3DS earns 43rd spot in Forbes’ 2014 list of top 100 U.S. small companies
Forbes also named 3DS 13th Most Innovative Growth Company in 2014
Release Date:
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 – 09:00
ROCK HILL, South Carolina, December 03, 2014 – 3D Systems(NYSE:DDD) today announced that it was named one of America’s Best Small Companies in Forbes’ 2014 list of the top 100 public companies in the U.S. with less than $1 billion dollars in sales. 3DS claimed the 43rdspot in the distinguished annual report, which ranks firms based on earnings growth, sales growth, return on equity and stock performance vis-à-vis an industry peer group, over both 1- and 5-year periods.
This is 3DS’ second major distinction from Forbes in 2014. In July, the company ranked 13th in Forbes’ list of the Most Innovative Growth Companies with a market capitalization under $10 billion. This annual index singles out the top 100 companies that have demonstrated continued growth through innovation, and is calculated using a proprietary formula from Credit Suisse HOLT, which determines an “innovation premium” based on investors’ beliefs that a company “will continue to come up with profitable new growth.”
“It is a tremendous tribute to everyone at 3DS to be named as one of America’s Best Small Companies in 2014 by Forbes, after being recognized by the publication for our innovative growth potential earlier this year,” said Avi Reichental, President and CEO, 3DS. “These accolades reflect the unified commitment of our global team, the strong fundamentals of our business, and our ability to deliver long-term value to our customers by offering the most comprehensive portfolio of 3D products and services available today.”
Learn more about 3DS’ commitment to manufacturing the future at www.3dsystems.com.
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ProX™ 800 builds on accuracy, reliability and precision of 3DS’ industry-leading Stereolithography (SLA®) technology
Exceptional build volume and speed for automotive, aerospace, medical device manufacturing and 3D printing service bureaus
Print flexibility and versatility with the widest range of SLA materials
New features include revolutionary laser print head and material management systems, space-saving footprint and easy-to-use operator controls
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) today announced the immediate availability of the ProXTM 800, the latest in the company’s industry-leading family of accurate, production-level Stereolithography (SLA®) 3D printers. The ProX 800 production SLA printer features a revolutionary new laser print head and print material management system to lower the total cost of ownership. A new industrial design reduces the printer’s footprint by up to 50%, doubling production output per unit of floor space, without sacrificing print volume or maximum part size capabilities. An upgraded easy-load resin module and integrated touchscreen controls make it easy to use.
This new production SLA printer offers high-quality, high-resolution 3D printed parts and a large print volume, allowing 3D printing service bureaus as well as automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer products, and dental and medical device manufacturers to boost production capabilities. Users can quickly create large parts or a vast number of small parts with the exceptional detail, surface finish and overall accuracy they’ve come to expect from 3DS’ SLA.
“The ProX 800 is designed for serious volume production with the highest precision, highest accuracy and broadest array of functional plastic materials in 3D printing. Its large build volume is equally capable across both big and small parts while delivering the lowest part cost and lowest total cost of ownership available in a production grade printer,” said Buddy Byrum, Vice President of Product and Channel Management, 3DS. “We continue to innovate SLA technology, and have made it more economical and efficient than ever before.”
This new production 3D printer improves the already legendary reliability of SLA with new features including:
50% smaller footprint, doubling production output per unit of floor space
A 50% smaller footprint, compared to previous models in its class, drives operational efficiencies. By simplifying the printer architecture and optimizing ergonomic efficiency for machine operation and service, the new ProX 800 can print up to two times the output per unit of floor space, resulting in production growth without additional facilities costs.
Innovative direct power print head control reducing total cost of ownership
Advanced print head control boosts useable print head output, extending print head life by up to 15% and reducing total cost of ownership.
Fully enclosed print heads are impervious to dust build-up, requiring no cleaning and increasing mean time between service (MTBS) and resulting uptime.
