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Google News continuously monitors 4,500 news sources. You can rapidly search this great resource for items concerning rapid prototyping by using the following links. Results are presented with most recent first, and each search opens up a new browser window. The specific terms searched are shown below each search link. Note that the preponderance of news sources that Google monitors are in the US. Consequently coverage of Europan and Asian developments in the field is sparse.

Use the associated links to also search the main terms in Yahoo! News. Google seems to provide the best coverage for RP news at present, but Yahoo! News frequently provides news items that don't turn up there.

MAJOR TECHNICAL TERMS.
rapid prototyping, stereolithography, fused deposition, selective laser, three dimensional printing, additive fabrication
- - Search these terms in: Yahoo! News

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL TERMS.
laminated object, 3 dimensional printing, 3d printing, solid imaging
- - Search these terms in: Yahoo! News

MAJOR or PUBLIC US RP COMPANIES.
3D Systems, Stratasys, Z Corporation, Solidscape, Soligen, Sony Precision Technology
- - Search these terms in: Yahoo! News

SMALLER COMPANIES IN THE US RP MARKET.
Microfabrica, OptoForm, Cubic Technologies, Sanders Design, Objet Geometries, Cam-Lem
- - Search these terms in: Yahoo! News

RAPID TOOLING COMPANIES.
rapid tooling, Aeromet, Optomec, POM Group, ProMetal, Sprayform
- - Search these terms in: Yahoo! News

INDEPENDENT RP MATERIALS SUPPLIERS.
DSM Somos, RenShape, Huntsman Advanced Materials, Sibco, Tuxedo Photopolymers, Spectra Group
- - Search these terms in: Yahoo! News

EUROPEAN RP COMPANIES. [A thru F]
Arcam, Concept-Laser, Envisiontec, EOS GmbH, Fockele and Schwarze

EUROPEAN RP COMPANIES. [G thru M]
Generis, MCP Tooling, microTEC

EUROPEAN RP COMPANIES. [N thru Z]
Phenix Systems, Solido, Sintermask Technologies AB

ASIAN RP COMPANIES.
CMET, D-MEC, Denken, Meiko Inc., Kira Corp., Toyoda Machine

ADDITIONAL ASIAN RP COMPANIES.
Autostrade rp, Afit Corp., Kinergy

Stock Prices of Publicly-Held RP Companies.
The direct links below will take you to Google's financial pages and to each company's press release pages. Each link opens a new browser window. You can obtain up to date stock prices, news stories, SEC filings and other information about the handful of RP companies that are public at Google and other financial sites. Of course, there are other systems and materials producers that are public, but they're extremely diversified and their stocks won't reflect much about the RP market itself.

Also look for business information in Mom, (The Mother of All RP Bibliographies). You can often find news stories about private companies there. The RP Industry section provides an overview of all major competitors.

3D Systems [TDSC]	Stock Price & News	Company Press Releases
Stratasys, Inc. [SSYS]	Stock Price & News	Company Press Releases
Soligen Technologies Inc. [SGTN] / OTC [Soligen's stock is essentially inactive.]	Stock Price & News	Company Press Releases

Another important information source for public companies is the US Government's EDGAR site. These are the generally the same SEC filings mentioned above, but the format loads faster. Search on the complete name of the company. Here's a tip for searching for 3D Systems: try searching on these variations: 3D Systems; 3 D Systems (note the space); 3-D Systems.

Search the EDGAR Database

Private Companies and Additional News Sources.
The following links will take you directly to the company's press release pages. The selection of companies below is based mainly on those that provide this information in a timely fashion for the public. Also listed are additional sources of RP news information.

Desktop Factory, Inc.

Microfabrica Inc.

Objet Geometries Ltd. (Israel)

Solidscape Inc.

Z Corporation

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

Rapid Prototyping Association (RPA) of the SME