The Faces of Additive Manufacturing: Avi Reichental

As additive manufacturing grows daily and finds more and more users in the industry, we have decided to focus on a few players who have had a profound impact on the market, contributed to its growth and followed its evolution over the past ten years. These faces of additive manufacturing are a key element in providing more opportunities for professionals who have adopted these 3D technologies. So we start our portrait series with Avi Reichental, former CEO of 3D Systems, and now founder of XponentialWorks, in addition to his multiple projects in additive manufacturing. We met with him to learn more about the evolution of technology and his vision of the market.

3DN: You’ve come a long way in the additive manufacturing industry, could you tell our readers about your various experiences?

Well, I’ve been in the industry for nearly 2 decades now. It started when I became the CEO of 3D Systems in 2003, working alongside the very founder of 3D printing, Chuck Hull, who created 3D Systems and the first 3D printer. In 2015, after 12 years at 3D Systems, I established XponentialWorks, a venture, advisory and product development firm to advance and enhance the additive manufacturing industry through a unique business model.

At our innovation lab in Ventura, California, we collide early stage companies in the fields of 3D printing, AI, robotics, and machine learning, with more mature and traditional companies that already have the market strength but need the technologies of these more nimble startups in order to maintain their relevance in an increasingly digital world.