New touchscreen and easy-load materials for maximum operator efficiency
The ProX 800’s new touchscreen provides fingertip control while the new, easy-load material delivery module provides ergonomic, fast, intuitive operation to maximize operator efficiency.
For parts small and large, the ProX 800 prints with no loss of resolution or accuracy. Whether it’s being used for dental guides, end-use plastic housings or huge casting patterns, users benefit from part accuracy that rivals traditional machining.
The ProX 800 combines the benefits of material versatility and a highly efficient, eco-friendly 3D printer, allowing manufacturers to do more while saving money. In addition to high-quality plastic, the ProX 800 features biocompatible materials approved for surgical applications, CastPro casting pattern material for creating direct casting patterns without tooling, clear plastics for prototype applications, and high heat materials for heat deflection up to 260 degrees Celsius. The ProX 800 prints each of these materials efficiently with very little material waste, all in a machine with the lowest cost of operation for high-capacity 3D printing.
“It’s not enough to only create high-quality prints anymore. Our customers need a dependable 3D printer, something that they can count on regardless of part size and material requirements,” said Byrum. “That’s what the ProX 800 delivers. It’s the versatile workhorse for a huge range of industrial applications.”
3DS invented SLA printing and was the first to commercialize it in 1989. Today its SLA printers continue to be the industry’s gold standard for producing functional prototypes, master patterns, molds, concept models and end-use components in a variety of industries.
The ProX 800 SLA production printer is immediately available and will be on display at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany from November 25-28, 2014, at the Messe Frankfurt in booths D69 and F90 in hall 11, along with 3DS’ latest 3D printers, advanced material options, cloud-sourced custom parts and digital thread of 3D capture, creation, print and inspection tools. Watch a video showcasing the capabilities of this new production SLA printer here.
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With 3D printing comes the ability to create custom products in a very short amount of time. This is why some people believe that the technology will ultimately lead to a mass customization aspect within the manufacturing and design space. In the past, we have seen awards and trophies created through the use of 3D printing, quite simply because of this very customization aspect that the technology provides. No one wants a generic trophy that looks the same as every other award they have received, and more importantly companies don’t want to spend months or even years designing, developing, and manufacturing these awards.
Recently, a company called NUUMstudio was contacted by a publishing company asking if they could help in the creation of some very special trophies.
NUUMstudio is a small creative studio, founded by two architects, named Wojciech Hydzik and Claudia Barros Alves. Based in Funchal, a town on the Portuguese Island of Madeira, they recently just got into the business of 3D printing, aiming to produce and sell their own products via their son-to-be-released web shop, NUUMshop.
“We were approached by the local newspaper, ‘Diario de Noticias’ to design and print the awards for an upcoming award ceremony (100 Maiores e Melhores Empressas) that focuses on the success of the 100 biggest and best companies of Madeira,” Wojciech Hydzik tells 3DPrint.com. “This also happened to be the 25th anniversary of this event, with the Portuguese Prime Minister Dr. Pedro Passos Coelho invited as [a] guest speaker. We didn’t have the printer yet, but took the job knowing that when the printer arrive[d] we’ll basically have to start printing immediately to make it in time.”
Using their design ability, which they learned from being architects in London for approximately 6 years, the team created the renderings of the trophies and then 3D printed them on their newly acquired 3D Systems Projet 4500.
“We bought the Projet 4500 by 3D Systems, mainly due to its huge possibilities in full continuous colour printing in a durable and semi flexible plastic – since we wanted to create usable parts as well as prototypes and models,” Hydzik tells us. “It’s a relatively new model from 3D Systems, and was the first of its kind installed in Portugal.”
As for the trophies themselves, as seen in the photos in this article, they came out quite astonishing. They certainly are unique in every sense of the word. Hydzik says that the structure was designed to reflect the importance of the event, marked by its 25th anniversary as well as display the idea of successful business growth. “The form derives from 25 solid foundations that climb and twist, then begin to network between each other giving a new dimension and tensegrity that is found in truly successful businesses,” he explains. “We also wanted to explore the materiality of the structures, so the foundations are a very solid form, and when it climbs and forms a new type of structure, it’s equally solid but has a degree of flexibilty in it. Being architects, we also have interests in skyscrapers and how they represent the success of modern day business.”
