Kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo sibe nethuba lokubeka izimvo kwiinjongo zikaMbane Jikelele zokulawula ezimbini zezona mveliso zinkulu zentsimbi ze-3D kwiplanethi, iArcam neSLM Solutions. Ngelishwa, kwiintsuku zamva nje kubonakala ngathi oku kufunyanwa kuya kusiba nzima ngakumbi kunokuba bekulindelwe.
Kwelinye icala, kugxilwe kwiArcam, sifunda ukuba ukunikezelwa kwezigidi ezingama-685 zeedola ezibonelelwe nguGeneral Electric kuye kwahenda kuphela i-40% yabanini zabelo beArcam, ke ekugqibeleni umhla wokuvuma ukwamkelwa wandiswa ukusuka nge-14 ka-Okthobha ukuya nge-1 kaNovemba ukuze Abanini zabelo abangaziyo ukuba mabenze ntoni banokuthatha isigqibo.
Umbane ngokubanzi kuya kusiba nzima ukufumana iSLM Solutions kunye neArcam.
Kwimeko yeSLM Solutions, banengxaki nomtyali-zimali ophethe izabelo ezingama-20%, uPaul Singer, ekubonakala ukuba, usikhabe isithembiso sama-762 ezigidi zeerandi ezabekwa nguGeneral Electric etafileni kwiveki ephelileyo. Nangona kunjalo, kule nkampani uGeneral Electric wabeka injongo yokufumana i-75% yezabelo, ingxaki kukuba uninzi lwabanini zabelo luxabisa kakhulu izindululo zomculi.
Njengeenkcukacha zokugqibela kunye nokufumana umbono wokubaluleka kwale ntengiselwano, xelela ukuba emva kwesibhengezo esenziwe nguGeneral Electric malunga nokuthengwa kwezi nkampani zimbini, umdla kwiinkampani ezinikezelwe kwihlabathi lokushicilelwa kwe3D ngazo zonke iintlobo Abatyalomali benyuka ngokukhawuleza kubangela ukuba ixabiso leemarike eliphakathi kweenkampani ezinkulu ezithengisa esidlangalaleni, iStratasys, iiNkqubo ze3D kunye neVoxeljet, inyuke nge8%.