"Nine Lives"

Gene “Geno” Schaumburg of Sheldon, IL is a 3Dproparts™ employee who is also a Harley Davidson owner, designer, fabricator and mechanic. Over the last 25 years, Gene has taken his 1972 HD FX from stock to a different kind of custom, so much that the bike is now called “Nine Lives.”



Once Gene designed the three-inch belt guard for his bike, it was then built at AdvaTech Manufacturing, our aerospace and defense manufacturing division in Goodland, Indiana, using DuraForm® EX material in a sPro™230 SLS® Printer.

What a great way to combine the latest in technology with your passion!

Live @ Solidworks World 2010!

We had a successful opening evening with a diverse group of attendees ranging from those who were looking to enhance their additive manufacturing knowledge to first-time attendees wanting to learn more about 3D-Printing.

For those in the Anaheim, Ca area, the SolidWorks event is at the Anaheim Convention Center through February 3rd. Stop by Booth 442 to learn more about 3D Systems!

3D Systems Awarded Multi-Year Aerospace Contract!

Just announced: 3Dproparts™ Aerospace and Defense division will be providing AS9100 certified parts to a major helicopter manufacturer! These various in-flight plastic components will enhance aircraft performance with substantial weight and cost reductions. Read the full story here:
http://www.3dsystems.com/newsevents/newsreleases/01_28_2010_Multi-Year_Aerospace_Parts_Contract.asp

3D Systems in IndustryWeek magazine!

Our very own President & CEO, Abe Reichental, is featured in the February issue of IndustryWeek magazine! Check out a sneak peak online at http://www.industryweek.com/articles/beam_me_up_a_part_scotty_20808.aspx?ShowAll=1&SectionID=4.

"The Gloves are Off!"

Not only have the gloves come off, but so have the design "handcuffs" that have restricted designers and engineers in the past. Check out Fabbaloo's recent blog to see for yourself how the ProJet™ is giving users a freedom that is revolutionary in today's 3D printing world.
http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2010/1/26/objet-vs-projet.html

Another ProJet™ Homerun!

News directly from one of our customers: The ProJet™ 3-D Production System has yet another invaluable application as a producer of durable and inexpensive hydroforming tools!

What exactly is hydroforming? According to Wikipedia, "Hydroforming is a cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals, such as aluminum or brass, into lightweight, structurally stiff and strong pieces." In other words, our ProJet™ 3-D Printer can produce same-day "tools" which are then used to mold metal into a desired shape, all while saving the user time and money!Watch the short video below to see this fascinating ProJet™ tooling application in action.

Watch the short video below to see this fascinating ProJet™ tooling application in action!


For more information on ProJet™ 3-D Production Systems, please visit http://www.3dsystems.com/products/3dprinting/projet/index.asp.

V-Flash® on the Discovery Channel!

Our very own Cathy Lewis, VP of Global Marketing, shared with the viewers of Discovery Channel's "Daily Planet" the exciting possibilities of 3D Printing and Desktop Modeling!

See for yourself how our low-cost V-Flash® 3D printer wowed the moderator.
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/december-2009/daily-planet---december-16-2009/#clip247579

Impressive Start for 3D Systems at Euromold!

3D Systems shines with the most comprehensive solution display at Euromold, the largest annual additive manufacturing exhibition in Germany! The wide range of systems, parts, applications, materials, services and total solutions showcased impress many show attendees and generate real 'traffic jams' at the booth.

We announced the introduction of the much anticipated ProJet™ 5000 3-D Printer, a new large format printer that combines the proven performance and reliability of our patented and proprietary Multi-Jet Modeling (MJM) technology with the industry’s largest available build size, expanding the uses of high-definition 3-D printing to more users and applications. Currently, this system is on on display at Euromold, but you can also learn more via our news release webpage at http://www.3dsystems.com/newsevents/newsreleases/index.asp.

