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 "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
 "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "cite_as": "Nozzle4, https://nozzle4.com/data/",
 "note": "Compiled by Nozzle4 from the sources linked on each row. The facts belong to their sources; the compilation is licensed CC BY 4.0, so use it with a credit and a link.",
 "slug": "nikon-slm-solutions",
 "name": "Nikon SLM Solutions",
 "status": "acquired",
 "status_label": "Acquired",
 "segment": "Metal printer makers",
 "page": "https://nozzle4.com/companies/nikon-slm-solutions/",
 "listing": null,
 "headquarters": "Lübeck, Germany",
 "founded": 1996,
 "ownership": "Nikon Corporation since 2023",
 "technologies": [
  "Metal laser powder bed fusion"
 ],
 "description": "German maker of large metal laser powder bed fusion systems, formerly SLM Solutions. Listed in Frankfurt in 2014, taken over by Nikon in 2023 and removed from the exchange the same year.",
 "last_checked": "2026-10-05",
 "timeline": [
  {
   "date": "May 2014",
   "title": "IPO in Frankfurt at 18 euros a share",
   "detail": "Priced at the bottom of its 18 to 23 euro range and began trading on 9 May 2014.",
   "source": "https://www.slm-solutions.com/investor-relations/announcements/ad-hoc-announcements/detail/slm-solutions-issue-price-set-at-18-eur-per-share/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Sep 2022",
   "title": "Agrees to a Nikon takeover at 20 euros a share",
   "detail": "Announced on 2 September 2022, a 75 percent premium to the previous close.",
   "source": "https://nikon-slm-solutions.com/newsroom/slm-and-nikon-enter-into-investment-agreement-nikon-to-launch-public-takeover-offer-for-slm/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jan 2023",
   "title": "Nikon completes the takeover",
   "detail": "Nikon held 92.38 percent of the shares by the end of the additional acceptance period.",
   "source": "https://www.nikon.com/company/news/2022/slm/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jul 2023",
   "title": "Shareholders approve a squeeze-out",
   "detail": "Resolved at the annual general meeting on 13 July 2023.",
   "source": "https://www.nikon.com/company/news/2022/slm/pdf/20230904_e01.pdf"
  },
  {
   "date": "Sep 2023",
   "title": "Squeeze-out completes and the shares delist",
   "detail": "Took effect on 1 September 2023, with minority holders paid 18.89 euros a share.",
   "source": "https://www.nikon.com/company/news/2022/slm/pdf/20230904_e01.pdf"
  },
  {
   "date": "Mar 2024",
   "title": "US arm renamed Nikon SLM Solutions NA",
   "detail": "SLM Solutions NA, Inc. changed its name to Nikon SLM Solutions NA, Inc., effective March 31, 2024, aligning the US subsidiary with the Nikon SLM Solutions AG brand after the merger with Nikon Corporation.",
   "source": "https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/slm-solutions-rebrands-as-nikon-slm-solutions-na-inc"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jun 2024",
   "title": "Starts US production of the NXG XII 600",
   "detail": "Nikon SLM Solutions began building its 12-laser NXG XII 600 metal additive manufacturing system at a facility in Greenville, South Carolina, its first US-made machines, aimed at aerospace, defence, automotive and energy customers.",
   "source": "https://nikon-slm-solutions.com/newsroom/nikon-slm-solutions-to-begin-production-of-nxg-xii-600-in-the-usa/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jul 2024",
   "title": "Opens Long Beach technology centre",
   "detail": "The company opened the Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in Long Beach, California, expanding its US footprint alongside the new South Carolina production line.",
   "source": "https://3druck.com/en/industry-2/nikon-slm-solutions-grows-by-36-percent-to-150-million-euros-in-sales-in-2024-47144911/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Nov 2024",
   "title": "Sells 1,000th system, to Bosch",
   "detail": "Nikon SLM Solutions' 1,000th machine built, a 12-laser NXG XII 600, was bought by Robert Bosch GmbH for its 3D-Printing Manufacturing and Processing Center in Nuremberg, to make powertrain, hydrogen and electric-drive parts.",
