3 D Systems Corp

3D Systems Corp., Valencia, reported a net loss of $1 million for the third quarter that ended Oct. 1, which included a nonrecurring charge of $1.2 million related to the recent change of the company's chief executive officer, 3D Systems said. Revenues rose slightly to $23.9 million compared to $23.3 million. 3D Systems uses patented digital imaging technologies to design and produce prototypes for manufacture.

3D Systems Corp., Valencia, reported a net loss of $1 million for the third quarter that ended Oct. 1, which included a nonrecurring charge of $1.2 million related to the recent change of the company's chief executive officer, 3D Systems said. Revenues rose slightly to $23.9 million compared to $23.3 million. 3D Systems uses patented digital imaging technologies to design and produce prototypes for manufacture.

Return on equity is a measure of profitability that's determined by dividing annual net profit by total shareholder equity. This list looks across two years and then takes an average. Each year's return is shown in the chart. This can be a valuable gauge of how well a company is investing its capital. Sales and income figures provide a sense of the size of the company's operations.

Return on equity is a measure of profitability that's determined by dividing annual net profit by total shareholder equity. This list looks across two years and then takes an average. Each year's return is shown in the chart. This can be a valuable gauge of how well a company is investing its capital. Sales and income figures provide a sense of the size of the company's operations.

3D Systems Corp., a Valencia-based company whose products are used to make three-dimensional models based on computer-generated designs, reported a nearly threefold increase in earnings for the second quarter that ended June 30. The company posted a profit of $1.41 million, compared to a $506,675 profit in the same three-month period a year earlier. The company also reported record quarterly sales of $14.7 million, up 41% from $10.4 million a year earlier.

3D Systems Inc. said it has settled patent litigation between the Valencia-based company and a Quadrax Corp. subsidiary. 3D produces machines that use a laser and chemicals to rapidly make prototype models of industrial parts and other products. The company had claimed in 1990 that Quadrax Laser Technologies Inc., a unit of Portsmouth, R. I.-based Quadrax Corp., had infringed certain existing and pending patents held by 3D.

3D Systems Corp., which makes three-dimensional imaging systems, said it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission for documents as part of a formal investigation of the company. 3D on June 30 said the SEC was checking into how the Valencia-based company recognized revenue, according to a regulatory filing. The company "intends to continue to cooperate fully with the SEC," it said in a filing.

3D Systems Corp. said Monday that it has completed its $3.25-million acquisition of a rapid prototyping product line from EOS GmbH of Germany, its major competitor in Europe. 3D, which is a Valencia-based supplier of solid-imaging systems, will also grant EOS exclusive licenses to its laser patents.

3D Systems Corp., a Valencia-based supplier of solid-imaging systems used by manufacturers to make prototypes and tooling quickly, has opened a $5-million manufacturing facility in Grand Junction, Colo. The company said that all new production will be done at the Grand Junction plant. Although its corporate headquarters will remain in Valencia, 3D Systems said that several other departments have been moved to the new facility, including engineering and customer service.

3D Systems Corp., a Valencia-based maker of computer-imaging systems, said Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group has agreed to buy two of 3D Systems' top-of-the-line systems valued at $940,000. 3D Systems' product, like other solid-imaging systems, uses what is called stereolithography technology to produce rapid prototyping, used by companies to design and manufacture parts.

3D Systems Corp., a Valencia-based company whose products are used to make three-dimensional models based on computer-generated designs, reported a nearly threefold increase in earnings for the second quarter that ended June 30. The company posted a profit of $1.41 million, compared to a $506,675 profit in the same three-month period a year earlier. The company also reported record quarterly sales of $14.7 million, up 41% from $10.4 million a year earlier.

3D Systems Inc. said it has settled patent litigation between the Valencia-based company and a Quadrax Corp. subsidiary. 3D produces machines that use a laser and chemicals to rapidly make prototype models of industrial parts and other products. The company had claimed in 1990 that Quadrax Laser Technologies Inc., a unit of Portsmouth, R. I.-based Quadrax Corp., had infringed certain existing and pending patents held by 3D.

An investment group reportedly has purchased a 5.2% stake in 3D Systems Corp., based in Valencia. According to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Clark Estates Inc. has purchased about 594,000 shares of the company's stock. 3D Systems is a maker of prototype modeling systems that are designed using laser and computer-aided design techniques. 3D Systems stock has been trading recently for about $7.50 a share.

3D Systems Corp., a Valencia maker of stereolithography systems, said it will seek stockholder approval for a one-for-three reverse stock split. The proposed split would reduce the shares of common stock outstanding from 27.5 million to 9.2 million as of May 24. The company wishes to boost its share price to attract more institutional investors, said Terry Slavin, company spokesman. 3D Systems' stock closed at $5 per share on Monday.