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1. 3D microstructuring by selective laser sintering/micro-cladding of metallic powder
2. 3D objects opto-numerical acquisition methods for CAD/CAM and computer graphics systems
3. 3D visualization and modeling of the foot: Precision and accuracy
4. Accurate performance prediction using visual prototypes
5. Advantages to using RP services, technology.
6. Analysis and design of internal web structure of laser stereolithography patterns for investment casting
7. Approximation algorithms for layered manufacturing
8. ArF-excimer laser ablation experiments on Cycloolefin Copolymer (COC)
9. As easy as printing (a new rapid prototyping system called ThermoJet).
10. Automated fabrication of custom bone implants using rapid prototyping
11. Behold, the 3-D Fax!
12. Bone reconstruction with laser stereolithography
13. Business of rapid prototyping
14. Calibration of shrinkage and beam offset in SLS process
15. CAOT - a computer aided optimization tool applied on metal forming processes
16. Cavity pressure transfer extends prototype tool life.
17. Ceramic SFF by direct and indirect stereolithography
18. Cinderella - already at the ball
19. Commercialization of advanced structural ceramics: patience is a necessity (part II).
20. Compact production systems as a resources saving factor
21. Comparative analysis of SL and FDM methods
22. Compliant electro-thermal microactuators
23. Compliant thermal microactuators
24. Computer aided geometric design of two-parameter freeform motions.
25. Computer-aided process planning for rapid prototyping
26. Concurrent engineering approach to design for assembly
27. Controlled cracking of multilayer ceramic bodies
28. Cooling effects in laser forming
29. Creation and development of compact intellectual production systems
30. Creation of plastic prototypes and molded plastic parts via selective laser sintering
31. Design and fabrication of materials for laser shape deposition manufacturing
32. Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA): A case study in cost reduction for composite wingtip structures
33. Design of a laser CVD rapid prototyping system
34. Determining the parameter settings and capability of a rapid prototyping process
35. Development and verification of a thermal model for curved-layer Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)
36. Development of a mechanically similar composite bone replica
37. Development of a rapid prototyping design advice system
38. Development of a rapid prototyping machine system for manufacturing automation
39. Development of focused micro-sized particle beam technology and its application to micro-fabrication
40. Direct ink-jet deposition of ceramic green bodies: I-formulation of build materials
41. Direct inkjet deposition of ceramic green bodies: II-jet behaviour and deposit formation
42. Direct laser fabrication of superalloy cermet abrasive turbine blade tips
43. Direct-write fabrication of integrated, multilayer ceramic components
44. Discovery and development of onium salt cationic photoinitiators
45. Dispersion of lead zirconate titanate for fused deposition of ceramics
46. Dispersion of lead zirconate titanate for fused deposition of ceramics.
47. Drafting a new plan for design.
48. Effect of Machine Shape on Swimming Properties of the Spiral-Type Magnetic Micro-Machine.
49. Effects of energy density on morphology and properties of selective laser sintered polycarbonate
50. Effects of random noise shrinkage on rapid tooling accuracy
51. Engineering model for laser-induced sintering of polymer powders
52. EOS reveals laser sintering advances.
53. Fabrication of piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composite transducers using fused deposition of ceramics
54. Fabrication of piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composite transducers using fused deposition of ceramics.
55. Faster time to more money?
56. Faster Times for Rapid Prototyping.(Industry Trend or Event)
57. Feasibility studies on the production of electro-discharge machining electrodes with rapid prototyping and the electroforming process
58. Feasibility study of chemical liquid deposition based solid freeform fabrication
59. Focused high energy proton beam micromachining: A perspective view
60. Formation of a new EDM electrode material using sintering techniques
61. Freeform fabrication of components with designed cellular structure
62. Freeform fabrication of high performance titanium components via SLS/HIP
63. Freeze process cuts casting costs
64. From 2-D animation cell to solid toy prototype-fast.(Gentle Giant Studios Inc. introduces innovative three-dimensional imaging technology)
65. Functional testing using rapid prototyped components and optical measurement
66. Gradient and discrete region composites produced by solid freeform fabrication techniques
67. Heterogeneous flywheel modeling and optimization
68. High-displacement spiral piezoelectric actuators.
69. High-speed curing by laser irradiation
70. Holographic cure monitoring of the DuPont Somos 7100 stereolithography resin
71. Homogeneity, anisotropy, and texture in Si3N4 ceramics made by fused deposition
72. III Whole-Russian seminar 'Laser-computer technologies of creation of the shape-complicated parts'
73. Implementation of a robot system for sculptured surface cutting. Part 1. Rough machining
74. Implementation of a robot system for sculptured surface cutting. Part 2. Finish machining
75. Innovative molding technologies for the fabrication of components for microsystems
76. Instability of scan tracks of selective laser sintering of high speed steel powder
77. Integrating electronic and mechanical design.
78. Interfacing geometric model data with rapid prototyping systems
79. Investigation on multi-layer direct metal laser sintering of 316L stainless steel powder beds
80. Investment casters discuss RP, ceramic shell strength (47th Investment Casting Institute Meeting & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 1999).
