3D Systems Announces the Availability of the InVision HR 3-D Printer.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 ) announced today that it commenced shipment of the InVision(TM) HR 3-D printer on June 25, 2004. The InVision HR 3-D printer debuted at the JCK JCK Jewelers Circular Keystone (magazine) JCK Java Compatibility Kit (certifies PJava port as Java compatible) JCK Johnson County Kansas (Jewelers Circular Keystone) show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada in June. "The response we received was overwhelming," said Mervyn Rudgley, Senior Marketing Director for the InVision product line for 3D Systems. "The InVision HR 3-D printer enables jewelry manufacturers to print fine-feature, highly detailed parts in a day, reliably and at an affordable price. Companies that were planning to adopt 3-dimensional CAD (Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". ) software long-term are accelerating their strategy to move to digital design and manufacturing in a matter of months as a result of the business advantages of the InVision HR 3-D printer." Priced at $59,900 US, The InVision HR 3-D printer produces high-resolution parts used for jewelry design Jewelry design is the art or profession of creating, crafting, fabricating, or rendering designs for jewelry. This is an ancient practice of the goldsmith or metalworker that evolved to a billion-dollar industry with the odyssey from ancient cultures into the machine age. validation, communication, aesthetics and as direct patterns for flask flask (flask) 1. a laboratory vessel, usually of glass and with a constricted neck. 2. a metal case in which materials used in making artificial dentures are placed for processing. casting. Expanding the established InVision 3-D printer technology, 3D Systems developed a higher-resolution, simple, fast, reliable and economical solid imaging solution to address specific customer segment needs. The high-resolution capability enables jewelry, dental, medical implants and precision alloy manufacturers to produce fine-feature, highly detailed parts in a day, reliably and at an affordable price. The InVision HR 3-D printer is the second 3-D printer solution to be introduced by 3D Systems within a few short months following the InVision 3-D printer, which was introduced in October 2003 at the affordable price of $39,900 US. About 3D Systems Founded in 1986, 3D Systems, the solid imaging company(SM), provides solid imaging products and systems solutions that reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing. Its systems utilize patented proprietary technologies to create physical objects from digital input that can be used in design communication, prototyping, and as functional end-use parts. 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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