3D Printing News Unpeeled: Nikon offers to buy SLM Solutions

Discussing the news that Nikon has offered to Buy SLM Solutions. What does this mean for the market? What are the current market dynamics in Additive Manufacturing, specifically in Powder Bed Fusion? What is the powder bed fusion market like today? Where is the powder bed fusion market going? Hypersonics, commercial space, defense and orthopedics are driving growth in the industry. What does this mean for machine development? We believe that automated production cells with on board monitoring and QA are the way forward, this seems to be more likely with Nikon. Will this lead to EOS working with Siemens and Zeiss? What does this mean for Renishaw, Matsuura, DMG Mori, Additive Industries, 3D Systems and GE Additive?