# Materialise to acquire Link3D by end of 2021

Materialise has acquired an option to buy Link3D Inc., an additive workflow and MES company, and will exercise the option before the end of 2021. The acquisition will extend Materialise's ability to help companies scale additive manufacturing.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-04-13
- Status: announced
- Products: additive manufacturing workflow software, MES software
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Materialise](https://endata.com/companies/27310.md) (acquirer)
- [Link3D](https://endata.com/companies/54420.md) (target)

## Sources

- [voxelmatters.com](https://www.voxelmatters.com/materialise-acquires-option-to-buy-link3d/), 2021-04-13: "By joining forces with Link3D, we expect to be even better positioned to provide our customers with a solution to plan, manage and optimize their AM operations"

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