81. Issues in rapid prototyping metrology
82. Laser direct writing of circuit elements and sensors
83. Laser forming yields large titanium parts.
84. Laser sintering of Cu-Sn-C system P/M alloys.
85. Laser stereolithography of patterns for making items for liquid polymers
86. Layer thickness as a parameter of the laser stereolithography process
87. Layered-manufacturing of fiber-reinforced composites
88. LOM rapid prototyping for ceramic components
89. Machining of free-form solids using an octree volume decomposition approach
90. Materials for biomedical applications
91. Mechanical characteristics of fiber-filled photo-polymer used in stereolithography
92. Mechanical properties of feedstock material for fused deposition of ceramics
93. Melting of a subcooled mixed powder bed with constant heat flux heating.
94. Metal rapid prototyping via a laser generating/selective sintering process.
95. Micro-stereolithography of polymeric and ceramic microstructures
96. Microengineering of ceramics by direct ink-jet printing.
97. Microstereolithography using a dynamic mask generator and a non-coherent visible light source
98. Microstereolithography: A new process to build complex 3D objects
99. Microstructuring by selective laser sintering of metallic powder
100. Mix of computation, MEMS and regular materials
101. Molding the future on the shop floor
102. Molten droplet solidification and substrate remelting in microcasting. Part II: Parametric study and effect of dissimilar materials
103. Monolithic Microfabricated Valves and Pumps by Multilayer Soft Lithography.
104. Multilayer laser cladding of metal powders for fast prototyping
105. Multiple molds route for fabricating piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composites
106. New approach on modeling for product development (Expansion and unification)
107. New process and materials developments in 3-Dimensional Printing, 3DP
108. New rapid prototyping technique based on 3-D welding
109. Novel device for producing three-dimensional objects
110. Novel three dimensional biodegradable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
111. On the integration of layered manufacturing and material removal processes.
112. On-line layer monitoring and defect inspection of model maker rapid prototyping system using vision technology
113. Optimization of plotting trajectory for precision 2D and 3D laser cutting
114. Organizational aspects of knowledge lifecycle management in manufacturing
115. Parametric process optimization to improve the accuracy of rapid prototyped stereolithography parts
116. Part orientation in stereolithography
117. PEW: Photopolymerization by evanescent waves. II. Revealing dramatic inhibiting effects of oxygen at submicrometer scale
118. Plug and play: CAD and rapid prototyping techniques are providing new freedom for boat designers.(includes related article)
119. Possibilities of using polymer patterns
120. Possibility of colouring SLS prototypes using the ink-jet method
121. Preparation and application of photocuring resin
122. Processing and characterising photo-sensitive polymer in the rapid prototyping process
123. Processing of controlled porosity ceramic structures via fused deposition
124. Processing of novel electroceramic components by SFF techniques
125. Processing of titanium net shapes by SLS/HIP
126. Rapid Production with Rapid Prototyping.(Industry Trend or Event)
127. Rapid prototype.
128. Rapid Prototyping Accelerates The Design Process.
129. Rapid prototyping accelerates the design process.
130. Rapid prototyping and art
131. Rapid prototyping and manufacturing technology applied to the forming of spherical gear sets with skew axes
132. Rapid prototyping material.
133. Rapid prototyping material.(Brief Article)
134. Rapid prototyping of microfluidic switches in poly(dimethyl siloxane) and their actuation by electro-osmotic flow
135. Rapid prototyping of micromechanical devices using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with optional frequency doubling
136. Rapid prototyping of patterned functional nanostructures.
137. Rapid prototyping technology in medicine - basics and applications
138. Rapid prototyping technology: Applications and benefits for rapid product development
139. Rapid prototyping versus virtual prototyping in product design and manufacturing
140. Rapid tooling
141. Rapid tooling technology. Part 1. A comparative study
142. Rapid tooling technology. Part 2. A case study using arc spray metal tooling
143. Raster-based exposure through multiple parallel beams in stereolithography
144. Reaction heat effects on initial linear shrinkage and deformation in stereolithography
145. Reduced time-to-market and higher quality.
146. Research on the bonding of material paths in melted extrusion modeling
147. Reverse engineering: multilevel-of-detail models for design and manufacturing
148. Review of robocasting technology
149. Rheological properties of ceramic formulations for extrusion freeform fabrication
150. Safe production processes for working and reprocessing magnesium
151. Safe work practices for rapid prototyping
152. Seeking intelligent product development - an integrator environment based on STEP
153. Selective laser sintering of gas and water atomized high speed steel powders
154. Selective laser sintering of gas atomized M2 high speed steel powder
155. Separation of isochromatic and isoclinic patterns of a slice optically isolated in a 3-D photoelastic medium
156. Sequential laminated tooling, joined by brazing, for injection moulding
157. SHS of intermetallides in selective laser sintering of powder compositions
158. SIF: a solid interchange format for rapid prototyping
159. Site-selective laser excitation of Er3 plus ions in Ca1 minus xErxF2 plus x thin films (x less than equivalent to 0.01)
160. Skyscrapers in a microworld (Microelectromechanical systems).
161. Solid Concepts Purchases DTM Sinterstation(R) System; Cites Ability to Quickly Produce Strong, Functional Plastic Prototypes As Reason for Purchase.
