1 Company That Could Eat ExOne's Lunch

No part of the 3-D printing industry has witnessed more interest than metal 3-D printing. Then again, that's what happens when behemoths like General Electric move in. The digital industrial conglomerate has already begun using additive manufacturing to create complex parts for jet turbines and its diesel locomotives. It has partnered with metal alloy specialist Allegheny Technologies Inc. to develop meltless titanium powders for 3-D printers.

And, importantly, it has also joined a formidable group of industry leaders to invest in one of the hottest start-ups in additive manufacturing: Desktop Metal. The company has developed a new metal printing technology and printers that go along with it. In fact, the new manufacturing process was created by the inventors of binder jetting, which is the current industry-leading process deployed by ExOne (NASDAQ: XONE).

It may not be what shareholders want to hear, but Desktop Metal is one company that could eat ExOne's lunch.

Source: Fool.com