# Materialise acquires ACTech for EUR 36.3 million

Materialise acquired ACTech, a German manufacturer of small-series complex metal castings, for EUR 36.3 million in cash to strengthen its metal 3D printing capabilities.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-09
- Where: Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
- Value: $42.7M (36.3M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: metal castings, 3D-printed metal parts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Materialise](https://endata.com/companies/27310.md) (acquirer)
- [ACTech](https://endata.com/companies/27311.md) (target)

## Sources

- [produktion.de](https://www.produktion.de/wirtschaft/additive-fertigung-materialise-uebernimmt-actech/1687601), 2017-10-09: "ACTech kennt Metall und weiß, wie man es gemäß den Produktionsstandards formt, und wir kennen den Metall 3D-Druck."

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