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3D Systems Reports Operating Results for Second Quarter and First Six Months.


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, Calif. -- 3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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), a leading provider of Rapid 3-D Printing, Prototyping (1) Creating a demo of a new system. Prototyping is essential for clarifying information requirements. The design of a system (functional specs) must be finalized before the system can be built.  and Manufacturing solutions, reported its operating results for the second quarter and first half of 2006 today. The company also filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 with the SEC today.

The company reported revenue for the second quarter of 2006 of $28.0 million, a 15% decrease from revenue reported for the second quarter of 2005. Revenue for the first six months of 2006 was $61.5 million, a 3% decrease from revenue reported for the first six months of 2005.

Foreign currency translation had a minor adverse effect on revenue in the quarter and a $1.5 million adverse effect on revenue in the first six months.

The company also reported that gross profit for the second quarter of 2006 declined 43% to $8.1 million from $14.3 million in the second quarter of 2005 and declined 19% to $22.1 million from $27.4 million in the first six months of 2005.

Net loss available to common stockholders in second quarter of 2006 was $8.9 million or $0.56 per fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share compared to $0.9 million of net income available to common stockholders or $0.05 per fully diluted share in the 2005 quarter. Net loss available to common stockholders in the first six months of 2006 was $10.2 million or $0.65 per fully diluted share compared to $1.6 million of net income available to common stockholders or $0.10 per fully diluted share in the first six months of 2005.

As the company previously reported on August 9, it started up its new enterprise resource planning See ERP.

(application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses.
 ("ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ") system in the U.S and in most of Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000).  during the second quarter of 2006, and it quickly began to experience unforeseen disruptions and delays in operating the system. These disruptions, as well as other disruptions in its supply chain activities arising primarily from the outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management.  of logistics logistics

In military science, all the activities of armed-force units in support of combat units, including transport, supply, communications, and medical aid. The term, first used by Henri Jomini, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and others, was adopted by the U.S.
 and warehousing of spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used.

Spare parts are also called “spares.
 to a major global third party logistics provider, made it difficult for the company to enter and process customer orders, procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone.

Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person
 and manage inventory, schedule orders for production and shipping and invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped.

A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade.
 finished products to customers during the second quarter.
Operating Highlights
             Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2006
             ($ in millions except for per share amounts)
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                              Second Quarter       First Six Months
                          --------------------------------------------
   Operating Highlights     2006  2005 % Change   2006  2005 % Change
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Revenue                    $28.0 $32.8     (15%) $61.5 $63.2      (3%)
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Gross profit                $8.1 $14.3     (43%) $22.1 $27.4     (20%)
    % of Revenue              29%   44%            36%   43%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating expenses         $16.0 $12.6      27% $30.6 $24.0       28%
    % of Revenue              57%   38%            50%   38%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income (loss)    ($7.9) $1.7       NM     ($8.6) $3.4    NM
    % of Revenue               NM    5%             NM    5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)
 available to common
 stockholders              ($8.9) $0.9       NM   ($10.2) $1.6     NM
    % of Revenue               NM    3%              NM    3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Diluted income (loss) per
 share available to
 common stockholders      ($0.56) $0.05      NM ($0.65) $0.10      NM
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unrestricted cash          $12.7 $28.1     (55%) $12.7 $28.1     (55%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Depreciation and
 amortization               $1.5  $1.6        -   $3.0  $3.1        -
    % of Revenue               5%    5%             5%    5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

NM= Not Meaningful



As a result of the disruptions mentioned above, the company ended the second quarter with an approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $9.8 million order backlog Backlog

The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled.

Notes:
This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings.
. Of this amount, approximately $8.3 million in orders, primarily for systems and materials, were generated and planned for shipment during the second quarter. The company reported that, as of today, it has shipped the majority of this new orders backlog and that it expects to finish catching up on this high backlog as it resolves the remaining disruptions.
Revenue By Class of Product and Service
                           ($ in millions)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Second Quarter      First Six Months
                            ------------------------------------------
     Product or Service      2006  2005 % Change   2006  2005 % Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Systems and other products   $7.6 $11.8     (35%) $20.0  $21.9    (9%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Materials                   $11.9 $10.9        9% $23.8  $21.0    13%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Services                     $8.4 $10.1     (17%) $17.7  $20.3   (13%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                       $28.0 $32.8     (15%) $61.5  $63.2    (3%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------


The supply chain and ERP-system disruptions experienced during the second quarter adversely impacted revenue from systems and services in the second quarter, with significant reductions in unit sales unit sales

Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company.
 volume in each of those product and service classes. The company experienced continued revenue growth from its engineered materials and composites, which were only mildly impacted by the ERP and supply chain disruptions, reflecting the relative simplicity Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un-combined. It often denotes beauty, purity or clarity. Simple things are usually easier to explain and understand than complicated ones. Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort or confusion.  of the materials' portfolio sourcing and logistics for these products.