Now that this project has been complete, the team at NUUMstudio is focusing on designing their own 3D printed products, which they plan to sell both online and through several different retail shops. Their products will range from household items to personal accessories such as phone cases, jewelry, and more. They are also in discussions with local hotels in order to design personalized architectural models.
What do you think about these incredibly unique 3D printed trophies? Discuss in the 3D Printed Portuguese Trophies forum thread on 3DPB.com.
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Builds on ProX™ 500’s superior part quality, precision and durability
ProX 500 Plus has expanded range of new materials and offers new faster print speeds and higher resolution
New materials include glass-filled DuraForm® ProX GF, aluminum-filled DuraForm ProX AF+ and DuraForm ProX EF nylon
3D Systems(NYSE:DDD) today announced it will preview its fastest fab-grade Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) system yet, the ProX 500 Plus, at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany. Building upon last year’s successful ProX 500 release, the ProX 500 Plus continues the company’s efforts to redefine production 3D printing, adding upgraded speeds, higher print resolution and an expanded range of engineered composite materials to the line’s already stellar part quality, precision and durability. Like the ProX 500, the ProX 500 Plus delivers injection molding-grade parts without expensive fixed tooling for highly complex and mass customized production. Parts from ProX-series SLS printers exhibit long-lasting, fab-grade durability and functionality as well as smooth surface finish.
With the elevated production capabilities and repeatable results of the ProX 500 and ProX 500 Plus, service bureaus and large manufacturing operations—in industries like aerospace, automotive, electronics, customized medical devices, consumer products and rapid tooling—can rethink entire production and supply chain strategies for advanced product performance and lower total manufacturing costs. In addition to high material recyclability, the ProX 500 Plus allows for greater flexibility, so companies can explore localized manufacturing for step-change ability to exploit evolving marketplace opportunities and gain first-mover advantage.
A key element of the ProX 500 Plus’s industry-leading engineering capabilities is the addition of three exclusive high-performance materials to the DuraForm® ProX line for use in the ProX 500 Plus:
DuraForm ProX GF is a glass-filled polyamide (Nylon) material formulated for maximum stiffness and elevated temperature resistance. For parts that will undergo thermal stress or those that require high rigidity—like aircraft and automotive parts, complex housings and enclosures—DuraForm ProX GF will be the go-to material.
DuraForm ProX AF+ material is an aluminum-filled polyamide (Nylon) with a gray appearance, high strength-to-weight ratio, elevated thermal resistance and improved machinability. This material is perfect for manifolds and similar under-hood automotive models in addition to jigs and fixtures—any end-use or working prototypes with a cast aluminum aesthetic for engine and other equipment components requiring high force loading.
DuraForm ProX EX is a high impact strength nylon material with increased durability and remarkable flexibility. DuraForm ProX EX will be ideal for applications with high-force snap-fit designs, thin-walled parts and other fine-featured models needing nearly indestructible toughness and durability.
“Simply put, the ProX 500 Plus delivers the highest quality end parts with a combination of speed, precision, economy and robust material choices to a level that no one has seen before,” said Buddy Byrum, Vice President, Product and Channel Management, 3DS. “This 3D printer provides the most long-lasting parts for the most challenging operating environments.”
The ProX 500 Plus’ new high-resolution mode prints part features down to as small as .45mm and boasts higher part density, tensile strength and modulus stiffness. In terms of print speed, the ProX 500 Plus offers 30% faster printing in high-speed mode.
For over 20 years, 3DS has set the standard for SLS 3D printing, proving its parts in prototyping, rapid tooling, end-use and functional testing applications in demanding applications around the world. Today its SLS printers set the industry’s benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical devices, fashion, consumer products and more.
