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Nikon Decision to Submit a Public Takeover Offer for Shares of SLM, based in Germany

Additive Manufacturing

million and will be used for the partial repayment of convertible bonds 2017/2024 as well as for funding ongoing business operations. SLM’s CEO Sam O’Leary commented: “Nikon has more than a century of history in developing cutting-edge opto-electronic technology and precision equipment.

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Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

Mold Making Technology

After a short-lived acquisition by a New York-based defense contractor and investor, the company was reacquired in 2017 by the founder/owner and a business partner under a two-year non-compete agreement that limited Linear’s metal AM work to automotive and tooling. Linear’s Livonia operation is currently undergoing a $1.5