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EOS

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The German pioneer of industrial laser powder bed fusion for polymers and metals, maker of the EOS M 290 and M 400 metal systems. Private and led by the founding Langer family; it does not publish revenue.

Status
Private
Headquarters
Krailling, Germany
Founded
1989
Ownership
Private, run by the founder’s daughter
Technologies
Polymer laser sintering, Metal laser powder bed fusion

Timeline

9 entries, oldest first
  1. 1989
    1989

    Founded near Munich

    Hans J. Langer founded EOS in Gräfelfing. BMW became its first customer the following year.

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  2. 1994
    1994

    Introduces its first direct metal laser sintering system

    The EOSINT M 160 arrived in the same year Carl Zeiss Jena took a majority stake and EOS became the first supplier of both stereolithography and laser sintering systems.

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  3. 1997
    1997

    Acquires worldwide laser sintering patent rights

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  4. 2002
    2002

    Signs a mutual licensing agreement with TRUMPF

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  5. 2011
    2011

    Passes 1,000 systems sold

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  6. 2014
    2014

    Launches the EOS M 290 and moves into its Krailling headquarters

    The larger EOS M 400 had launched in 2013.

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  7. 2019
    Oct 2019

    Marie Langer becomes CEO

    The founder’s daughter took over on 8 October 2019.

    Source

  8. 2025
    Nov 2025

    Launches the M4 ONYX at Formnext

    The successor to the M 400 has six 400 W lasers and a 450 x 450 x 360 mm build volume, with EOS claiming 50 percent more throughput. Commercial availability was set for early 2026.

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  9. 2026
    Sep 2026

    Names Axiomatek as its Mexico sales channel

    Announced on 23 September 2026. Axiomatek, in Apodaca, Nuevo León, takes the whole polymer and metal laser powder bed fusion range, metal systems included, with local application support.

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Posts about EOS

New machines

Materialise cuts build time to 13:51 on EOS's unreleased polymer platform

Industry news

BIZU Space joins EOS Additive Minds Academy for rocket engine DfAM training

Market history

3D printing stocks, Q4 2025 and Q1 2026: the 2025 numbers split the sector

Industry news

IMTS 2026 draws 90,000 attendees, AM booths sit next to metal removal for the first time

Market history

3D printing stocks now: where the survivors stand in late 2026

Materials research

SLS vs MJF: what the published research actually shows

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