CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (March 16, 2015) – Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited is announced the addition of Andreas Sobotta as vice president of North American Sales & Marketing. They believe his experience and talent will be valuable as Hammond focuses on significant long-term growth in Canada and particularly the U.S. The electrical enclosure team looks to further develop sales and marketing programs and create more synergies between the Canadian and USA groups.

LEUVEN, Belgium (March 12, 2015) – Materialise NV, a provider of Additive Manufacturing software and 3D printing solutions in the medical and industrial markets, announced the acquisition of Belgian-based CENAT, a developer of embedded computing software and solutions for additive manufacturing control systems. Materialise acquired CENAT for an upfront cash payment and will be required to make earn-out payments if certain conditions are satisfied.