3DS is exhibiting the ProX 500 Plus and revealing its new materials portfolio at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany from November 25-28, 2014, at the Messe Frankfurt in booths D69 and F90 in hall 11, along with its latest 3D printers, advanced material options, cloud-sourced custom parts and digital thread of 3D capture, creation, print and inspection tools. Expected availability for the ProX 500 Plus is early 2015, and an upgrade kit will be available for existing ProX 500 customers at time of launch. Watch a video of this new production SLS printer here.
For more details on 3DS’ announcements at EuroMold 2014, please visit 3dsystems.com/resources/press-room/euromold-2014. Also join 3D Systems’ President and CEO, Avi Reichental, for a broadcast of 3DS’ extensive showing at EuroMold starting on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EST by visiting 3dsystems.com/resources/press-room/euromold-2014 and clicking on the broadcast link.
Learn more about 3DS’ commitment to manufacturing the future at www.3dsystems.com.
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President and Founder of Objex Unlimited, Steve Cory, was recently featured on “The Voice of Entrepreneurship” Radio Show. Listen below to hear about, 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship, and the humble beginnings of Objex Unlimited.
Some other topics:
Where the world of 3D Printing is right now.
Some myths and misconceptions of 3D Printing.
3D Scanning, 3D Design, and Rapid Prototyping services.
Entrepreneurship, staying focused and building a business.
The growth of Objex Unlimited as a 3D Printing Studio.
Prototypes, 3D art, Sculpted Portraits (Sculptraits), and even 3D printed pets!
Listen now!
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“The Voice of Entrepreneurs is an entertaining weekly business, entrepreneurial, and educational program that takes you on an energizing and effective ride into the real and authentic challenges faced by all of us in business today. We interview business owners and experts, and tackle meaningful issues that will impact your bottom line.
Hosted by Mark Garrett, with his trademark enthusiasm and empathy for his clients, and Cathy Pettigrew, who brings a wealth of practical entrepreneurial experience “from the trenches” – and who is now intent on keeping Mark on his toes – you are in for an entertaining hour of information and learning!
The Voice of Entrepreneurs covers all elements of business, from sales and marketing to accounting, HR to legal issues, social media to risk mitigation. We explore the areas that are so important to every business – big and small – and stitch together unique ideas, and tried & tested best practices, into practical applications that will bring you success in your business.
Join Mark and Cathy each week, as they bring together a successful business owner and an industry expert to discuss specific business topics and deliver actionable results that you can implement immediately, to see results quickly.
Sit down, turn off your phone, grab your note pad and get ready; this is The Voice of Entrepreneurs, with Mark Garrett and Cathy Pettigrew.”
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3D Systems Makes Forbes List of America’s Best 100 Small Companies
Originally Published on 3D Systems’ Website here.
ROCK HILL, South Carolina, December 03, 2014 – 3D Systems(NYSE:DDD) today announced that it was named one of America’s Best Small Companies in Forbes’ 2014 list of the top 100 public companies in the U.S. with less than $1 billion dollars in sales. 3DS claimed the 43rdspot in the distinguished annual report, which ranks firms based on earnings growth, sales growth, return on equity and stock performance vis-à-vis an industry peer group, over both 1- and 5-year periods.
This is 3DS’ second major distinction from Forbes in 2014. In July, the company ranked 13th in Forbes’ list of the Most Innovative Growth Companies with a market capitalization under $10 billion. This annual index singles out the top 100 companies that have demonstrated continued growth through innovation, and is calculated using a proprietary formula from Credit Suisse HOLT, which determines an “innovation premium” based on investors’ beliefs that a company “will continue to come up with profitable new growth.”
