3D Systems Announces New Aerospace-Compliant Flame Retardant Laser Sintering Material -- DuraForm FR Plastic.VALENCIA, Calif. -- 3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:TDSC TDSC Thai Development Support Committee TDSC Time Domain Signal Coding TDSC Test Driver System - Charlie TDSC Time-Domain Spreading Code ), a leading provider of rapid 3-D printing, prototyping and manufacturing solutions, announced today at the RP&M show in Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Detroit metropolitan area and Wayne County, and is the tenth largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 97,775. , a new flame retardant Flame retardants are materials that inhibit or resist the spread of fire. Naturally occurring substances such as asbestos as well as synthetic materials, usually halocarbons such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorendic acid material, DuraForm(R) FR Plastic, for exclusive use in its new Sinterstation(R) Pro SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. (R) system. DuraForm FR Plastic, which is the first LS material to be packaged specifically for the Sinterstation Pro system, is expected to be available in the third quarter. "Working closely with lead end-users, we have developed a flame retardant material that passes strict aerospace requirements," said Abe Reichental, 3D Systems' president and chief executive officer. "DuraForm FR Plastic has passed FAA and airline burn, smoke and toxicity toxicity /tox·ic·i·ty/ (tok-sis´i-te) the quality of being poisonous, especially the degree of virulence of a toxic microbe or of a poison. tests, which opens the door for aerospace manufacturers and customers in other industries to produce end-use parts for a variety of applications directly in our SLS systems." While DuraForm FR Plastic has excellent flame retardant characteristics, it retains the outstanding processing characteristics and toughness of the Company's DuraForm PA material, which is used in a wide variety of demanding prototyping and manufacturing applications. "We decided to package DuraForm FR Plastic for the Sinterstation Pro system because we believe that it provides manufacturers with the throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. , process control, consistent quality assurance and automation to economically produce end-use parts to exacting specifications," concluded Reichental. 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 by phoning 888-337-9786, ext. 2882 (or 661-295-5600, ext. 2882 from outside 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. ), or via email at moreinfo@3dsystems.com. |
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