Resources

Rapid Prototyping

3D Systems

http://www.3dsystems.com/

Founded in 1986, with the invention of the first stereolithography rapid prototyping system, 3D Systems has grown into a global company delivering advanced solid imaging solutions to every major market around the world. Today, 3D Systems is the leading provider of solid imaging solutions that reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing. By helping our customers improve their bottom line, our solid imaging solutions enable our customers to develop and maintain a sustained competitive advantage.

3D Systems – Valencia, CA – Headquarters

26081 Avenue Hall

Valencia, CA 91355 USA

Phone: +1 (661) 295-5600

Email: moreinfo@3dsystems.com

3D Systems – United Kingdom

3D Systems Europe Ltd

Mark House, Mark Road

Hemel Hempstead

Herts HP2 7UA

United Kingdom

Telephone (+44) 1442 282 600

Arcam AB

http://www.arcam.com/index.asp

Arcam (founded in 1997) provides a unique Free Form Fabrication (FFF®) technology for Direct Manufacturing of fully dense parts from metal powder. The technology is based on Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and parts are manufactured by melting metal powder and building up the parts layer-by-layer.

Arcam AB (publ.)

Krokslätts Fabriker 30

SE-431 37 Mölndal

Sweden

Phone: +46-31-710 32 00

Fax: +46-31-710 32 01

info@arcam.com

Cubic Technologies

http://www.cubictechnologies.com/Prototyping/INDEX.HTM

Founded in 1985, Helisys® is one of the early pioneers in rapid prototyping, receiving 5 patents for a process known as Laminated Object Manufacturing®.

Cubic Technologies Inc.

1000 E. Dominguez Street

Carson, California 90746-3608

USA

Phone: +1 310 965 0006

EOS

http://www.eos-gmbh.de/

EOS is a world-wide operating company producing Laser-Sintering systems for e-Manufacturing, including Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing. We set the standards for the development of innovative systems, materials and software etc. for industrial applications. EOS' customers include companies in many sectors including automotive, electronics, aerospace, telecommunications and household goods.

EOS GmbH • Electro Optical Systems

Robert-Stirling-Ring 1

D - 82152 Krailling / Munich / Germany

Phone: +49 (0)89 893 36 - 0

Fax: +49 (0)89 893 36 - 285

E-Mail: info@eos.info

Materialise

http://www.materialise-mgx.com/

Begun as a joint venture with the University of Leuven-Belgium, Materialise was one of the first European rapid prototyping service bureaus. It has since grown into a European supplier of plastic prototype solutions, and today is a worldwide leader in the rapid prototyping industry. Materialise offers a broad range of rapid prototyping, tooling and digital CAD software. In addition, Materialise prototypes and software have established a reputation in medicine and dentistry, with clinicians the world over using them in the most complex surgical cases. Its design products division concentrates on the development of rapid manufacturing. The company is privately owned with several subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the USA, and employs over 300 people in its 4 divisions.

Materialise Rapid Parts (UK)

Unit 1, Brooklands Way

Brooklands Park Ind. Est.

Dinnington, Sheffield S25 2JZ

United Kingdom

Phone: +44 1909 552 300

Fax: +44/1909 567 909

E-mail: software@materialise-rp.co.uk

prototype@materialise-rp.co.uk

Objet

http://www.2objet.com/

Founded in 1998, Objet is headquartered in the high-tech development center of Rehovot, Israel. The Company serves its growing worldwide customer base through wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and Hong Kong, and a global network of distribution partners. Objet owns more than 40 patents and patent pending inventions. Objet’s systems are based on its patented, market-proven Poly-Jet™ polymer jetting technology, enabling even the most complex 3D models to be printed with exceptionally high quality, accuracy and speed.

Objet Geometries Ltd.

Europe

Leuvensesteenweg 388

1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe

Belgium

Phone: +32-2-717-6502

Fax: +32-2-717-6500

Stratasys

http://intl.stratasys.com/index.html

Stratasys, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of in-office rapid prototyping and manufacturing systems for automotive, aerospace, industrial, recreational, electronic, medical and consumer product OEMs.

Using patented Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM™) rapid prototyping processes, Stratasys RP systems create precision three-dimensional prototyping parts directly from 3D CAD systems for use in testing form, fit and function throughout the design and development process.

Stratasys systems allow design engineers to model highly complex geometries in a wide range of high-performance engineering materials – right from their workstation or network – with in-office RP systems that require no chemical post processing, special venting or facility modification.

Stratasys, Inc.

14950 Martin Drive

Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2020 U.S.A.

Phone: +1 952.937.3000

Fax: +1 952.937.0070

Dimension

http://www.dimensionprinting.com/

Stratasys, Inc.

14950 Martin Drive

Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2020 U.S.A.

Phone: +1 952.937.3000

Fax: +1 952.937.0070

Solidscape

http://www.solid-scape.com/

Solidscape®, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high-precision 3D modeling rapid prototyping systems worldwide. This technology advances the state-of-the-art for computer-controlled fabrication of solid models. The T612 Benchtop and T66 Benchtop 3D Modeling Systems are true office peripherals—residing on your benchtop or desktop surface and requiring no facility modifications.

Solidscape systems are marketed worldwide and designed for numerous manufacturing applications including jewelry, jet engine turbine blades, medical instruments and prosthetics, consumer goods, automotive parts, electronics and many other high-precision products.

Solidscape, Inc.

316 Daniel Webster Highway

Merrimack, NH 03054-4115, USA

Phone: +1 603-429-9700

precision@solid-scape.com

ThingLab 3D scanner & 3D printer rapid prototyping solutions

http://www.thinglab.co.uk

Independent supplier of rapid prototyping, 3D printer and 3D scanner machines. Offering sales, production services and bureau services to many industry sectors. Applications range from architectural models and scale models through quality control inspection and coordinate measuring to reverse engineering and prototype makers.

ThingLab

79 Leonard Street

London

EC2A 4QS

Phone: +44 (0)20 7613 5004

+44 (0)845 345 2737

thinglab@inition.co.uk

ZCorp

http://www.zcorp.com/home.asp

Z Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets the world’s fastest 3D Printers - machines that produce physical prototypes quickly, easily, and inexpensively from computer-aided design (“CAD”) and other digital data. Z Corp.’s 3D Printers are used by companies to make prototypes ranging from toys for market feedback to fan blades for functional testing. In the same way that conventional desktop printers provide computer users with a paper output of their documents, 3D Printers provide 3D CAD users a physical prototype of real world objects such as a mobile phone, an engine manifold, or a camera.

Z Corporation UK Ltd.

Roslyn Works

36 Uttoxeter

Longton, Stoke-On-Trent

ST3 1PQ

Phone: +44 (0)8702-416502

Fax: +44 (0)8702-416503