“It is a tremendous tribute to everyone at 3DS to be named as one of America’s Best Small Companies in 2014 by Forbes, after being recognized by the publication for our innovative growth potential earlier this year,” said Avi Reichental, President and CEO, 3DS. “These accolades reflect the unified commitment of our global team, the strong fundamentals of our business, and our ability to deliver long-term value to our customers by offering the most comprehensive portfolio of 3D products and services available today.”
Learn more about 3DS’ commitment to manufacturing the future at www.3dsystems.com.
3D Systems Continues Fab-Grade SLA Innovation with New ProX 800
This new production SLA printer offers high-quality, high-resolution 3D printed parts and a large print volume, allowing 3D printing service bureaus as well as automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer products, and dental and medical device manufacturers to boost production capabilities. Users can quickly create large parts or a vast number of small parts with the exceptional detail, surface finish and overall accuracy they’ve come to expect from 3DS’ SLA.
“The ProX 800 is designed for serious volume production with the highest precision, highest accuracy and broadest array of functional plastic materials in 3D printing. Its large build volume is equally capable across both big and small parts while delivering the lowest part cost and lowest total cost of ownership available in a production grade printer,” said Buddy Byrum, Vice President of Product and Channel Management, 3DS. “We continue to innovate SLA technology, and have made it more economical and efficient than ever before.”
This new production 3D printer improves the already legendary reliability of SLA with new features including:
50% smaller footprint, doubling production output per unit of floor space
A 50% smaller footprint, compared to previous models in its class, drives operational efficiencies. By simplifying the printer architecture and optimizing ergonomic efficiency for machine operation and service, the new ProX 800 can print up to two times the output per unit of floor space, resulting in production growth without additional facilities costs.
Innovative direct power print head control reducing total cost of ownership
Advanced print head control boosts useable print head output, extending print head life by up to 15% and reducing total cost of ownership.
Dust-proof print heads reduce maintenance, maximizing uptime
Fully enclosed print heads are impervious to dust build-up, requiring no cleaning and increasing mean time between service (MTBS) and resulting uptime.
New touchscreen and easy-load materials for maximum operator efficiency
The ProX 800’s new touchscreen provides fingertip control while the new, easy-load material delivery module provides ergonomic, fast, intuitive operation to maximize operator efficiency.
For parts small and large, the ProX 800 prints with no loss of resolution or accuracy. Whether it’s being used for dental guides, end-use plastic housings or huge casting patterns, users benefit from part accuracy that rivals traditional machining.
The ProX 800 combines the benefits of material versatility and a highly efficient, eco-friendly 3D printer, allowing manufacturers to do more while saving money. In addition to high-quality plastic, the ProX 800 features biocompatible materials approved for surgical applications, CastPro casting pattern material for creating direct casting patterns without tooling, clear plastics for prototype applications, and high heat materials for heat deflection up to 260 degrees Celsius. The ProX 800 prints each of these materials efficiently with very little material waste, all in a machine with the lowest cost of operation for high-capacity 3D printing.
“It’s not enough to only create high-quality prints anymore. Our customers need a dependable 3D printer, something that they can count on regardless of part size and material requirements,” said Byrum. “That’s what the ProX 800 delivers. It’s the versatile workhorse for a huge range of industrial applications.”
3DS invented SLA printing and was the first to commercialize it in 1989. Today its SLA printers continue to be the industry’s gold standard for producing functional prototypes, master patterns, molds, concept models and end-use components in a variety of industries.
The ProX 800 SLA production printer is immediately available and will be on display at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany from November 25-28, 2014, at the Messe Frankfurt in booths D69 and F90 in hall 11, along with 3DS’ latest 3D printers, advanced material options, cloud-sourced custom parts and digital thread of 3D capture, creation, print and inspection tools. Watch a video showcasing the capabilities of this new production SLA printer here.
For more details on 3DS’ announcements at EuroMold 2014, please visit 3dsystems.com/resources/press-room/euromold-2014.
Watch Now! 3D Systems talks about new products at Euromold 2014!
Watch Now! 3D Systems announces and discusses new products at Euromold 2014!
