Metal 3D printing firm 3DEO has filed for insolvency with all of its intellectual property assets up for sale.
3DEO was a parts production business that developed and applied a proprietary metal additive manufacturing process. The patented Intelligent Layering process paired binder jetting with layer-by-layer CNC milling to produce parts, with 3DEO focusing primarily on small, complex components with tight tolerances and fine surface finishes.
The assets that have been made available for purchase include patents, trademarks, process know-how, trade secrets, software, qualified materials data, and a fleet of machinery. Sintering profiles, shrinkage compensation models, mechanical property data across four qualified alloys, and proprietary slicing and cutting-path generation software are all among the assets.
Insolvency Services Group will act as the assignee for the benefit of creditors of 3DEO and has received a ‘stalking horse bid’ (an opening bid) of $3.427 million for the entire IP portfolio, and ‘certain machinery and equipment.’
Other prospective bidders have been invited to submit ‘qualified overbids’ ahead of an August 12, 2026 deadline. Overbids will only be considered if they are placed before the deadline, are ‘substantially similar in form and substance’ as the stalking horse offer, and accompanied by an earnest money deposit of at least 10% and evidence of the bidder’s ability to close.
Should one or more bids arrive by the deadline, a live auction will be conducted online.
