CANADIAN FIRM, 3D SYSTEMS STRIKE $10 MILLION DEAL.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - A Canadian firm will pay $10 million for hundreds of machines manufactured by Valencia-based 3D Systems Corp. to more quickly craft dental crowns, bridges and other devices. Cynovad of Montreal Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. It was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company. and 3D signed a manufacturing and supply agreement last week for 3D's solid object printers to be delivered through the end of 2004. The agreement including materials and 3D Systems service support. 3D manufactures ``printers'' that produce three-dimensional objects from computer images. Under the agreement, 3D Systems will deliver the WaxPro printers to Cynovad to sell to dental laboratories around the world. The dental parts built on the printer can be used as master patterns for investment casting investment casting Precision casting for forming metal shapes with minutely precise details. Casting bronze or precious metals typically involves several steps, including forming a mold around the sculptured form; detaching the mold (in two or more sections); coating its of metals and ceramics. ``Cynovad's ability to sell directly to dental labs adds an exciting new application for digital 3-D printing,'' said Gordon Moore Gordon Earle Moore (b. January 3, 1929 in San Francisco, California) is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's Law (published in an article 19 April 1965 in Electronics Magazine). , 3D Systems' vice president. ``We expect this automated technology will be a great benefit to an industry segment that for years has relied on more time-consuming manual methods for model-making. The WaxPro system will help dental laboratories speed their processes and cut operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , said Naoum Araj, president of Cynovad. According to Cynovad's research, more than 50,000 dental laboratories in North America, Western Europe and Japan produce about 100 million restorations annually. The WaxPro process integrates Cynovad's scanning and modeling technologies, developed specifically for dental applications, and 3D Systems' solid object printer. The combined technologies operate under Cynovad's global operating software. 3D Systems was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in the Valencia Industrial Center. The company's stereolithography The first 3D printing technology, which was pioneered by Chuck Hull of 3D Systems. See 3D printing. machines range from $49,995 for the ThermoJet printer to $799,000 for the high-end SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. 7000 system. |
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