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NUUMStudio 3D Prints Astonishing Trophies with Portugal’s First 3D Systems Projet 4500
Originally published on 3dPrint.com by EDDIE KRASSENSTEIN on November 19, 2014. You can view the original article here.
With 3D printing comes the ability to create custom products in a very short amount of time. This is why some people believe that the technology will ultimately lead to a mass customization aspect within the manufacturing and design space. In the past, we have seen awards and trophies created through the use of 3D printing, quite simply because of this very customization aspect that the technology provides. No one wants a generic trophy that looks the same as every other award they have received, and more importantly companies don’t want to spend months or even years designing, developing, and manufacturing these awards.
Recently, a company called NUUMstudio was contacted by a publishing company asking if they could help in the creation of some very special trophies.
NUUMstudio is a small creative studio, founded by two architects, named Wojciech Hydzik and Claudia Barros Alves. Based in Funchal, a town on the Portuguese Island of Madeira, they recently just got into the business of 3D printing, aiming to produce and sell their own products via their son-to-be-released web shop, NUUMshop.
“We were approached by the local newspaper, ‘Diario de Noticias’ to design and print the awards for an upcoming award ceremony (100 Maiores e Melhores Empressas) that focuses on the success of the 100 biggest and best companies of Madeira,” Wojciech Hydzik tells 3DPrint.com. “This also happened to be the 25th anniversary of this event, with the Portuguese Prime Minister Dr. Pedro Passos Coelho invited as [a] guest speaker. We didn’t have the printer yet, but took the job knowing that when the printer arrive[d] we’ll basically have to start printing immediately to make it in time.”
Using their design ability, which they learned from being architects in London for approximately 6 years, the team created the renderings of the trophies and then 3D printed them on their newly acquired 3D Systems Projet 4500.
“We bought the Projet 4500 by 3D Systems, mainly due to its huge possibilities in full continuous colour printing in a durable and semi flexible plastic – since we wanted to create usable parts as well as prototypes and models,” Hydzik tells us. “It’s a relatively new model from 3D Systems, and was the first of its kind installed in Portugal.”
As for the trophies themselves, as seen in the photos in this article, they came out quite astonishing. They certainly are unique in every sense of the word. Hydzik says that the structure was designed to reflect the importance of the event, marked by its 25th anniversary as well as display the idea of successful business growth. “The form derives from 25 solid foundations that climb and twist, then begin to network between each other giving a new dimension and tensegrity that is found in truly successful businesses,” he explains. “We also wanted to explore the materiality of the structures, so the foundations are a very solid form, and when it climbs and forms a new type of structure, it’s equally solid but has a degree of flexibilty in it. Being architects, we also have interests in skyscrapers and how they represent the success of modern day business.”
Now that this project has been complete, the team at NUUMstudio is focusing on designing their own 3D printed products, which they plan to sell both online and through several different retail shops. Their products will range from household items to personal accessories such as phone cases, jewelry, and more. They are also in discussions with local hotels in order to design personalized architectural models.
What do you think about these incredibly unique 3D printed trophies? Discuss in the 3D Printed Portuguese Trophies forum thread on 3DPB.com.
3D Systems Boosts Groundbreaking Production SLS Capabilities with ProX 500 Plus
3D Systems(NYSE:DDD) today announced it will preview its fastest fab-grade Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) system yet, the ProX 500 Plus, at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany. Building upon last year’s successful ProX 500 release, the ProX 500 Plus continues the company’s efforts to redefine production 3D printing, adding upgraded speeds, higher print resolution and an expanded range of engineered composite materials to the line’s already stellar part quality, precision and durability. Like the ProX 500, the ProX 500 Plus delivers injection molding-grade parts without expensive fixed tooling for highly complex and mass customized production. Parts from ProX-series SLS printers exhibit long-lasting, fab-grade durability and functionality as well as smooth surface finish.
