History

• On launching its STEREOS 400 stereolithography system, EOS becomes the first European
  provider of these high-end Rapid Prototyping (RP) systems
• Development on the EOSCAN 100 starts
• EOS Electro Optical Systems S.A.S. founded in Lyon, France
• EOS is now the only European manufacturer of laser assisted Rapid Prototyping (RP) systems

• STEREOS 600 launched and the first system installed at German company Sollner for Mercedes-Benz
• EOS presents its layer-by-layer technology for the first time at Dayton RP Conference in USA

• Sales agreement between EOS and Hitachi Zosen Information Systems (HZS) in Japan,
  first systems sold (2 x STEREOS 600)
• First EOSCAN 100 installed at BMW and IPT in Aachen, Germany

• EOS extends its product portfolio to laser sintering, and becomes the world’s first provider of
  stereolithography and laser sintering systems
• EOSINT P 350 launched: the first European laser sintering system for manufacturing plastic prototypes
• In Germany the company expands to a new building
• EOS belongs temporarily (until 1997) to the German majority shareholder Carl Zeiss Jena;
  inauguration of a production site in Jena
• Desktop 200 for EOSINT P 350 and STEREOS launched at BIMU trade fair in Milan, Italy
• Licensing agreements and cooperation projects with Electrolux RD for the further development of
  direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)
• EOS presents its EOSINT M 160, the prototype of a commercial system for the direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process

• EOSINT M 250 launched: direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) system for Additive Manufacturing (AM) 
  of metal tools for plastics injection moulding, hence the start of rapid tooling
• EOS is the leading provider of high-end rapid tooling technology
• Integrated Process Chain Management (IPCM) introduced for the optimised handling of large material quantities
• EOSINT launched: world’s first technology for the additive, direct manufacture of casting moulds/cores from
  foundry sand based on the so-called direct croning process (DCP)
• First EOS International User Meeting (IUM) in Munich presents the two technologies provided by EOS
  (stereolithography and laser sintering)
• Company expansion with a new sales and applications centre
• First sand laser sintering system EOSINT S 350 for the direct, tool-less manufacture of sand cores/moulds
  for metal cast parts installed at BMW in Landshut
• STEREOS MAX 600 launched: first system installed at Foxbit, Italy

• First EOSINT S 700 sand laser sintering system installed at BMW in Landshut, Germany
• Polyamide material PA 1500 launched for EOSINT P 350 laser sintering systems
• Glass filled polyamide material PA 1300 launched for EOSINT P 350 laser sintering systems
• MAX 400 stereolithography system unveiled at EuroMold trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany
• HZS and EOS jointly open technology centre in Tokyo, Japan

• EOS s.r.l. Electro Optical Systems founded in Milan, Italy
• Launch of the fine metal material EOSINT M Cu 3201 (DirectMetal 50) and the fine polyamide PA 2200
• EOS and 3D Systems agreement: STEREOS product line sold to 3D Systems; EOS takes over global
  patent rights for laser sintering technology and now focuses exclusively on powder based additive,
  layer-by-layer manufacturing processes
• Exclusive sales agreement with HZS for Japan

• EOS and Materialise collaborate on developing part positioning solutions in laser sintering systems
• EOS quality management system (QMS) certificated under ISO 9001
• Metal materials DirectMetal 50-V2 and DirectMetal 100-V3 and the micro ball peening and
  DirectTool applications presented
• Presentation of the metal laser sintering system EOSINT M 250 Xtended, the metal DirectSteel 50-V1,
  and the 3V applicator for the sand laser sintering system; winner of the EuroMold Award International
• EOS unveils conformal cooling and manufacture on preforms

• Plastic laser sintering system EOSINT P 360 launched

• Launch of the first European double head system EOSINT P 700 for the plastic laser sintering of
  prototypes opens up new dimensions for users: greater productivity / building speed / part quality;
  larger installation space; for use in cost effective, individual, batch-size-based serial production
• A spin-off from Electrolux/RPI results in the foundation of EOS Oy, a development centre for metal materials in Turku, Finland
• EOSINT metal for aluminium and magnesium die casting applications at Electrolux

• Plastic laser sintering system EOSINT P 380i presented in a revised design
  that integrates the latest electrical and machine safety concepts
• Presentation of an improved plastic PrimePart material
• Presentation of the improved plastic PA 2200 material and the glass fibre filled polyamide PA 3200 GF
• Carbon fibre filled fine polyamide CarbonMide launched
• Presentation of two plastics systems: further development of EOSINT P 385 and further improved EOSINT P 700 system
• The new Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) system EOSINT M 270 launched:
  many innovations for DirectPart applications, first commercial DMLS system with fibre laser

• EOS India Branch Office founded in Chennai, India
• EOS acquires KVS Kunststoffvertrieb Dr. Schiffers GmbH & Co KG in Ulm, Germany

