Rank #3294
Hans Langer
Net worth $1.1B
3D printing · Germany
- Born
- Jan 18, 1952
- Age
- 74
- Source
- 3D printing
- Residence
- Gräfelfing
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Hans Langer is the world's first 3-D printing billionaire.
- Langer founded EOS, one of the earliest and most successful 3-D printing companies, more than 30 years ago.
- Daughter Marie Langer took over as CEO of the largest operating business, EOS GmbH, which makes 3D printers for polymers and metals, in October 2019.
- While others focused on consumers and 3-D printing, Langer always believed that the technology's true value was in industrial applications.
- Venture capital firms have plowed funds into American 3D printing startups, but the Langer family has turned down investments and sales offers.
- Langer's first customer was BMW, which bet on EOS before it even had a product available.
- He has turned down multiple, multi-billion-dollar acquisition offers, insistent that the business stay in the family so that he can run it as he wishes.