162. Solid freeform fabrication of composites by direct deposition and by in situ mineralization
163. Solid freeform fabrication of silicon nitride ceramics
164. Solid freeform fabrication using alumina-poly(vinyl alcohol) gel-casting suspensions
165. Standards for the rapid prototyping industry
166. Study of ejection forces in the AIM process
167. Study of trapped material in rapid prototyping parts
168. Tele-control of rapid prototyping machine via internet for automated tele-manufacturing
169. Temperature field regulation in thermal cutting for layered manufacturing
170. The latest technologies and equipment for small-series production of metal and plastic items
171. The RapidTool process: technical capabilities and applications.
172. Three dimensional microstructures from metal carbonyls
173. Three-dimensional regime brings shorter development cycles.(Stratasys Inc.)(Brief Article)
174. Tracking control and trajectory planning in layered manufacturing applications.
175. Use of patterns produced by laser stereolithography for mold making
176. Use of polymer patterns in expanded pattern casting
177. Use of selective laser sintering in investment casting
178. Use of stereolithographic patterns for making instrument electrodes and casting tooling by electroforming
179. Verification of development results using computer-supported techniques: potential benefits and hurdles
180. Virtual and augmented reality technologies for product realization
181. Virtual processing - application of rapid prototyping for visualization of metal forming processes
182. Virtual simulation and video microscopy for fused deposition methods
183. Rapid prototyping steps up to custom manufacturing
184. Tunable materials for stereolithography
185. Cibatool SL-5530 for the SLA-7000
186. Equipment roundup
187. PlanetCAD names Dave Tait to head Bits2Parts.com
188. Prototmarket.com starts online trial
189. New materials company rises from the old - Ciba Performance Polymers becomes Vantico
190. Business news:
191. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 2000 conference highlights
192. State of the industry
193. Objet Quadra
194. Color rapid prototyping
195. Flexible Z402 parts
196. Sanders Rapid PatternMaster
197. Materials
198. Precision Optical Manufacturing
199. e-business
200. Service bureau news: ARRK buys UK's Styles RPD
201. Selective laser sintering helps roll out new skate
202. Ceramic parts by rapid prototyping
203. CAM-LEM's new CL-100 makes ceramic parts using layer fabrication techniques.
204. Ciba SL-7540
205. SolidView/Pro 3.53
206. Rapid prototyping helps Design Continuum make ideas real
207. Objet Quadra printer
208. U.S. Rapid prototyping equipment roundup
209. Bits2Parts.com
210. Business news
211. Z-402 used to build diesel motorcycle engines
212. Materials update
213. Repair your stereolithography parts
214. Ciba Specialty Chemical to be purchased by Morgan Grenfell Private Equity
215. DTM stock listed on Nasdaq small-cap market
216. Rapid prototyping helps celebrate new millennium
217. Aaroflex customers lose deposits
218. United Parcel Service foretells a fabber revolution for the next millennium
219. VelocityPro for Windows NT
220. Lightyear parameter sets for SOMOS resins
221. New pricing from DeskArtes
222. 3D Systems Corporation has formed a European operations team.
223. DTM Corporation has filed an appeal of the Nasdaq National Market's decision to delist the company from the Nasdaq exchange.
224. Selective laser sintering parts used directly in spacecraft production
225. Magics Communicator
226. SolidView and SolidView/Lite
227. Professional fabbing at home?
228. How Popular Is 3D CAD?
229. Patent news
230. Ciba SL--7510 for SLA--3500 and SLA--5000
231. 3D Systems announces third-quarter loss and new operating plan.