The company also reported that revenue declined during the second quarter and first six months of 2006 in each geographic geographic /geo·graph·ic/ (je?o-graf´ik) in pathology, of or referring to a pattern that is well demarcated, resembling outlines on a map.

geographic

pertaining to geography.
 area in which it conducts business, due primarily to the overall decline in unit sales volume.

The decline in gross profit for the second quarter and first six months of 2006 was due primarily to the combined effects of lower revenue, the ERP system, supply chain and logistics disruptions that the company encountered and a $0.4 million charge that the company included in cost of sales in the second quarter of 2006 to reconcile differences in inventory recorded in its legacy systems to the inventory values in its new ERP system. Also in the second quarter of 2006 the company extended special accommodations to certain customers whose orders for products, services or repairs to systems were delayed by the disruptions the company encountered with its ERP system and logistics activities or who encountered stability issues with their equipment installations that the company was not able to quickly address as a result of resource constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference.

["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)].
 on its service organization.
Gross Profit Margins
                           ($ in millions)
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                                Second Quarter     First Six Months
                             -----------------------------------------
                             2006  2005 % Change  2006  2005 % Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Products                     $6.5 $10.4    (38%)  $18.1 $20.4    (11%)
   % Revenue                   33%   46%            41%   47%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Services                     $1.6  $3.9    (59%)   $4.0  $7.0    (43%)
    % Revenue                  19%   39%            22%   34%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                        $8.1 $14.3    (43%)  $22.1 $27.4    (19%)
    % Revenue                  29%   44%            36%   43%
----------------------------------------------------------------------


Gross profit margin Gross profit margin

Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold.


gross profit margin

A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales.
 on products decreased to 33% in the second quarter of 2006 from 46% for the second quarter of 2005. Gross profit margin for products sold in the first six months of 2006 decreased to 41% from 47% for the first six months of 2005. The decrease in margins reflects higher warranty An assurance, promise, or guaranty by one party that a particular statement of fact is true and may be relied upon by the other party.

Warranties are used in a variety of commercial situations. In many instances a business may voluntarily make a warranty.
 expense as a result of items previously discussed, special customer accommodations and higher freight The price or compensation paid for the transportation of goods by a carrier. Freight is also applied to the goods transported by such carriers.

The liability of a carrier for freight damaged, lost, or destroyed during shipment is determined by contract, statute, or
 costs. Margins were negatively impacted by lower revenue from higher margin systems.

Gross profit margin on services decreased to 19% of consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 service revenue for the second quarter of 2006 from 39% of consolidated service revenue for the second quarter of 2005. Gross profit margin on services decreased to 22% of consolidated service revenue for the first six months of 2006 from 34% of consolidated service revenue for the first six months of 2005. Service margins continued to be impacted by the strains on resources related to installation, service and training that resulted in foregone fore·gone
v.
Past participle of forego1.

adj.
Having gone before; previous.

Usage Note: The word foregone has recently developed a new meaning as a truncation of the phrase
 service income from time and materials labor and materials (time and materials) n. what some builders or repair people contract to provide and be paid for, rather than a fixed price or a percentage of the costs.  service activities. Service margins were also impacted by the lower sales of upgrades for older legacy systems, some of which the company has previously announced that it would no longer support.
Operating Expenses
                           ($ in millions)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Second Quarter      First Six Months
                            ------------------------------------------
                             2006  2005 % Change  2006  2005 % Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
SG&A                        $10.7  $9.9       8% $20.5 $18.6       10%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
R&D                          $3.0  $2.7      10%  $6.2  $5.4       16%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Severance and restructuring  $2.3    NM      NM   $3.9    NM       NM
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                       $16.0 $12.6      27% $30.6 $24.0       28%
----------------------------------------------------------------------


Total operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 increased by $3.4 million or 27% to $16.0 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $12.6 million in the second quarter of 2005 and by $6.6 million or 28% to $30.6 million in the first six months of 2006 compared to $24.0 million in the first six months of 2005.

Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2006 amounted to 57% of revenue in that quarter compared to 38% of revenue in the second quarter of 2005. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of revenue primarily reflects the company's lower level of revenue in the 2006 quarter. The increase in operating expenses was due primarily to $2.3 million of severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided.

The term severance has unique meanings in different branches of the law. Courts use the term in both civil and criminal litigation in two ways: first, when dividing a lawsuit into two or more parts, and second, when
 and restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  costs related to the relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation.
     2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation.
 of the company's headquarters to Rock Hill, South Carolina Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina, and a satellite city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The population was 49,765 at the 2000 census. According to 2006 estimates, the city has a population of 61,620 , making it the fourth largest city in South Carolina. , which were generally in line with the company's previously announced expectations, $0.8 million of higher selling, general and administrative expenses, and $0.3 million of higher research and development expenses.

Operating expenses in the first six months of 2006, amounted to 50% of revenue in that period compared to 38% of revenue in the first six months of 2005. More than half of this increase in operating expenses related to $3.9 million of severance and restructuring costs, which were generally in line with the company's previously announced expectations, $1.9 million of higher selling, general and administrative expenses, and $0.8 million of higher research and development expenses.

The higher research and development expenses in each period related to the company's continuing high level of new product development work. The higher selling, general and administrative expenses in each period resulted mostly from higher consulting expenses primarily related to the company's ERP and relocation projects, higher bad debt expense, and equity compensation expense related to unvested options, partially offset by lower legal expenses.

As a result of the disruptions and adverse effects that it encountered in the second quarter of 2006, the company identified control deficiencies in its procedures for compiling com·pile  
tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles
1. To gather into a single book.

2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources:
 and reconciling its financial records for the second quarter of 2006 and in its procedures for accounting for inventory that it believes constitute individually or in the aggregate a material weakness with respect to those matters. These control deficiencies, and the actions the company is taking diligently dil·i·gent  
adj.
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy.



[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d
 to remediate re·me·di·a·tion  
n.
The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency: remediation of a learning disability.



re·me
 them, are discussed in greater detail in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that the company filed with the SEC today.

"During the second quarter, we experienced a number of temporary challenges relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 the ERP implementation, the start-up Start-up

The earliest stage of a new business venture.
 of our recently outsourced Outsourced is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance, directed by John Jeffcoat, released in 2007. Synopsis
Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) spends his days managing a customer call center for American Novelty Products in Seattle, until his job,
 logistics and warehousing activities, and the relocation of our operations, including the need to hire and train new employees who are not yet fully experienced with our new ERP system or fully familiar with our business," said Abe Reichental, 3D Systems' president and chief executive officer.

"Specifically, we started up our new ERP system in the U.S. on May 1, 2006 and in most of Europe in mid-June n. 1. the middle part of June.

Noun 1. mid-June - the middle part of June
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
 2006. While we expect the ERP system to ultimately improve our business processes, efficiency and control environment, following the start up of the system, we encountered disruptions in processing transactions in the system that affected our ability to enter and process customer orders, procure and manage inventory, schedule orders for production and shipping and invoice finished products to customers," continued Reichental.

"We also experienced significant disruptions in our supply chain activities that led to shortages of parts and materials, resulting in loss of parts and materials' revenue, a consequent con·se·quent  
adj.
1.
a. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife.

b.
 loss of service revenue, higher service and expediting costs and the need to compensate customers who were adversely affected by these shortages," continued Reichental. "These shortages also delayed shipments of finished products, which reduced revenue recognized in the second quarter and resulted in an estimated $8.3 million of backlog for new orders placed during the second quarter that we were unable to ship during the quarter.

"In addition, difficulties with the new ERP system also impacted our ability to test and analyze an·a·lyze
v.
1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.

2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions.

3.
 certain data recorded in the ERP system necessary to complete the financial statements required for the 10-Q filing, which caused us to file for a filing extension permitted by the SEC's rules. The filing of our Form 10-Q today enables us to remain current in our SEC filing obligations," said Reichental.

