Ultimaker, a leader in the professional 3D printing industry, announced it is bundling all Ultimaker 3D printers with Ultimaker Essentials software. This gives customers one platform to leverage the Ultimaker Ecosystem. The announcement from the Ultimaker Transformation Summit also includes the launch of two new software subscription plans, Ultimaker Professional and Ultimaker Excellence, to help businesses globally scale and professionalize 3D printing.

The Platform
The 3D printing platform launched by Ultimaker enables the development, nurturing and orchestration of Ecosystem products and services including hardware add-ons, materials, software and other services. To ensure the best customer experience Ultimaker will certify Ecosystem products and services that have been tested with the platform. Ultimaker will provide open interfaces, APIs and other tools for the development community and support these communities to drive further innovation and use cases. The platform focuses on the end-to-end workflows, from enabling engineers to collaborate on a design, to storing applications and printing on demand.

New software
For companies that wish to further scale and professionalize their 3D printing activities, Ultimaker launched two new software plans.
· Ultimaker Professional: helps professionalize 3D Printing innovation through collaboration and advanced software.
· Ultimaker Excellence: a complete and custom solution aimed at accelerating the business’ digital transformation.

The software plans include five new elements:

· Additional e-learning for all plans
Businesses can increase the success of 3D printing with new e-learning modules.
· Digital Library
A global application library, hosted in the cloud, allowing for easy collaboration and application development.
· Reporting & analytics
Users gain insight into individual printers, print fleet, projects, and applications, and access and analyze data with PowerBI. It simplifies data-driven decision-making and building a business case to show the ROI.
· Seamless CAD and platform integration
Users can directly open CAD files in Ultimaker Cura, skipping conversion to .STL. The Ultimaker Digital Factory also reduces any switching between software components.
· Expert support and full API access for Ultimaker Excellence
Users can speed up digital transformation and experience full compatibility with established processes. They can also access expert support when needed.

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