232. Metal forming using rapid prototyping
233. 3D Systems brings in new team to face the chasm
234. Fabbers in space
235. CAD of the future?
236. Z Corporation's new plaster material
237. DTM faces possible delisting from NASDAQ
238. More new faces at 3D Systems
239. Rapid prototyping used to make burn masks
240. Stratasys introduces FDM--3000
241. University of Texas at Austin's annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium conference review
242. Expanding the rapid prototyping universe
243. Toyota uses fused deposition modeling to bypass prototype tooling
244. Volvo Penta uses direct RapidSteel prototypes
245. Reverse engineering overview
246. Videos
247. Helisys lays off 60 percent of its workforce.
248. Concept modeler from Z Corporation helps Orion Research design medical laser
249. Biomet uses Stratasys ABS parts as casting patterns
250. SRI International is looking for partners to commercialize a new rapid prototyping technology
251. Sanders Prototype to develop medical modeler
252. Shakeup at 3D Systems
253. Rapid prototyping US patent database
254. New United Kingdom rapid prototyping center
255. DTM obtains new financing
256. Soligen signs agreement with Wright-K Technology
257. Stratasys authorized stock buy-back
258. Could Microfabrication be rapid prototyping's killer application?
259. The future of service bureaus?
260. Tips for direct injection molding
261. DTM teams up with Penn State for new metal materials
262. Stratasys to develop water-soluble ceramic supports
263. Stratasys ships 1,000th system to the Toyota Technical Center in Plymouth, Michigan.
264. Service bureau news
265. Helisys, Inc. announced that E. Gilbert Leon, Jr. has been appointed vice president of finance and administration.
266. Balloon coated with metal by a new technique called rapid solidificatioin process.
267. Has the rapid prototyping bubble burst or is the industry passing over a bump in the road?
268. RPA/SME Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing '99 State of the Industry report
269. Sander Prototypes's new Rapid PatternMaker costs $200,000 and will be available this summer
270. What's new from Extrude Hone's ProMetal?
271. Z Corporation announces a deal with Ciba for materials development
272. Paramount Industries is using DTM's RapidSteel to make direct metal parts.
273. DPSS solid state lasers for SLA-500s
274. Optomec's Dave Keicher discusses LENS technology.
275. Rapid Prototyping Association of the SME Conference Summary
276. ARRK
277. Rapid prototyping helps duplicate the structure of life
278. An artificial bone implant would be strong enough to support a person's weight but porous enough to encourage new bone to grow into the implant's lacy structure.
279. Rapid prototyping equipment roundup
280. DTM licenses new metals technology from Rockwell International
281. DSM Desotech buys DuPont's Somos materials business
282. DTM introduces new materials
283. DeskArtes introduces the first of its Window-based software products for rapid prototyping: View Expert and 3Data Expert
284. Society of Manufacturing Engineers publishes two videos related to rapid prototyping
285. 3D's founder Charles Hull named to Paraform board of advisers
286. Rapid prototyping builds karma for the next millennium.
287. 3D Systems introduces SLA-7000
288. 3D's new ThermoJet Solid Object Printer
289. Corporate status report: Helisys
290. DTM announces a new enhancement that it says will speed part building on the Sinterstation 2500Plus by as much as 25 percent when using the company's popular Duraform Polyamide material.
291. Artificial Lung made by rapid prototyping
292. Y2K
293. RPCure resins from Switzerland
294. Rapid Prototyping Patents
295. 3D Lightyear
296. DTM finalized settlement of class-action lawsuit.
297. BFGoodrich sells its share of DTM to Proactive Finance Group.
298. Body doubles via rapid prototyping
299. Ciba and 3D Systems introduce a new heat resistant resin, Cibatool SL-5530HT.
300. Materials roundup
301. Software news
302. Stratasys purchases a new mystery rapid prototyping technology
303. 3D signs cross-license agreement with NTT DATA and NTT DATA CMET
304. Models of celestial objects
305. Rapid prototyping equipment roundup
306. 3D Systems releases new material for Actua ThermoJet 65.
307. Legal news
308. Stratasys raises $5 milion
309. Stratasys pushes fused deposition modeling to a new level with the introduction of the FDM Quantum.
310. 3D announces new resin for SLA-350s, and SLA-3500s, Cibatool SL-5510
311. MCP offers low-melting-point alloy system for backing hollow-shell injection molds
312. Softimage, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, announces a strategic agreement to license modeling technology from Imageware.
313. Why not use stereolithography as a manufacturing process?
314. Direct-metal fabrication
315. After-market upgrades
316. Materials news : 3D announces specialty resin for high-heat/high-humidity applications EOS introduces new polystyrene powder
317. Materials research
318. 1997 rapid prototyping unit sales
319. Prototype castings from slective laser sintering
320. Corporate status report
321. 3D Systems releases new version of Allegro software for the Actua.
322. 3D announces that it will license its 3D Keltool process.
323. Solid Concepts announces SolidView 3.0.
324. Materialise releases Magics 4.3.
325. The story behind Ciba's ABS/Proto stop signs
326. Sculpture via freeform fabrication
327. Curved-layer laminated object manufacturing of ceramic composites
328. Aircraft engine flame holders made by laminated object manufacturing out of silicon carbide
329. Light Sculpting
330. Stronger materials from Z Corporation
331. Rapid prototyping bargains
332. Stratasys offers educational discounts on Genisys printers
333. Sanders Prototype moves to new location
334. Soligen gets additional funding
335. Rapid prototyping materials are getting better every year.
336. RPA/SME Rapid Prototyping '98 Conference Summary.
337. Patent news - 3D and Sony sign cross-license agreement.
338. Dick Fedchenko hired by both Helisys and Optomec.
339. Sinterstation 2500plus
340. CAD notes: Why fixing STL files is a bad idea
341. Materials news - sintering
342. Materials news - stereolithography.Cibatool SL-5520
343. New publication - 3D RP Patents 98.1
344. Software news AutoGen 3.0 for Stratasys Genisys speeds part building and reduces material use. QuickSlice 6.0 for Stratasys FDM machines
345. 3D signs Hitachi Zosen Information Systems (HZS) as Japanese distributor for Actua
346. Sanders Prototype signs Toyoda Machine Works as Japanese distributor for ModelMaker II
347. Laminated object manufacturing aids in gun manufacture
348. Japan's Kira Corporation introduces a new machine that, like Helisys's LOM, builds parts out of layered paper.
349. Safety first
350. Visions of the future
351. Corporate transitions
352. Helisys appoints Gary Moskovitz as chief executive
353. Z Corporation announces international sales plan
354. Surgery display developed with multiple rapid prototyping methods
355. Rapid prototyping equipment roundup
356. Conference highlights Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium
357. Ventricular assist device casting patterns made with rapid prototyping
358. Optomec Design Company is commercializing a direct metal fabrication technology called laser- engineered net-shaping (LENS).