"As we have said previously, our new, sophisticated, advanced manufacturing-capable Sinterstation(R) Pro, Viper(TM) Pro and 3-D Printing systems, with their broader range of capabilities, continued to require more extensive commissioning and training to achieve operating stability and operating potential for some customers. As a result of the high volume of sales of these systems that we have enjoyed in recent quarters, and the continued need for additional commissioning and training time, we also have experienced field service resource constraints and equipment stability issues that have delayed the start-up of some systems," continued Reichental.

"During the second quarter, we continued to address these issues, and we believe we made meaningful progress by working closely with our customers to resolve system stability issues in a mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent
interdependent, mutualist

dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
 manner. We also intensified in·ten·si·fy  
v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies

v.tr.
1. To make intense or more intense:
 our own internal training and provided more extensive customer training, support and installation activities than the services we traditionally provide with our legacy systems. Nonetheless, we encountered higher warranty and related costs that adversely affected our gross profit in the second quarter and first six months of 2006," said Reichental.

"Notwithstanding all of these challenges, we are heartened by the fact that we ended the quarter with a significantly larger backlog of new orders compared to our historical experience, which we believe suggests that our lower than anticipated results in the second quarter were symptoms of the disruptions we experienced rather than a fundamental problem with our business," continued Reichental.

"We are pleased that, since the beginning of July July: see month. , the focused corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or  plan that we have implemented enabled us to process and ship the majority of the new order backlog we had at the end of the second quarter. Although there can be no assurance that all of these outstanding orders ultimately will result in sales to and revenue from customers, we believe that the backlog and our progress in shipping it suggests, first, that the demand for our products and services remains strong and, but for the problems we experienced in fulfilling orders, would have contributed to a significantly better second quarter than we experienced and, second, that we are making real progress in correcting these disruptions," concluded Reichental.

"Despite the second quarter's disappointments, we firmly believe that we have made significant progress in many areas. For example, since the beginning of 2006:

--"We have entered the advanced stages of executing our plan to consolidate Consolidate

To combine the assets, liabilities, and other financial items of two or more entities into one.

Notes:
This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements.
 our corporate headquarters' functions in a new facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which is intended to enhance our effectiveness and customer responsiveness responsiveness Medtalk The ability to respond to a stimulus. See Airway responsiveness.  and to reduce overall costs, including recruiting some 80 new employees to work with us there;

--"We announced an exciting agreement with Symyx Technologies Symyx Technologies NASDAQ: SMMX is a pioneer in the area of combinatorial chemistry applied to heterogeneous catalysis and homogeneous catalysis, polymer formulations, electronic and magnetic materials.  to work together to discover and commercialize advanced materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics,  for use in our Rapid Prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations.  and Rapid Manufacturing Building parts out of plastic or metal one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Multiple pieces, either similar or dissimilar, can be built simultaneously.  solutions;

--"We reached an agreement in principle with DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager.

An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output.
 Somos to cross-license certain patents and other intellectual property related to stereolithography The first 3D printing technology, which was pioneered by Chuck Hull of 3D Systems. See 3D printing.  materials;

--"We entered into an agreement to sell our Grand Junction Grand Junction, city (1990 pop. 29,034), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The shipping and processing center of a large ranch and irrigated farm region, it also serves the area's uranium, oil shale, gas, and  facility for a $7.3 million cash purchase price, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions;

--"All outstanding shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Convertible Preferred Stock

Preferred stock that includes an option for the holder to convert the preferred shares into a fixed number of common shares, usually anytime after a predetermined date. Also known as "convertible preferred shares".
 were converted into 3D Systems' common stock in June June: see month. , simplifying our capital structure and reducing our dividend expense for the future;

--"We continued to develop in partnership with York York, former name of Toronto, Canada
York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada.
York, city, England
York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers.
 Technical College what we expect to be a world-class world-class
adj.
1. Ranking among the foremost in the world; of an international standard of excellence; of the highest order: a world-class figure skater.

