At a Glance
Facts
- Privately held
- Founded: 1994
- Mission: To enable design professionals to create more. More ideas. More communication. More innovation.
- Products: Z Corp. provides 3D technologies used to create new products and services more effectively than any other means, compressing the design cycle, generating new concepts, communicating clearly, fostering collaboration, and reducing errors. Our solutions span the entire 3D CAD/BIM design process from concept through design verification. We are committed to making our solutions the fastest, easiest, most accessible, and most valuable.
-ZPrinter® 3D printers quickly and affordably turn product and building designs into physical color models, streamlining the design process
-ZBuilder® rapid prototyping systems create highly detailed plastic prototypes for engineering design verification, enabling late-stage testing of form, fit and function
-ZScanner® 3D laser scanners precisely capture physical surface data for import into 3D CAD software, facilitating reverse-engineering
- Markets: Manufacturing, architecture, education, entertainment, healthcare, art, historic preservation and geographic information systems
- 130+ employees
- Headquartered in Burlington, MA, USA, offices in Denmark and Japan
- Distribution & service in 61 countries
- Philosophy of invention through extensive R&D investment
- Part of the Contex Holding A/S group of companies, together with Contex Scanning Technology and VIDAR Systems Corporation
- Origin of company name
Milestones
2010
- Launch of ZPrinters 150 and 250, two value-priced 3D printers starting at just $14,900
- Launch of ZBuilder Ultra, delivering high-end plastic models at a fraction of the cost
2009
- Launch of ZPrinter 350, world's first automated, monochrome 3D printer
- Launch of ZScanner 600, most affordable, portable, 3D laser scanner
- Launch of zp150 composite build material for tougher 3D printed parts, rich colors and whiter whites
- Launch of ZScanner 700 CX, the world's first handheld color 3D laser scanner and ZScanner 700 PX the first handheld 3D laser scanner with photogrammetry for scanning very large objects
2008
2007
- Launch of ZScanner 800 Sets Handheld Standard with 5X Increase in Resolution
- Launch of ZPrinter 450 Breaks Price Barrier to Color
2006
- Launch of ZScanner® 700 handheld 3D scanner
- Shipped 3000th 3D printer
- Opened offices in Hong Kong & Japan
- Winner of Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence
- 180 resellers worldwide
2005
- Launch of first high-definition 3D color printer (Spectrum Z™510)
- Introduced higher-resolution ZPrinter 310 Plus
- Shipped 2000th 3D printer
- Growth drives move of company headquarters to larger facilities for the fourth time in eight years
- 120 resellers worldwide
- 50% revenue growth
- Joined Contex family of companies
2004
- 114 employees
- Key customers Converse, Harley-Davidson, Honeywell, GE
- 105 resellers worldwide
2003
- Introduced most affordable 3D printer (ZPrinter 310)
- Opened office in United Kingdom
- Shipped 1000th 3D printer
- 77 resellers worldwide
2002
- Introduction of large-format 3D printer (Z™810)
- Launch of ZCast™ casting powder
- #56 on Inc 500 ranking
- #12 on Deloitte Fast 50 ranking
- Shipped 500th 3D printer
2001
- Introduced Z™406 with full color plus 300% faster print speed
- Named "Fastest-Growing Technology Company in New England" by Deloitte
2000
- Launch of Z™402C 3D printer, the world's first full color RP system
- 50% of sales to Europe & Asia
- Growth drives move of company headquarters to larger facilities
1999
- Launch of operations in Europe & Asia
- Introduction of breakthrough, plaster-based build material (zp™100)
1998
- Begin USA sales & production
- Computer Graphics World Award
- 100 customers (Motorola, Clorox, Ford, MIT, Bosch, Harvard, Daimler, Fisher-Price)
1997
- Technology leader with launch of world’s fastest 3D printer (Z™402)
- 50 customers (Kodak, Toyota, Whirlpool, Baxter Healthcare)
1996
- Building the business
- 10 Employees
- First machine sale
1995
- 3DP™ technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for advanced applications
- Exclusive license from MIT
- Mission: create mass market for 3D printing