UltiMaker has introduced the appointment of 3D printing veteran Andy Middleton as Senior Vice President–EMEA.
Middleton has spent over twenty years within the additive manufacturing business at polymer pioneer Stratasys, the place he led its European enterprise as President, and most just lately XJet, the place he has served as Chief Enterprise Officer since 2022.
The desktop 3D printing firm says Middleton will ‘play a pivotal position’ in driving its strategic initiatives and strengthening its footprint within the EMEA area because it seems to be to ‘capitalize on rising alternatives within the altering 3D printing panorama.’
“I’m excited to affix UltiMaker at such an essential time,” mentioned Middleton. “The launch of the UltiMaker S8 is a vital step ahead, and I’m wanting ahead to contributing to the crew’s efforts to develop the corporate’s choices. With extra thrilling occasions forward, I’m keen to assist lead UltiMaker by means of the subsequent part of development and assist its mission to ship impactful 3D printing options to clients.”
In a press launch, UltiMaker mentioned is it on monitor for substantial development within the coming years however acknowledged the difficult surroundings it faces, including that it believes Middleton is ‘uniquely positioned’ to assist the corporate tackle its formidable plans.
Middleton is already aware of UltiMaker’s MakerBot arm following his tenure at Stratasys, which noticed him assist the mixing of the MakerBot enterprise, acquired by Stratasys in 2013, into the EMEA area. MakerBot merchandise now sits beneath UltiMaker as an education-focused model following a merger between former Ultimaker and MakerBot manufacturers in 2022.
Michiel Alting von Geusau, CEO at UltiMaker described Middleton’s management expertise as “pivotal” to stengthening the corporate’s place within the EMEA area. He mentioned: “Andy will play a key position in enhancing buyer relationships and making certain we ship tailor-made options to make sure success for our clients, companions, and stakeholders.”
The information follows the launch of the brand new UltiMaker S8 3D printer final week, its quickest machine up to now promising most print speeds of as much as 500mm/s and acceleration as much as 50,000mm/s². In a dialog with TCT, UltiMaker mentioned it believes that the S8 is “the perfect and quickest twin materials printer at the moment on the market”.