359. Materialise introduces Magics RP Tooling.
360. Stratasys makes limited number of Genisys modelers available for $36,900.
361. DTM and Midwest Composite Technologies settle all lawsuits.
362. Helisys appoints new vice president of sales.
363. 3D Systems appoints new board member and new vice president of sales and marketing.
364. Stratasys purchases warrants
365. Stereolithography aids toilet design
366. Seventh European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
367. Medical rapid prototyping
368. Plynetics Express shuts down
369. New metal rapid prototyping
370. Sanders Prototype announces improved materials for its ModelMaker
371. Javelin wins DARPA grant
372. 3D hires Flynn
373. Office product design aided by slective laser sintering
374. Survey of rapid prototyping systems
375. Stereolithography direct injection molding technique
376. Stratasys adds space to its manufacturing facility.
377. Stratasys is issued Japanese patent.
378. Helisys reports first quarter results.
379. Helisys says new plastic will be available soon.
380. Fast rapid prototyping system based on MIT technology introduced
381. Digital sculpture?
382. Medical modeling:
383. CAD notes:
384. 3D Systems is offering an SLA-250, complete with software, material, and warranty for $99,000.
385. Third-party materials for LOM? SIBCO offers a moisture resistant paper (MRP).
386. Stratasys releases new version of Quickslice.
387. Legal news: 3D Systems sues AAROFLEX claiming patent infringement.
388. Sanders Prototype ships 100th ModelMaker
389. Famed architect Gehry utilizes laminated object models
390. Rapid Prototyping Equipment Round-up, Part II
391. Materials news:
392. New software Velocity from Image3 converts CT and MRI data to STL format for rapid prototyping
393. Stratasys ships the first units of its new large-format FDM-8000.
394. Actua: An Early Look
395. University of Dayton Conference highlights
396. Industry watch
397. Legal news: 3D Systems says it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Teijin Seiki in Japan.
398. Lowering rapid prototyping costs with the Genisys
399. Rapid Prototyping Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference summary
400. Shakeup at 3D Systems:
401. DTM Corporation has initial public offering
402. Helisys signs agreement to sell Sanders ModelMakers under its own nameplate
403. Helisys announces specialized Imageware software for LOM
404. Stereolithography aids historical forensic research
405. So you want metal injection molds.
406. Special purpose honey extractors introduced for stereolithography
407. DTM's IPO
408. 3D Systems renames its Technology Center as the Tooling Center.
409. 3D Systems signs definitive agreement to purchase a 75.1 percent share of the German rapid prototyping equipment manufacturer EOS.
410. Materials Update
411. Actua upgrades
412. SOMOS 7100 - DuPont announces the first of a new line of stereolithography resins.
413. Titanium for rapid prototyping
414. New book by Dr. Kevin McAloon - Rapid Prototyping: A Unique Approach to Diagnosis and Planning of Medical Procedures.
415. CAD notes - Dassault to acquire SolidWorks.
416. Soligen sells DSPC machine to Specific Surface Corporation of Boston.
417. Medical device testing aided by stereolithography
418. Z Corporation of Somerville, Massachusetts is now shipping commercial units of its Z402 rapid prototyping system.
419. Ciba Geigy and Allied Signal have both introduced improved resins for stereolithography.
420. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has developed a soft-elastomer (72 Shore A) for use with Stratasys fused deposition modeling systems.
421. Stratasys introduces a complete FDM package - ABSolute ABS that includes an FDM-1650, Quickslice software, and ABS material for $99,000.
422. Highlights of the Sixth European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
423. Legal news3D Systems vs. Aaroflex DTM vs. Midwest Composites
424. Paul Jacobs new job at Infinite Machines Corporation in Rhode Island
425. 3D Systems debuts Millenium line of stereolithography machines with the new SLA-5000 and the SLA- 3000.
426. Maestro 1.9
427. Cibatool 5195 epoxy resin for the new solid-state laser SLA-5000 and SLA-3500
428. New high-resolution SLA-250-HR uses a smaller-spot-size laser to build parts with very fine detail.
429. Stratasys AutoGen 1.2A for Microsoft's Windows NT
430. QuickCast 2.0 from 3D Systems for more successful investment casting.
431. Conference highlights - Austin Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium
432. 3D buys EOS's Stereos line
433. Stratasys sells 500th FDM system
434. DTM's Mike Ervin takes job as CEO of Scientific Measurement Systems
435. More efficient prototyping with concept modelers.
436. DuPont introduces SOMOS 7110 for helium cadmium lasers.
437. Allied Signal's stereolithography resin business purchased by Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
438. Stratasys announces enhancements for its FDM-2000 that enable the machine to build parts with 0.007- inch thick layers, and with as walls as thin as 0.020 inches.