2.
 training center adjacent to our new headquarters that will provide training to our customers, resellers and employees;

--"We signed agreements in principle with Integra Integra Dermatology An acellular artificial skin used to cover severe burns and wounds. See Artificial skin, Burns.  Services International, Inc. and Total C S Team, Inc. that would enable each of them to become non-exclusive 3D Systems' authorized service providers An Authorized Service Provider (ASP) is a third party person that has been cleared to work on a product that is still under warranty by another company without voiding the warranty.  to provide repair and upgrade services in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  for our selective laser sintering See laser sintering and 3D printer.  and stereolithography equipment; and

--"We have continued to focus on broadening broad·en  
tr. & intr.v. broad·ened, broad·en·ing, broad·ens
To make or become broad or broader.



broad
 our product portfolio consistent with our key initiatives to grow our Rapid Manufacturing and 3-D Printing base,"

said Reichental. "We are continuing to aggressively correct all of the remaining ERP, supply-chain, relocation and systems' stabilization-related issues, and to remedy The manner in which a right is enforced or satisfied by a court when some harm or injury, recognized by society as a wrongful act, is inflicted upon an individual.

The law of remedies is concerned with the character and extent of relief to which an individual who has brought
 as promptly prompt  
adj. prompt·er, prompt·est
1. Being on time; punctual.

2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v.
 as we can the control deficiencies discussed above that we identified for the second quarter. We expect to successfully resolve all remaining issues within the next few months and to end 2006 with all of our key initiatives fully implemented. We remain confident in our direction and expect that these key initiatives will provide us with demonstrable de·mon·stra·ble  
adj.
1. Capable of being demonstrated or proved: demonstrable truths.

2. Obvious or apparent: demonstrable lies.
 benefits as we move forward," concluded Reichental.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast Details

3D Systems will hold a conference call and audio Webcast to discuss its second-quarter and first-half 2006 financial results tomorrow morning, August 15, 2006, at 9:00 am Eastern Time (6:00 am Pacific Time).

--To access the Conference Call, dial 1-888-336-3485 (or 706-634-0653 from outside the United States). A recording will be available two hours after completion of the call for seven days. To access the recording, dial 1-800-642-1687 (or 706-645-9291 from outside the United States) and enter 4556751, the conference call ID number.

--To access the audio Webcast, log onto 3D Systems' website at www.3dsystems.com. The link to the Webcast is provided on the homepage See home page.  of the website. To ensure timely participation and technical capability, we recommend logging on a few minutes prior to the conference call to activate your participation. The Webcast will be available for replay beginning approximately 48 hours after completion of the call at: www.3dsystems.com under the Investor Relations' section.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

Certain statements made in this release that are not statements of historical or current facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied Inferred from circumstances; known indirectly.

In its legal application, the term implied is used in contrast with express, where the intention regarding the subject matter is explicitly and directly indicated.
 by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly ex·plic·it  
adj.
1.
a. Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied.

b. Fully and clearly defined or formulated: "generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit" 
 describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements in the conditional Subject to change; dependent upon or granted based on the occurrence of a future, uncertain event.

A conditional payment is the payment of a debt or obligation contingent upon the performance of a certain specified act.
 or future tenses future tense
n.
A verb tense expressing future time.

Noun 1. future tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
future
 or that include terms such as "believes," "belief," "expects," "estimates," "intends," "anticipates" or "plans" to be uncertain and forward-looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
. Forward-looking statements may include comments as to the company's beliefs and expectations as to future events and trends affecting its business and expectations and are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of the company. The factors stated under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements," "Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors" and "Risk Factors" in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other factors, could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected or predicted in forward-looking statements.

About 3D Systems Corporation

3D Systems is a leading provider of Rapid 3-D Printing, Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions. Its systems and materials reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing by creating actual parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used for design communication and prototyping as well as for production of functional end-use parts: Transform your products.

More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com, or via email at moreinfo@3dsystems.com.
3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION
           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
  Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                              Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                     June 30             June 30
                              -------------------- -------------------
                                  2006     2005       2006     2005
                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------
                                   (Unaudited)          (Unaudited)

Revenue:
  Products                       $19,570  $22,657    $43,786  $42,903
  Services                         8,414   10,112     17,725   20,298
                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------
    Total revenue                 27,984   32,769     61,511   63,201

Cost of sales:
  Products                        13,115   12,231     25,641   22,529
  Services                         6,798    6,193     13,784   13,322
                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------
    Total cost of sales           19,913   18,424     39,425   35,851

                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------

Gross profit                       8,071   14,345     22,086   27,350

                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------

Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and
   administrative                 10,695    9,900     20,458   18,596
  Research and development         2,974    2,701      6,231    5,376
  Severance and restructuring      2,310        7      3,948        7

                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------
    Total operating expenses      15,979   12,608     30,637   23,979

