3D Systems announced that Neal Orringer will be joining the company as its Vice President of Alliances and Partnerships. In this timely created position, Orringer will report directly to 3DS President and CEO Avi Reichental, with responsibilities over government business and regulatory affairs as well as forging strategic alliances with corporate, research and educational partners. Orringer joins 3DS from the Obama administration, where he helped lead task forces for the U.S. Secretary of Commerce focused on advanced manufacturing and U.S. economic development policy.