• Laser sintering for dental applications starts commercial utilization: start of serial production of dental implants
  based on the metal EOS CobaltChrome SP1
• EOS Singapore Pte Ltd founded in Singapore
• EOS Taiwan Rep. Office set up in Zhubei City, Taiwan
• EOS unveils its solutions for the medical engineering sectors: blood centrifuges, dental and other implants, hearing aids
• Launch of the plastic laser sintering system FORMIGA P 100 whose “FORMIGA Quality” is setting new standards
• Further metal materials launched: EOS MaragingSteel MS1 and EOS CobaltChrome MP1
• Presentation of the plastic laser sintering systems EOSINT P 730 and EOSINT P 390
• Launch of the world’s first flameproof laser sintering plastic PA 2210 FR

Awards

• EOS receives the German Top 100 award,
• EOS wins Bavaria’s Best 50 award 
• EOS is winner of Fair Company award

Partnerships

• EOS & Trumpf: patent licence agreement with Concept Laser on the Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) process
• EOS extends its partner network to Morris Technologies as an e-Manufacturing partner

• EOS GmbH Korea Branch Office set up in Incheon City, South Korea
• EOS introduces new plastic material: PrimePart DC, PrimePart ST, PA 2202 black, PA 2203 grey
• EOS introduces EOS Titanium Ti64: the first commercial direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process for titanium

Awards

• EOS receives the German Top 100 award
• EOS wins the German Innovation award

• EOS leads the world market for laser sintering systems after a record year 2007
• Presentation of the plastic laser sintering system EOSINT P 800 for processing the high performance polymer EOS PEEK HP 3
• Introduction of the EOS Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) and EOS Integrated Process Chain Management (IPCM)

Awards

• EOS Founder Dr. Hans J. Langer is awarded the Bavarian State Medal
• EOS receives the German Great Place to Work award

Partnerships

• EOS & BEGO enter into a licensing agreement on the direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process for dental applications
• EOS & Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG license the DMLS process to MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH
• EOS, Boeing, Evonik Industries, and MCP-HEK Tooling set up the Direct Manufacturing Research Center
  together with the University of Paderborn, Germany

• EOS branch set up in Chemnitz, Germany, focusing on micro laser sintering (MLS)
• Introduction of the plastic laser sintering systems EOSINT P 395 and EOSINT P 760
• Introduction of the metal materials EOS NickelAlloy IN718 and EOS Aluminium AlSi10Mg
• Introduction of the EOS Part Property Management (PPM) concept focusing on the standardisation of part properties for e-Manufacturing:
  customers can then optimise EOS technology/solutions to their specific applications

Partnerships

• In UK, EOS incorporates BESTinCLASS in the exclusive joint venture BESTinCLASS Ltd. that spezialises in precision surface machining
• EOS enters into diverse partnerships: with the Munich University for Applied Sciences, with the company Victrex, a strategic partnership
  with Advanced Laser Materials, and a programme partnership with Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship

• As a partner, EOS supports the student sponsorship program of Strascheg Center of Entrepreneurship
• Electro Optical Systems Nordic AB founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, for Northern Europe and the Baltic states
• Introduction of the new metal material NickelAlloy IN 625
• Introduction of the metal laser sintering system EOSINT M 280 with optional 200 W or 400 W fibre laser

• In total, EOS has sold more than 1,000 laser sintering systems worldwide
• Introduction of further quality assurance modules for metal applications for even better material
  and part properties and reproducibility: Laser Power Monitoring (LPM), Comfort Powder Module (CPM)

Awards

• EOS founder Dr. Hans J. Langer is ranked by the British magazine TCT among the twenty most influential personalities in Additive Manufacturing (AM)
• EOS receives the German Bavaria’s Best 50 award for the second time

Partnerships

• EOS & ALM: Strategic EOS partner ALM acquires majority holding in INTEGRA
  (specialist in services on laser sintering systems)
• EOS & EADS conduct a lifecycle analysis on Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) for the purpose
  of determining the potential savings in power and raw material consumption
• EOS & BESTinCLASS: joint venture set up for the German speaking market-First Surface Oberflächentechnik GmbH

• EOS receives the German Top 100 award for the third time
• Two further branches set up:
  EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems Limited in Hong Kong, China
  EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems in Moscow, Russia
• EOS and Cookson Precious Metals (CPM) enter into a strategic development partnership. CPM demonstrates for the first time its
  PRECIOUS M 080 prototypes for processing gold
• Launch of the plastic laser sintering system FORMIGA P 110
• EOS presents its expanded Part Property Management (PPM) concept
• Introduction of the plastic materials PrimePart Plus, PrimePart FR, PrimePart ST, and PA 1101

• In the setup phase: branch in Shanghai, China
• New technology and customer centre to be built on the Krailling site, foundation stone laid in
  February 2013, completion planned for mid of 2014
• The unlisted company EOS GmbH is a 100 percent posession of EOS Holding AG and is in the
  private ownership of the family of founder Dr. Hans J. Langer