3rd Quarterly Earnings Reports

About that time for the 3rd quarterly earnings reports to come out. For some 3D printing companies a targeted time is be November 7th, and is highly anticipated by investors. If we can see the companies that we own shares in release information that show that the company is earning revenue and has increase in sales we know that the company is continuing a to be strong and prosperous. 
Already posted earnings from 3D Systems (DDD); DDD matched views with a 24% rise in Q3 earnings. Sales rose 50%, beating the sought out views. Also now growth is on track to keep accelerating for hopefully 3 straight quarters now. The company lowered its full year profit outlook yet raised its sales guidance. This boosted share price to nearly 60$ and showed its true potential.
 Look out for Stratasys now as their shares will most definitely raise in price once their earning are released which should entail at least 13% rise in Q3 earnings. 

Moving Along, But For Long?

If you have been keeping up with the blog you've noticed the buzz over Voxelijet (VJET). Well today it kept chugging along hitting a high of 39.75$ and returned back to 35.43$, still a 6 dollar increase on the day which made investors happy.
Yet on the other side of the ball I don't see it going anywhere much past 40$ right about now. Why? Well, because I dont think the company deserves to have their shares to be worth that much. Voxelijet reported revenue just in the last quater last year for the first time and now are having some net gains. Yet companies like XOne who have a strong cliental seem to be struggling. The thing that has me wondering is who owns these huge amounts of shares and what is their plan...Once again time will tell and we will see, I may sell out tomorrow morning.

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It Has Arrived!

Weekly buzz has been going on about Voxelijet and it has finally hit the market this morning at 10:00 AM. Quick money was made as it surged double the price of what it opened from 13$ to 27$. I missed the opening I had and watched thousands of shares be bought out quickly. Yet I managed to get my hands on some at roughly 23.23$ a share.
So where is this German based company headed? Hopefully it takes me to the promise land, but to do that it, it will need to out beat its competitors, Sratasys, XOne, and 3D Printing Corp. The thing that makes these top 3D printing companies well off is their diversity it sales. Each company sells different things to different companies which allows them to flourish.

A 3D Printer Made From E-Waste

A 3D printer created in no other than Africa by a resourceful 33 year old inventor Kodjo Afate Gnikou from the West African Tojo. He created this 3D printer for roughly 100 dollars. To add more greatness to his accomplishment he salvaged mostly everything from junkyards himself. His main intent is to send his creation and future creations to Mars for colonization. I applaud him for his ambition as an inventor, also this shows the simplicity we have to obtain these circuits and softwares in America and even create our own 3D printers.

Rant: Put this into perspective that comprehending a simple circuit board is pretty simple, yet I think an illusion has been made that understanding these electronics is hard. Hopefully we can integrate these learnings into our high schools in the future rather than spending 4 years learning about the revolutionary war and history. 

Expansion In China

A few weeks ago, Stratasys signed an agreement with The Aurora Group, China's largest electronics and office supply retailer. This is momentous due to the fact that in the first place its China we are talking about. When you think about Chinese manufacturing you usually think cheep and cost effective, and this is exactly what Stratasys wants. Hopefully more details and information will emerge soon!

Guns or Realistic Matters?

The ability to 3D print a gun is possible and will most definitely have controversy, and until some extreme cases of controversy arise I will not address anything about them. Therefore this post will adress the ability to print organs! In my opinion the science and the ability to save lives is much more significant and interesting.
3D printing has been used to print organs from a patient’s own cells. This means that patients may no longer have to wait a long time for donors in the future. In the past, hospitals implanted structures into patients made by hands that were costly and time constraining. 3D printing has drastically improved this process which is quick yet less simple. An extreme amount of complexity goes into 3D printing a specific organ a more in depth and thorough description can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/3d-printed-organs_n_3983971.html#slide=786551

3D Hygiene

      Called the Blizzident, it is essentially a custom-made toothbrush that’s perfectly formed to the shape of your teeth. You go to your dentist, get a 3D scan of your mouth, and then upload the model to the Blizzident website. The company uses a 3D printer to create an inverse mold of your mouth, and then attaches “soft, ultrafine bristles” to the mold to turn it into a toothbrush. It is estimated to take roughly 6 seconds to get a 'perfect' brush, damn holy time saver! If you're like me I see flossing and brushing as an annoying but a must do thing and this seems awesome.
      A fair price in my eyes of 300$ you can purchase one dependent if your dentist supports them which seems to be rare at the moment and hopefully will become a more of an option. With an annual replacement costing 160$ also things may get a  little pricey but i'd call it worth it.





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Cube vs MakerBot

   The way the leading 3D printing companies make their product is in fact different. 3D Systems, 'Cube' and Stratasys  'MakerBot' are both different pieces of technology, yet perform the same job. 3D Systems, 'Cube' produces mostly square items and is sold in Microsoft stores and is hoping to reach some homes for sales in the holiday season. Then there is the 'MakerBot' used by Stratasys which produces more non-linear objects, yet you have to be willing to pay. Both of these products are sold in large malls in which inhibit tech-savvy stores.
     So now having the ability to sell 3D printers for home use rather than having the company itself manufacture or rather print products can hopefully boost the companies to more success.