                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------

Income (loss) from operations     (7,908)   1,737     (8,551)   3,371

Interest and other expense,
 net                                 107      185        221      530
                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------

Income (loss) before provision
 for income taxes                 (8,015)   1,552     (8,772)   2,841
Provision for income taxes           (74)     253          2      347

                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------
Net income (loss)                 (7,941)   1,299     (8,774)   2,494

Preferred stock dividends          1,003      444      1,414      856

                              ----------- -------- ---------- --------
Net income (loss) available to
 common stockholders             $(8,944)    $855   $(10,188)  $1,638

                              =========== ======== ========== ========

Shares used to calculate basic
 net income (loss)
 available to common
 stockholders per share (1)       16,057   14,792     15,684   14,684

                              =========== ======== ========== ========

Basic net income (loss)
 available to common
 stockholders per share (1)       $(0.56)   $0.06     $(0.65)   $0.11

                              =========== ======== ========== ========

Shares used to calculate fully
 diluted net income (loss)
 available to common
 stockholders per share (1)       16,057   15,900     15,684   15,858

                              =========== ======== ========== ========

Diluted net income (loss)
 available to common
 stockholders per share (1)       $(0.56)   $0.05     $(0.65)   $0.10

                              =========== ======== ========== ========


(1) See Schedule 1 for the calculation of basic and diluted net income
    (loss) available to common stockholders per share.



                        3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
                            (in thousands)


                                              June 30,   December 31,
                                               2006          2005
                                            (Unaudited)      (2)
                                           ------------- ------------

                  ASSETS

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                      $12,652      $24,112
 Accounts receivable, net                        31,582       33,172
 Inventories, net                                22,616       13,960
 Deferred tax assets                              2,500        2,500
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets       10,580        9,523
 Assets held for sale                             2,827            -
                                           ------------- ------------
  Total current assets                           82,757       83,267

Property and equipment, net                      11,911       12,166
Goodwill                                         45,328       44,747
Intangible assets, net                            7,300        7,990
Restricted cash                                   1,200        1,200
Other assets, net                                   765        1,572

                                           ------------- ------------
                                               $149,261     $150,942
                                           ============= ============


          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt             $3,645         $200
   Accounts payable                              15,544       10,949
   Accrued liabilities                           10,785       12,174
   Customer deposits                              3,089        1,945
   Deferred revenue                              12,561       13,768

                                           ------------- ------------
     Total current liabilities                   45,624       39,036

Long-term debt, less current portion                  -        3,545
Convertible subordinated debentures              22,354       22,604
Other liabilities                                 1,117        1,039

                                           ------------- ------------
     Total liabilities                           69,095       66,224

Series B convertible redeemable preferred
 stock, authorized 2,670 shares, issued
 and outstanding 0 in 2006 and 2,617 in
 2005, respectively                                   -       15,242
Stockholders' equity:
   Common stock, authorized 60,000 shares,
   issued and outstanding 18,326 (2006)
   and 15,302 (2005), respectively                   18           15
   Additional paid-in capital                   124,021      106,883
   Deferred compensation                              -       (1,461)
   Treasury stock,  at cost                        (394)        (154)
   Accumulated deficit in earnings              (43,573)     (34,798)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (loss)                                           94       (1,009)

                                           ------------- ------------
     Total stockholders' equity                  80,166       69,476
                                           ------------- ------------
                                               $149,261     $150,942
                                           ============= ============


(2) The balance sheet at December 31, 2005 has been derived from the
    audited financial statements at that date but omits certain of the
    information required by generally accepted accounting principles
    for complete financial statements.



                         3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION
            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
            Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005
                             (in thousands)


                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30,
                                                    -----------------
                                                       2006     2005
                                                    -------- --------
                                                       (Unaudited)


Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)                                   $(8,774)  $2,494
 Adjustments to reconcile net income
 (loss) to net cash used in
 operating activities :
  Depreciation and amortization                       2,966    3,122
  Bad debt provision (benefit)                          404     (122)
  Stock-based compensation expense                    1,336      551
  Loss on disposition of property and equipment         (96)      38
  Changes in operating accounts:
   Accounts receivable                                2,232    1,699
   Inventories, net                                  (8,082)    (934)
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets         (1,007)  (3,406)
   Other assets                                         236       54
   Accounts payable                                   4,484   (1,682)
   Accrued liabilities                               (1,504)  (3,459)
   Customer deposits                                  1,114      109
   Deferred revenue                                  (1,549)    (930)
   Other liabilities                                    (57)    (419)