   "source": "https://www.digitalengineering247.com/article/nikon-slm-solutions-finds-new-partner-buyer-for-nxg-xii-600/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Nov 2024",
   "title": "Relaunches mid-size machines with an uptime guarantee",
   "detail": "At Formnext 2024 the company unveiled redesigned SLM280, SLM280 Production Series and SLM500 machines with 700W lasers and a new Permanent Filter Module, backed by a Picture Perfect Pro Plan promising at least 85 per cent machine uptime, rising to a target of over 90 per cent.",
   "source": "https://www.metal-am.com/nikon-slm-solutions-introduces-its-picture-perfect-pro-plan-for-redesigned-mid-size-slm-machine-range/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Mar 2025",
   "title": "Voluntarily reports 150 million euros revenue for 2024",
   "detail": "No longer required to publish results after delisting, Nikon SLM Solutions said 2024 revenue reached about 150 million euros, up 36 per cent on 2023, which it said put it ahead of Chinese rivals BLT and Farsoon on combined metal AM hardware and material sales.",
   "source": "https://www.voxelmatters.com/nikon-slm-solutions-reports-revenues-of-150-million-in-2024-36/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Jun 2025",
   "title": "Partners with ArianeGroup on ultra-large rocket parts",
   "detail": "Nikon SLM Solutions and ArianeGroup agreed a strategic partnership to produce ultra-large-scale components of more than one cubic metre in nickel-based alloy using metal powder bed fusion.",
   "source": "https://nikon-slm-solutions.com/addictive-additive/nl-june-2025/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Nov 2025",
   "title": "Materialise deal links build processors to Nikon SLM machines",
   "detail": "Nikon SLM Solutions and Materialise agreed to co-develop an integrated build processor connecting CAD/CAM systems such as Magics, Siemens and PTC directly to build-ready job files for NXG machines.",
   "source": "https://www.metal-am.com/materialise-and-nikon-slm-co-develop-integrated-data-preparation-workflow/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Dec 2025",
   "title": "HII orders first NXG 600E for a US shipyard, then a second",
   "detail": "HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division ordered a 12-laser NXG 600E, the first of that model at a US shipyard, then placed a second NXG 600E order to develop LPBF production in nickel aluminium bronze for naval parts.",
   "source": "https://www.metal-am.com/us-navy-shipbuilder-hii-orders-twelve-laser-nxg-600e-from-nikon-slm/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Dec 2025",
   "title": "Launches SLM.Prep data preparation software",
   "detail": "Nikon SLM Solutions launched SLM.Prep, described as next-generation data preparation software for industrial metal additive manufacturing, on 11 December 2025.",
   "source": "https://nikon-slm-solutions.com/newsroom/"
  },
  {
   "date": "Feb 2026",
   "title": "Nikon takes 577 million dollar impairment on SLM Solutions unit",
   "detail": "Parent company Nikon Corporation recorded a 90.627 billion yen impairment loss in its Digital Manufacturing segment, writing off the entire 60.568 billion yen of goodwill and taking a 26.244 billion yen charge on identifiable intangible assets of Nikon SLM Solutions AG, citing slower-than-expected industrial adoption and increased competition.",
   "source": "https://www.voxelmatters.com/nikon-records-90-6-billion-impairment-tied-to-digital-manufacturing-unit/"
  },
  {
   "date": "May 2026",
   "title": "Digital Manufacturing unit posts 106.2 billion yen operating loss",
   "detail": "Nikon reported financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026; the Digital Manufacturing Business, which includes Nikon SLM Solutions, posted revenue of 28.0 billion yen and an operating loss of 106.2 billion yen, driven by the 90.6 billion yen impairment write-down.",
   "source": "https://www.nikon.com/about/ir/finance/performance/"
  }
 ]
}