3D Printing News Investors Need to Know

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3D Systems will be acquiring Geomagic, a company that provides 3D imaging software to scan physical objects into 3D CAD models. In this video, Motley Fool industrial analysts Blake Bos and Isaac Pino discuss why they like this merger for a number of reasons, including the talent that Geomagic will be bringing on board, and why this could be part of a larger trend, as the U.S. and U.S. companies focus on becoming the additive manufacturing world leaders.

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Blake Bos owns shares of The Timken Company. Isaac Pino has no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of 3D Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Stratasys and has the following options: short JAN 2014 $55.00 calls on 3D Systems and short JAN 2014 $30.00 puts on 3D Systems. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend 3D Systems and Stratasys. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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