                                                    -------- --------
    Net cash used in operating activities            (8,297)  (2,885)
                                                    -------- --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of property and equipment                (3,888)    (788)
  Additions to licenses and patents                    (226)    (238)
  Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment      248        -
  Software development costs                           (294)    (444)

                                                    -------- --------
    Net cash used in investing activities            (4,160)  (1,470)
                                                    -------- --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Stock option, stock purchase plan and restricted
   stock proceeds                                     2,162    7,240
  Repayment of long-term debt                          (100)     (90)
  Payments under obligation to former 3D Systems
   S.A. stockholders                                      -     (439)
  Payment of preferred stock dividends                 (785)    (785)
  Stock registration costs                                -     (103)
  Payment of accrued liquidated damages                   -      (36)

                                                    -------- --------
    Net cash provided by financing activities         1,277    5,787

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                (280)     413

                                                    -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                        (11,460)   1,845

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
 period                                              24,112   26,276

                                                    -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  $12,652  $28,121

                                                    ======== ========

Selected Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest payments                                      $755     $738
Income tax payments                                     816    1,132
Non-cash items:
  Conversion of 6% convertible subordinated
   debentures                                          $250     $100
  Conversion of convertible preferred stock          16,137       26
  Accrued dividends on preferred stock                    -      816
  Transfer of equipment from inventory to property
   and equipment, net                                   536    2,096
  Transfer of equipment to inventory from property
   and equipment, net                                   189    1,449



                              Schedule 1

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of
the basic and diluted net income (loss) available to common
stockholders per share computations:


                                      Three Months       Six Months
                                         Ended              Ended
                                        June 30,          June 30,
                                    ---------------- -----------------
                                       2006    2005      2006    2005
                                    -------- ------- --------- -------
                                      (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)

Basic net income (loss) available
 to common stockholders per share:
Numerator:
Net income (loss) available to
 common stockholders                $(8,944)   $855  $(10,188) $1,638
                                    ======== ======= ========= =======
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding                         16,057  14,792    15,684  14,684
                                    ======== ======= ========= =======

Basic net income (loss) available to
 common stockholders, per share      $(0.56)  $0.06    $(0.65)  $0.11
                                    ======== ======= ========= =======

Diluted net income (loss) available
 to common stockholders per share:
Numerator:
Net income (loss) available to
 common stockholders                $(8,944)   $855  $(10,188) $1,638
Add: Preferred stock dividend             -       -         -       -
Add: Interest on 6% convertible
 subordinated debentures                  -       -         -       -

                                    -------- ------- --------- -------
Diluted net income (loss) available
 to common stockholders, per share  $(8,944)   $855  $(10,188) $1,638
                                    ======== ======= ========= =======

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding                         16,057  14,792    15,684  14,684
Add: Effect of assumed exercise of
 options and vesting of restricted
 stock                                    -   1,108         -   1,174
Add: Effect of assumed conversion of
 6% subordinated convertible
 debentures                               -       -         -       -
Add: Effect of assumed conversion of
 preferred stock                          -       -         -       -

                                    -------- ------- --------- -------
Diluted weighted average common
 shares outstanding                  16,057  15,900    15,684  15,858
                                    ======== ======= ========= =======

Diluted net income (loss) per common
 share                               $(0.56)  $0.05    $(0.65)  $0.10
                                    ======== ======= ========= =======



All outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were
converted into 2,640 shares of Common Stock effective June 8, 2006,
and such shares of Common Stock are included in the weighted average
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2006 for the
purposes of calculating diluted net income (loss) per share available
to common stockholders for the three months and six months ended June
30, 2006.
The 2,617 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the then
outstanding Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were excluded from
the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share available to
common stockholders for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2005 because their effect would have been anti- dilutive, that is,
they would have increased net income per share available to common
stockholders.

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2006, 801 and 818
shares, respectively, issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per
share because their effects would have been anti-dilutive, that is,
they would have reduced net loss per share.

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively, 2,196 and 2,220 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of outstanding 6% convertible subordinated debentures were
excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share
because their effects would have been anti-dilutive, that is, they
would have reduced net loss or increased net income per share
available to the common stockholders.
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