With the elevated production capabilities and repeatable results of the ProX 500 and ProX 500 Plus, service bureaus and large manufacturing operations—in industries like aerospace, automotive, electronics, customized medical devices, consumer products and rapid tooling—can rethink entire production and supply chain strategies for advanced product performance and lower total manufacturing costs. In addition to high material recyclability, the ProX 500 Plus allows for greater flexibility, so companies can explore localized manufacturing for step-change ability to exploit evolving marketplace opportunities and gain first-mover advantage.
A key element of the ProX 500 Plus’s industry-leading engineering capabilities is the addition of three exclusive high-performance materials to the DuraForm® ProX line for use in the ProX 500 Plus:
“Simply put, the ProX 500 Plus delivers the highest quality end parts with a combination of speed, precision, economy and robust material choices to a level that no one has seen before,” said Buddy Byrum, Vice President, Product and Channel Management, 3DS. “This 3D printer provides the most long-lasting parts for the most challenging operating environments.”
The ProX 500 Plus’ new high-resolution mode prints part features down to as small as .45mm and boasts higher part density, tensile strength and modulus stiffness. In terms of print speed, the ProX 500 Plus offers 30% faster printing in high-speed mode.
For over 20 years, 3DS has set the standard for SLS 3D printing, proving its parts in prototyping, rapid tooling, end-use and functional testing applications in demanding applications around the world. Today its SLS printers set the industry’s benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical devices, fashion, consumer products and more.
3DS is exhibiting the ProX 500 Plus and revealing its new materials portfolio at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany from November 25-28, 2014, at the Messe Frankfurt in booths D69 and F90 in hall 11, along with its latest 3D printers, advanced material options, cloud-sourced custom parts and digital thread of 3D capture, creation, print and inspection tools. Expected availability for the ProX 500 Plus is early 2015, and an upgrade kit will be available for existing ProX 500 customers at time of launch. Watch a video of this new production SLS printer here.
For more details on 3DS’ announcements at EuroMold 2014, please visit 3dsystems.com/resources/press-room/euromold-2014. Also join 3D Systems’ President and CEO, Avi Reichental, for a broadcast of 3DS’ extensive showing at EuroMold starting on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EST by visiting 3dsystems.com/resources/press-room/euromold-2014 and clicking on the broadcast link.
Learn more about 3DS’ commitment to manufacturing the future at www.3dsystems.com.
Listen to Objex Unlimited President, Steve Cory, talk 3D Printing on “The Voice Of Entrepreneurs” Radio Show!
President and Founder of Objex Unlimited, Steve Cory, was recently featured on “The Voice of Entrepreneurship” Radio Show. Listen below to hear about, 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship, and the humble beginnings of Objex Unlimited.
Some other topics:
Listen now!
About The Voice of Entrepreneurs:
“The Voice of Entrepreneurs is an entertaining weekly business, entrepreneurial, and educational program that takes you on an energizing and effective ride into the real and authentic challenges faced by all of us in business today. We interview business owners and experts, and tackle meaningful issues that will impact your bottom line.
Hosted by Mark Garrett, with his trademark enthusiasm and empathy for his clients, and Cathy Pettigrew, who brings a wealth of practical entrepreneurial experience “from the trenches” – and who is now intent on keeping Mark on his toes – you are in for an entertaining hour of information and learning!
The Voice of Entrepreneurs covers all elements of business, from sales and marketing to accounting, HR to legal issues, social media to risk mitigation. We explore the areas that are so important to every business – big and small – and stitch together unique ideas, and tried & tested best practices, into practical applications that will bring you success in your business.
Join Mark and Cathy each week, as they bring together a successful business owner and an industry expert to discuss specific business topics and deliver actionable results that you can implement immediately, to see results quickly.
Sit down, turn off your phone, grab your note pad and get ready; this is The Voice of Entrepreneurs, with Mark Garrett and Cathy Pettigrew.”
http://connectmeradio.com/show/voice-entrepreneurs/