GE to buy SLM, Arcam for $1.4 billion in 3D printing push

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FRANKFURT/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – General Electric announced plans on Tuesday to buy two European 3D printing groups – Sweden’s Arcam and Germany’s SLM Solutions – for a total of $1.4 billion to tap into manufacturers’ growing demand for digital technologies.