Build Better Prototypes With High-Resolution Material From Stratasys.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2002 (Nasdaq:SSYS) 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. system maker, Stratasys, today announced the availability of a high-resolution modeling material. This material allows all users of FDM (1) (Fused Deposition Modeling) See 3D printing. (2) (Frequency Division Multiplexing) Transmitting multiple data signals simultaneously over a single wire by using multiple carriers, each having a unique center frequency. (R) (fused deposition modeling See 3D printing. ) to dramatically improve the quality of prototypes. The material improvement will affect 27 percent of all rapid prototyping systems installed globally because this is the percentage of FDM-based installations worldwide. The material offers improvement to FDM systems of any age. The high-resolution material is most helpful for building thin-walled models, those with fine features, or small models, for which details are more important. The material replaces older formulas, which are no longer available. "The FDM process is dependent on the fine control of the modeling material - a plastic filament filament, in astronomy: see chromosphere. - which is fed into a liquefier liq·ue·fy also liq·ui·fy v. liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing, liq·ue·fies v.tr. To cause to become liquid, especially: a. To melt (a solid) by heating. b. and then deposited to form a prototype," says materials-development director Bill Priedeman. "And the prototype's quality is affected by the filament's tolerance. The high-resolution material was made possible by new controls we've placed in the material-manufacturing process. These controls allow a tighter tolerance in material diameter." The new modeling material began shipping in early 2002. Stratasys Insight(TM) software version 3.3 is also now shipping as an automatic upgrade to all users with service agreements. With the upgrade, users can better optimize optimize - optimisation the modeling envelope by fitting in more parts. They also have more build-control via added editing tools, and they can improve model surface finish with new seam-control enhancements. (The software upgrade is a requirement for FDM Maxum(TM) and FDM Quantum(R) users who plan to model using the 5-mil slice upgrade.) Machines affected by the enhancements to material and software include all models with the letters FDM (i.e: FDM 1650, 2000, 3000, 8000, Quantum, Maxum, and Titan.). Stratasys, Inc., Minneapolis, is the second largest manufacturer of rapid prototyping systems. The company's patented fused deposition modeling (FDM(R)) process creates solid models directly from 3D CAD files using polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. , ABS (Automatic Backup System) See backup program. plastic, wax, or other materials. Stratasys provides rapid prototyping systems for OEMs such as aerospace, automotive, military, consumer, and medical product makers. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Wohlers Report 2000 on the state of the rapid prototyping industry, Stratasys has installed more rapid prototyping systems over the last 5 years than any other manufacturer. Attention Editors: The contact at the bottom of this release is an editorial contact only. If you wish to publish reader-contact information, please use: Toni Brown, info@stratasys.com, ph: 952.937.3000, toll-free: 1.888.480.3548, www.stratasys.com. FDM, FDM Quantum, and Stratasys are registered trademarks and Insight, FDM Maxum, and FDM Titan are trademarks of Stratasys, Inc. |
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