439. DTM develops system of creating hollow investment-casting shells using its Trueform polymer.
440. DeskArtes introduces RapidTools 4.01
441. Materialise introduces Magics RP 4.2
442. The Rapid Prototyping Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (RPA/SME) establishes a CAD Initiative to develop dialog with CAD software developers.
443. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) holds a meeting to discuss it potential role in the field of rapid prototyping.
444. EOS appoints Hitachi Zosen as Japanese distributor.
445. Soligen signs deal with Shonan Design Company, Ltd.
446. Hasbro uses direct rapid tooling to manufacture material-correct prototypes.
447. BPM Technologies closes.
448. Cubital introduces epoxy resin for its Solider solid ground curing equipment.
449. Helisys introduces LOMComposite.
450. DTM announces DuraForm polyamide.
451. Milton Bradley's 3D Sculpture puzzles.
452. 3D Systems and Allied Signal launch tooling venture.
453. Sanders receives grant from NIST to develop automotive rapid toolmaker.
454. New books: Rapid Prototyping: A Unique Approach to Diagnosis and Planning of Medical Procedures, by Kevin McAloon
455. Rapid Prototyping in Europe and Japan - JTEC/WTEC Panel Report
456. Sanders completes private placement
457. Prototypes and tooling merge to reduce time to market
458. DTM announces two new materials for sand casting - SandForm ZR II and SandForm Si.
459. Stratasys releases E20 elastomer material.
460. RPC, Ltd., a new Swiss company founded by former employees of Ciba Geigy, to make and sell stereolithography and vacuum-casting materials.
461. Stratasys receives FDA approval for MedModeler.
462. Proform devises method for adding a second small-spot laser to its SLA-250/40.
463. Rockwell International and Ennex Fabrication Technologies to explore Direct Metal Fabrication (DMF) technology.
464. Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications in Manufacturing, a new book by Chua Chee Kai and Leong Kah Jai of the Naynang Technological University of Singapore.
465. Helisys issues 80,000 shares of series A preferred shares to Walter Cruttenden III.
466. 3D appoints new CFO.
467. Durden Enterprises uses stereolithography master and Keltool process to create production injection molds
468. Stereolithography tips and tricks - trays and plastic wrap to collect excess resin
469. Z-Shifter software from Switzerland for stereolithography
470. TriSpectives and STL files
471. Patent news - 3D Systems receives European patent; DTM receives notice of European patent
472. New book - Stereolithography and Other RP & M Technologies by Paul Jacobs and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
473. Medical rapid prototyping database at the University of Nottingham XX
474. Metal prototyping contract awarded to Lone Peak Engineering
475. CARP summary report issued
476. Business news: 3D adopts shareholder's rights plan
477. 3D Systems introduces Actua 2100 concept modeling system
478. 3D Systems introduces SLA-350 with Zephyr recoating system
479. 3D Systems offers SLA-500/40, also with Zephyr system
480. Stereolithography tips - trapped volumes
481. Free trial of TriSpectives
482. 3D opens office in Canada
483. DTM sells Sinterstations to Samsung and Goldstar in Korea
484. Stratays product introductions
485. Stratasys says it will start testing a large-format rapid prototyping system in the summer of 1996
486. Patent news: 3D Systems vs. EOS and DTM vs. EOS
487. New polyurethanes from Ciba Geigy for silicone rubber molding will greatly speed process
488. Survey of rapid prototyping research projects worldwide
489. ASTM meeting announced to discuss dimensional tolerance standards for rapid prototyping
490. Business news
491. Rapid manufacturing demonstrated on ReadyCom pager project
492. Soligen doubles capacity of direct shell production casting equipment with DSPC300G
493. 3D Systems introduces SLA-250/50 with 50-milliwatt laser and Zephyr recoating system
494. Resin-handling precautions - 3D publishes resin-handling guide
495. Working with service bureaus: STL or IGES, which do they prefer
496. STL viewers for Windows - SolidView vs. TriSpectives
497. Ciba Geigy to merge with Sandoz
498. 3D Systems's president Art Sims to serve on SDRC board
499. Business news
500. Northrop Grumman uses stereolithography models for wind-tunnel testing of a new distributed-lift wing.
501. SME Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing '96 conference highlights
502. Consultant Terry Wohlers says the rapid prototyping industry grew 49 percent last year.
503. Research Update: Metal LOM system developed under a U.S. Navy grant
504. Business News
505. Porsche uses rapid prototyping to optimize the design of its new GT-1 LeMans race car.
506. Sanders Prototype, maker of the ModelMaker MM-6PRO ink-jet based rapid prototyping system receives a patent on its process.
507. Rapid prototyping in Japan
508. Intergraph's Solid Edge
509. DTM files a registration with the SEC for an initial public offering
510. 3D Systems announces new board members
511. Skuttle Indoor Air Quality Products uses Stratasys's fused deposition modeling (FDM) to cut 80 percent off the development time for a new humidifier.
