Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) and Objet Ltd. today announced the completion of their merger, forming a leader in 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing.

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Statasys said the deal will position it as a leader in 3-D printing and direct digital manufacturing.

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The latest, Antonio Perez, who took charge in 2005, has focused on turning the firm into a powerhouse of digital printing (something he learnt about at his old firm, Hewlett-Packard, and which Kodak still insists will save it).

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They took the VCs' money and ran: The graphical user interface went to Apple and appeared in the Lisa and the Macintosh, ethernet went to the startup 3Com, and the digital-printing language was snapped up by Adobe Systems.

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"New digital design tech, 3D printing, robotics and the emerging field of 3D scanning, plus exponential leaps in manufacturing -- together, they are putting really powerful tools into the hands of individuals, " he says.

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