Keeping up with all that has happened for high growth 3D paper printing prodigy Mcor Technologies in the past year has been difficult ― a sign of just how sweet the period has been for the company. With a new reseller infrastructure around the globe including their largest distribution channel to date with WYNIT Distribution; fast-baked progress in the US; delicious partnerships with such names as Adobe; 3D printers in various educational facilities; and much more; Mcor continues its upwards trajectory. More recently the company has added two high profile board members and announced a still higher quality output of the IRIS full-colour 3D printing process.
Further to a year (30 June 2013 – 1 July 2014) that has witnessed sales of Mcor’s paper-based 3D printers climb some 190% the company has announced the appointment of Eoin Grindley as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and the promotion of Bryan Ferrand to Vice President of Global Sales and Services. Mr Grindley’s role encompasses the continued expansion of Mcor’s rapid growth. He has served as CFO of Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd, GE Energy, Flexicom, Berlitz and more. Mr. Ferrand will lead global sales, service, supplies, spares and applications. He was previously a Director of Sales at the company with a track record of high growth figures for Mcor, and beforehand Z Corporation and 3D Systems.
The announcement of the appointments coincide with the introduction of higher quality printing for the ground-breaking IRIS full-colour printer: Increased colour edge definition, improved colour quality on thin-walled models and a ten percent reduction in ink usage to further reduce operating costs. Dr. Conor MacCormack, co-founder and CEO of Mcor Technologies Ltd elucidated: “Our commitment is to exceed the expectations of people who experience our colour models and to make them see the real value in adding colour. We’ll continue to lead the industry, innovating and creating new possibilities for 3D printing in colour, which is a powerful and informative way to present 3D printed models to the world.”
Earlier this year, the company made the Mcor IRIS the first 3D printer to include an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile, to precisely produce industry-standard colours. Mr. MacCormack explained the enhancement to 3DPI’s Davide at this years 3D Printshow London, which saw Mcor win the eminent event’s Green award: “We are now concentrating on introducing new software capabilities to allow for even more precision and detail in applying this full range of colours, for example by preserving exact colour schemes even when applying text and boolean geometries in general… We are able to do full ICC colour mapping and thus find and assign the truest colour to anything you would want to 3D print. These are the features that consumers are asking for… We are aware that the IRIS is not a home 3D printer but it is the perfect system for any business that wants to target consumers.”
The colour profile and output quality enhancements look sure to further establish Mcor’s industry reputation and likely push continued strong growth. If the intriguing 3D paper printing process is new to you, feel free to find out more about Mcor’s full-colour wood quality paper printing in their recent white paper here. Before I sign off, the sweet year for Mcor can’t be recapped without mentioning one more cool challenge that the Mcor team have surpassed ― and it came in the form of a well spirited ice bucket… icing on the cake perhaps?
