GroupeGorgé今天在2016年第二季度发布了财务业绩。股市以积极的态度观看了新闻，公告使公司的股价更高，增长了几乎5％。未经审计的财务报表表明，3D打印收入是该公司增长最快的部门。
Shaping Up to be Global Competitor
The French company was founded in 1990 and now employs over 1,600 people in operations that span more than 10 countries. Groupe Gorgé derives the majority of revenue from automated smart safety systems and the provision of robotics for use in hazardous environments. They also perform industrial maintenance and install systems for use in nuclear safety, mainly to protect those working with nuclear materials.
GroupEgorgé的3D打印部门着重于“使主要行业参与者通过提供系统，3D打印机和新的优质材料来找到成功创新和生产过程的新路线。”GroupeGorgé于2013年通过收购Prodways进入了3D打印市场。
Prodways使用其动感技术制作3D打印机；这使用了移动数字灯投影仪（DLP），该投影仪会在头部移动时投射图像并治愈。这意味着打印机可以在更大的构建量下创建详细的零件。该技术用于他们的Promaker L Series工业3D打印机，而V Series 3D printers用陶瓷和金属印刷。
当Prodways在2013年首次在Euromold展示其打印机时，3DPI建议该公司是一家，“to keep an eye on”. The Prodways’ Entrepreneurs program was launched in June 2014 to develop the market and in the same year the company在Euromold发布了9张不同的打印机和14材料.
3D Printing Revenue Fastest Growing
今天的公告表明，他们的3D打印策略正在获得回报。截至2016年6月30日的6个月，GroupeGorgé的收入为3D打印的收入为1,210万欧元（1,330万美元）。该公司预订了3D印刷相关的销售额，这一期间增长了51.3％。3D打印收入目前贡献总计不到10％，总计1.417亿欧元（1.556亿美元）。但是，在3D打印类别的4个收入流中，有超过了其他部门。核环境部门的保护率报告的第二高百分比增长率为26％，几乎是3D打印的一半。
Groupe Gorgé have reported sustained growth over the past 13 quarters and say the revenue from 3D printing is “satisfactory”. According to the company, they anticipate further growth in this area during the second half of the year. 2016 is a, “major phase in the development” of this line of business and work is in progress to consolidate the acquisitions made in 2015 and to build upon partnerships with industry. These partnerships include a deal with the 3rdlargest manufacturer of selective laser sintering 3D printers, Farsoon.
战略收购
One of the acquisitions referenced is the purchase of a dental laboratory in France. Initial customers for Prodways were in the dental industry and further vertical integration into supply chain here will allow Groupe Gorgé to capture additional value. This is a strategy seen at other 3D printer manufacturers such as Arcam whoown a medical implant contract manufacturer. In Arcam’s case the approach has been successful and allowed customers to dip their feet in the water by testing the viability and economic impact of sourcing 3D printed components before taking the plunge with an investment in a 3D printer of their own. Prodways also acquired a Norge, a startup involved in SLS for plastic powder. Again, this is a common strategy to deepen the value chain and was evident in Arcam’s acquisition of AP&C, a manufacturer of specialist metal powders.
产品recently announced their first sales in the important 3D printing market of Korea. The company sold a ProMaker L7000 and a ProMaker L5000, “to one of the most trusted public research and R&D institutes in Korea”. The company has also signed a partnership agreement with Japanese company Altech Co who specialize in the import and sale of machines. Hidehiko Suyama, Managing Director of Altech, said, “This market has experienced massive growth in just a few years, and the product range has expanded through this growth. We are convinced that Prodways has all the necessary resources to meet the professional and industrial demand via products and a sales strategy in perfect keeping with our current equipment offer. We believe in our partnership with Prodways in the long term.”
Expanding International Markets
日本工业级3D打印机市场将与当地公司Ricoh一起升温，宣布上个月东京大型网站上现有的3D打印机生产线可能会增加。Ricoh在展览会上展示了A，“原型，尚未准备好在市场上推出”，但截至迄今为止，“将要确定商业化及其时机”。收入利科（Ricoh）的公司比集团戈格（GroupGorgé）大得多，最近一年的财务业绩报告为9.09亿美元，而法国公司为2.9亿美元。里科entered the 3D printing market in 2014with technology developed in association with Aspect Inc. However, 3D printing sales at Ricoh have been sluggish, whereas Groupe Gorgé’s acquisition of Prodways in 2013 gave the French company a head start of one year and access to a range of 3D printers already under development.
With revenue spread across 4 divisions the company has not seen the dip in share price experienced by 3D printing companies with a singular focus. Anticipation is for the 3D printing business to continue to grow and when the company publish their next full year financial report they are confident that, “The annual revenue target will likely be exceeded,” according to today’s release.
