Markforged
Markforged Product Lineup
The Markforged 3D printing hardware product line-up.
Markforged has announced an expansion to its manufacturing facilities and new executive team members in line with its growth intentions.
The Boston-based company has leased additional space at its production base in Watertown, meaning the firm has access to 80,000 square feet of space, room for up to 500 employees. Markforged will use this new-found work space for core manufacturing needs and, through a contract with another Massachusetts manufacturing facility, is working to develop metal 3D printers to meet the rising demand.
Meanwhile, Bryan Semple and Brian Nadeau have joined the Markforged team as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Brian Nadeau as Vice President of Engineering. Semple was previously CMO at SmartBear, a provider of software developer tools, where he drove an inbound-marketing model across multiple product families – no doubt key in his employment at Markforged, since it boasts a vast range of 3D printing platforms and materials. Nadeau brings with him more than 20 years’ experience in running engineering organisations, including successful stints at Boston start-ups Simplivity and EqualLogic, the latter of which was acquired by Dell, and was also an early investor in Markforged.
While the two new additions offer plenty of knowledge and experience to the Markforged team, they also fulfil the required personnel for the company to proceed with its worldwide ambitions.
“Bryan and Brian are great additions to the company,” commented Greg Mark, Founder and CEO of Markforged. “Both have experience scaling hyper-growth companies in their respective functions. We have now completed building out our core management functions at the company, enabling us to accelerate our global expansion. There is a massive opportunity in front of us as we work to disrupt the $12T manufacturing market.”
“Researching the Boston tech ecosystem, Markforged is one of a few companies I found that combines one of the best technical teams around with absolutely massive market potential,” said Semple. “Markforged has an incredible independently developed IP portfolio. We were early to market with a desktop-sized 3D metal printer, and we’re the only company that can print continuous carbon fibre for strong parts. Markforged is going to be a global leader in additive manufacturing – built in Boston.”
“As an early investor, I’m extremely proud of Markforged’s accomplishments especially in metal and continuous carbon fibre printing,” added Nadeau. “After watching the company scale from an investor perspective, I am excited to join as a member of the management team during this next phase of growth.”