512. DTM introduces the new Sinterstation 2500.
513. What can you expect a rapid prototyping system to build overnight?
514. Stratasys ships a new version of its QuickSlice operating system for use on Windows NT platforms.
515. Legal News: details and background on patent litigation between DTM and one of its customers over the use of nylon powder not purchased from DTM.
516. Service bureaus Plynetics and Prototype Express announce intention to merge. Will large super-bureaus be the future of rapid prototyping?
517. Cobra Golf in Carslbad, California is using Helisys's laminated object manufacturing to design and prototype its new golf clubs.
518. There are as many ways to build rapid prototypes as there are inventors.
519. This year, the European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing was held in Helsinki, Finland.
520. DuPont offers introductory pricing for its new high-speed SOMOS 6110 resin.
521. SolidWorks 96
522. Stratasys and Perfection Finishers have developed a method for "metalizing" fused deposition modeling ABS parts.
523. Ciba Geigy transfers its research and development labs from Switzerland to Los Angeles.
524. Business news
525. Ever thought about exploring the surface of Venus? Or holding a molecule, enlarged 20 million times in your hand?
526. Austin's Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium is the place to go to find out about cutting-edge research in rapid prototyping.
527. Technology enhancements
528. Autofab in Japan
529. 3D Systems says it will license Imageware's rapid prototyping tools and create a new 3D toolkit for SLA users.
530. Electro Optical Systems (EOS) is granted two United States patents
531. Helisys has its first Japanese Patent
532. 3D Systems will purchase Keltool, Inc.
533. Soligen appoints new national sales manager
534. Helisys names new vp of marketing
535. Do you know how spacesuit gloves are made - with stereolithography.
536. Sanders Prototype Inc. has unveiled its new second-generation ModelMaker II.
537. 1996 Rapid Prototyping Report reader survey.
538. Software newsSolidView 2.0 adds many new features in its new release.
539. DeskArtes the Finnish company that sells the DeskArtes Rapid Tools has opened a new office in Los Angeles, California, and appointed Mike Tsenter, formerly vice president of sales and marketing for Helisys to head the US company.
540. Sanders Prototype users group to form.
541. Whirlpool uses Stratasys's fused deposition modeling (FDM) to prototype new light for the inside of freezers.
542. Joel McClurkin, a graduate research assistant at Georgia Tech has developed a build-time estimator for 3D Systems's SLA-250 that can be accessed over the World Wide Web.
543. How big can the rapid prototyping industry get? According to some experts, much bigger.
544. StlView 7.0 is a shareware viewer for rapid prototyping use.
545. 3D Systems appoints new vp of manufacturing and engineering.
546. 3D announces record quarterly sales and a reorganization of its sales force.
547. Soligen reaches agreement to open DSPC center in France.
548. Union Special uses a Sanders ModelMaker to make investment-casting patterns for tooling-masters for its industrial sewing machine parts.
549. How would you like to build something really big with your rapid prototyping system?
550. Business news
551. Sundstrand Power Systems uses selective laser sintering (SLS) to create large investment casting patterns
552. Stratasys purchases IBM technology
553. Plaster-mold casting from rapid prototyping patterns
554. Research notes - Directed light fabrication (DLF) at Los Alamos National Labs
555. MCP introduces benchtop vacuum-casting system
556. DTM forms user's group
557. Volkswagen uses laminated object manufacturing to prototype complex gearbox housing
558. Research notes: microparts in metal and ceramic powders
559. Resin recall - problems with Ciba Geigy SL-5180
560. Cubital forms user's group
561. Business news: Stratasys appoints James Fendrick as vp international sales
562. Metalcast Engineering develops systems to cast aluminum injection molds from rapid prototyping masters
563. 3D Systems releases QuickCast 1.1 for investment casting
564. DTM announces glass-filled nylon material for Sinterstation
565. Business news
566. Mattel uses stereolithography to speed up "Hot Wheels"
567. BPM introduces Personal Modeler
568. SolidView STL viewing utility from Solid Concepts
569. 3D Systems introduces SLA-500/30H with high-power laser
570. ASTM to discuss draft standard for rapid prototyping
571. Business news: Stratasys reports year-end sales
572. Legal news: DTM patent to be reexamined
573. Stereolithography model of rat's nose used to study toxicology
574. Germany company Schneider Prototyping develops Solicast process to use Cubital parts as investment casting patterns
575. Rapid prototyping resource guide published by Denton and Company
576. Business news: 3D reports first-quarter financials and announces reverse stock split; Stratasys opens new sales offices in Texas, Florida, and Michigan
577. Sundstrand Aerospace uses laminated object manufacturing to verify large complex assembly
578. Highlights of Dayton's sixth international conference on rapid prototyping - Medical applications featured
579. Imageware's Surfacer rapid prototyping module (RPM) 4.1 7
580. Business news
581. Bell Helicopter uses QuickCast to fabricate flight-certified production castings
582. Rapid Prototyping Report reader survey results
583. Honey extractors used to remover resin from QuickCast parts
584. NSF to fund study of rapid prototyping
