voxeljet AG (NYSE:VJET), a leading provider of high-speed, large-format
3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial
customers, today announced that it has appointed David Tait as general
manager of its U.S. industrial 3D printing service center, located in
Canton, MI. In his role as voxeljet’s U.S. general manager, Tait will
have overall responsibility for building out voxeljet’s U.S. team, as
well as sales and marketing of the company’s 3D printers and services
business in the U.S. and Canada.
Mr. Tait will oversee voxeljet’s U.S. service center, which is expected
to come online during the third quarter. The service center will allow
voxeljet to print on-demand parts, molds, cores and models for
automotive and other industrial customers based on designs produced
using 3D computer-aided design software.
Tait brings extensive additive manufacturing experience to voxeljet.
Prior to joining voxeljet, Tait served as president of Radian Precision
Inc., where he specialized in machining of titanium, high nickel alloys
and specialty metals for the defense, aerospace and automotive
industries. Earlier in his career, Tait founded Laserform, a rapid
prototyping company that pioneered the use of stereolithography
(solid-free form fabrication, 3D printing) technology. As president of
Laserform, he established a leading position in rapid prototyping for
the automotive weatherstrip sealing industry and air flow prototypes
used in aerospace and automotive applications.
“We are pleased to have David joining us at voxeljet. His hiring marks
an important milestone for the company in establishing our presence in
the U.S.,” said Dr. Ingo Ederer, voxeljet’s Chief Executive Officer.
“Our U.S. service center will allow us to serve the growing 3D printing
needs of the auto industry, as well as other industrial manufacturers in
the United States. David’s experience is highly relevant and will play a
key role in the success of our sales and marketing efforts in the U.S.
We welcome him to the voxeljet team.”
voxeljet will be participating in the RAPID Conference at the Cobo
Center in Detroit, MI, taking place June 9-12 (booth 1510). RAPID is the
industry-leading forum for discussion of the latest developments, trends
and techniques specific to additive manufacturing, rapid technologies,
3D printing and 3D scanning.
About voxeljet
voxeljet is a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers
and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers. The
Company’s 3D printers employ a powder binding, additive manufacturing
technology to produce parts using various material sets, which consist
of particulate materials and proprietary chemical binding agents. The
Company provides its 3D printers and on-demand parts services to
industrial and commercial customers serving the automotive, aerospace,
film and entertainment, art and architecture, engineering and consumer
product end markets. For more information, visit http://www.voxeljet.de/en/
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