GRAND RAPIDS — Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners LLC has acquired three Grand Rapids businesses to form a new additive manufacturing platform.

The trio of companies includes 3DXTECH LLC and Triton 3D LLC, both of which provide 3D printing filaments and filament services. CORE also acquired Gearbox 3D LLC, which offers its clients industrial grade, open-source 3D printing machines. Gearbox 3D also offers in-house 3D printer assembly, testing and maintenance.

The three companies already share one 68,000-square-foot facility at 904 36th St. in Grand Rapids.

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