials. For companies that wish
to further scale and professionalize their 3D printing
activities, Ultimaker launched two new software plans. 

• Ultimaker Professional: helps professionalize 3D Printing innovation through
  collaboration and advanced software. 
• Ultimaker Excellence: a complete and custom solution aimed at accelerating the business’ digital transformation.

The software plans include five new elements: 

• Additional e-learning for all plans: Businesses can increase the success of 3D printing
  with new e-learning modules.  
• Digital Library: A global application library, hosted in the cloud​, allowing for easy collaboration and
  application development.  
• Reporting & analytics: Users gain insight into individual printers, print fleet,
  projects, and applications, and access and analyze data
  with PowerBI. It simplifies data-driven decision-making and
  building a business case to show the ROI. 
• Seamless CAD and platform integration: Users can directly open CAD files
  in Ultimaker Cura, skipping conversion to
  .STL. The Ultimaker Digital Factory also reduces
  any switching between software components. 
• Expert support and full API access for Ultimaker Excellence: Users can speed up digital transformation and experience full
  compatibility with established processes. They can also access expert
  support when needed. 

For more information,
pricing, availability and software plan details,
please visit ultimaker.com