Materialise, the Belgian AM software program and repair supplier that trades on the NASDAQ, is transferring its RapidFit enterprise to the unit’s present administration workforce, with the transaction anticipated to shut on or round April 30, 2026. Following the deal, RapidFit will proceed working as an impartial firm underneath the identical identify and management.
The transfer comes as a part of the corporate’s broader progress technique, because it targets a focus of funding on its highest-priority enterprise traces.
Automotive tooling unit goes impartial
RapidFit focuses on customized 3D-printed jigs, fixtures, and high quality management options, with a main buyer base within the automotive and manufacturing sectors. The enterprise produces light-weight, high-precision tooling utilizing AM applied sciences, serving manufacturing effectivity and high quality assurance capabilities for industrial shoppers.
“For RapidFit, working as an impartial firm offers higher focus and suppleness. A standalone setup permits the enterprise to make selections nearer to its clients and markets, construct on its core strengths, and pursue partnerships and investments that greatest assist world progress,” acknowledged Jurgen Laudus, Vice President of Manufacturing at Materialise.
RapidFit’s separation leaves Materialise with a tighter portfolio as it really works to direct sources towards enterprise segments it considers to have stronger long-term progress trajectories.
The corporate just lately reported its 2025 monetary outcomes, with sturdy progress in its medical sector and an total secure YoY income trajectory.
Based greater than 30 years in the past and headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, Materialise operates one of many largest 3D printing amenities on this planet and employs what it describes as the biggest focus of AM software program builders within the business.