585. Business news
586. Caterpillar uses direct shell production casting (DSPC) to produce functional oil manifolds in just five working days
587. Cubital Solider used to prototype toy
588. Rapid wax-pattern dies from stereolithography patterns
589. CGI scanner for reverse engineering
590. Processing tips - relief for tacky parts
591. New journal of rapid prototyping abstracts
592. Business news: DTM appoints Dan Dapper vp of sales for North America; Teijin Seiki's Kenichi Ikari succeeded by Katumasa Nakagawa
593. 3M uses selective laser sintering (SLS) to create EDM electrode for production injection molds in projector project
594. DTM tests Rapidtool
595. SolidView release 1.02 STL viewing software from Solid Concepts
596. Business news
597. Andersen Windows combines finite element analysis (FEA) with rapid prototyping
598. Research update - light sculpting technology
599. Rapid prototyping in Japan - report issued by University of Nottingham
600. Solid modeling for everyone - TriSpectives and SolidWorks
601. Cubital ports to Silicon Graphics
602. Hand-held sonic digitizer
603. Business news: Ciba Geigy appoints Tom Pang to direct research at Los Angeles facility
604. Cosco combines CAD solids, fused deposition modeling, and selective laser sintering to design baby swing
605. 3D Systems unveils office modeler
606. DTM releases Rapidtool metal
607. Industry watch - rapid prototyping installed base as reported by Terry Wohlers
608. Virtual conference sponsored by Ian Gibson of the University of Hong Kong and MCB University Press
609. Rapid prototyping highlights at AUTOFACT '95 - BPM Personal Modeler featured
610. EOS commercializes Eosint-M for direct metal sintering
611. DTM introduces Trueform investment casting material
612. DuPont licenses solid imaging technology to AAROFLEX
613. Business news
614. Mack Industries uses laminated object manufacturing to prototype automatic transmission valve-body
615. Report by Marshall Burns on microfabriction research
616. Application focus on vacuum casting
617. Business news
618. Ford uses fused deposition modeling to make wax investment casting patterns for dunnage part
619. Wohlers reports on rapid prototyping in Japan
620. Electro Optical Systems (EOS) introduces selective laser sintering equipment
621. Business news:
622. IBM demonstrates new rapid prototyping system at its Industry Executive's Conference in Palm Springs
623. Marshall Burns - growing autofab into the 21st century
624. Sanders Prototype introduces desktop prototyping system
625. New book - Principles of Computer Automated Fabrication by Jerome Johnson
626. Business news: Zeiss buys EOS
627. Nichols Aircraft division of Parker Hannifin uses selective laser sintering to make investment casting pattern for oil-pump housing
628. Software update - Bridgeworks for support generation
629. LaserCAMM system for automated cutting
630. New epoxy resin, SL-5180 for SLA-500
631. Business news: Soligen IPO
632. Soligen sells first direct shell production casting (DSPC) system
633. Fockele & Swarze to sell stereolithography system
634. DTM introduces fine nylon material for Sinterstation
635. Rockwell Automotive uses Helisys's laminated object manufacturing to build large aluminum prototypes of REPTO housing
636. Reducing distortion in stereolithography models
637. Fraunhofer Institute research on multiphase jet solidification (MJS)
638. Wohlers reports on industry growth
639. NSF grant for rapid prototyping
640. Business news:
641. Ford uses QuickCast to manufacture injection mold
642. New LOM system - KIRA solid center
643. POGO develops STL Manager for file manipulation and repair
644. SME video on rapid prototyping
645. Business news:
646. The Danek group uses fused deposition modeling to prototype spinal implants
647. Cubital announces price reduction
648. POGO to write front end for Sanders Prototype
649. New SME book - Rapid Prototyping Systems: Fast Track to Product Realization
650. ASTM to set rapid prototyping standards
651. Little Wonder uses selective laser sintering to prototype hedge trimmer in nylon
652. Stratasys introduces FDM-1600 with two extrusion heads
653. DTM announces RapidTool metal incentive
654. Stratasys develops ABS material
655. Legal news - 3D Systems vs. EOS in European lawsuit
656. Intelligent Manufacturing Consortium (IMS) test case for rapid prototyping
657. DTM announces "automatic part placement" software for Sinterstation
658. European common layer interface (CLI) - new format for rapid prototyping
659. Pitney Bowes uses stereolithography parts as master for injection molds made from chemically bonded ceramic
660. Rapid prototyping materials comparison
661. Legal news: EOS responds to story about lawsuit with 3D Systems
662. 3D Systems introduces new resin SL-5177 and "express mode" for SLA-250
663. Materialise releases MAGICS 3.0 for support generation with STL files
664. Business news:
665. Buddy/L toys uses Helisys LOM to create large vacuum-forming pattern for ride-on car
666. Investment casting with rapid prototyping produced patterns
667. SME appoints 1995 Rapid Prototyping Association board
668. ASTM work on rapid prototyping standards
669. Rapid prototyping e-mail list
670. Imageware introduces Rapid Prototyping Module (RPM)
671. Business news
672. Igloo uses stereolithography to prototype new storage box
673. Wohlers reports on rapid prototyping installed base
674. Reaction injection molding (RIM) for rapid prototyping
675. Improvements in Fockele & Schwarze stereolithography system
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