Last, but certainly not least, we also just announced immediate availability of our 3Dproparts™ service in Europe! We expect our service to bring together the widest range of production and additive grade materials as well as the latest additive and traditional manufacturing systems. To further support our European customers, we launched a German language 3Dproparts™ website, and we expect to add other European languages in the near future!

For more about 3Dproparts™ in Europe, visit our news release webpage at http://www.3dsystems.com/newsevents/newsreleases/index.asp.

3D Systems President and CEO to Present During the Euromold 2009 Opening Press Conference!

Abe Reichental will present on “The iAge - 3D Printing Gets Personal.”

Wednesday, Dezember 2nd, 2009
11.35am
Messegelände Frankfurt am Main
Portalhaus der Halle 11, Konferenzraum Frequenz I + II

Information about the press conference:
The international program offers news from Euromold and the entire product development industry. Experts and industry leaders will present the latest innovations and future developments in the fields of Design, e-Production and Automation.

We are Excited to Share This News!

Desktop Engineering (DE) magazine announced yesterday its winners of the “Change the World Challenge” and 3D Systems machines produced the winning medical devices.

Winners of Rapid Technologies That Will Change the World (from DE’s newsletter, November 10):
First Place: Prosthetics researcher Beth Roscoe and surgeon Dr. Philip Stoddard of Shriners Hospital for Children (Springfield, Mass) for developing a pre-surgical treatment for wide cleft lips and palates in children. Using a series of custom manufactured medical devices designed with Geomagic software and printed on 3D Systems machines, the pair developed a treatment involving a dozen or more appliances that serially mold gums into a more normal position, allowing the palate to grow naturally. The new treatment method minimizes patient discomfort and recovery time.

To learn more about the Change the World Challenge and this year’s award winners and finalists visit www.deskeng.com.

3D Systems in the News

Fabbaloo reports on 3D Systems' low cost 3D Printers, the V-Flash and its recent acquisition of Desktop Factory.

http://www.fabbaloo.com/2009/11/desktop-factory-3d-systems-update.html

New ProJet™ MP 3000 previewed in China!

Now even small to medium sized dental labs can benefit from our fast, precise 3D Printing technology to produce dental working models. At the recent DenTech show in Shanghai, China, we previewed the ProJet™ MP 3000 3D Printer, the first economical, compact 3-D Production System that prints dental working models with crisp feature definition at a high build speed. The printer, which is based on 3D Systems’ patented and proprietary Multi-Jet Modeling (MJM) technology, is planned to be introduced the first quarter of 2010.

Ron Tsai from 360 SDM says, "The Projet™ MP 3000 allows me to offer a complete solution to the labs that want a totally digital process for manufacturing. With this machine we can quickly make accurate and consistent models from any open sourced scanner. “

To learn more about our digital dental solutions printers, please visit http://www.toptobottomdental.com.

Cool Burton Snowboard Video!

Check out this video from Burton Snowboards which demonstrates their handmade process as well as their prototyping techniques. Burton Snowboards benefit from 3D Systems’ durable, accurate SLS® parts and technology to revolutionize the winter sports experience!

New V-Flash® 3D Printer Video!

View our new video of the most affordable 3D Printer on the market! Witness how you can now own your own 3D printer and quickly transform your designs into three-dimensional hard plastic parts. If you want to see how the V-Flash® 3D Printer compares to other 3D printers – we did the work for you. Just watch our quick video to get all the information you need to make a wise purchase decision and start showing off your ideas.

For more information, please visit http://modelin3d.com/.

3D Systems Acquires Acu-Cast Technologies and Launches World’s Largest Parts Service!

3D Systems announced today that we acquired the assets of Acu-Cast Technologies, a leading provider of rapid prototyping and manufacturing services that offers precision parts made on a wide range of traditional and additive manufacturing systems and a variety of finishing, molding and casting capabilities. Concurrently, we announced the launch of 3Dproparts™, the world’s largest Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing parts service. The Company expects our 3Dproparts™ service to bring together the widest range of production and additive grade materials and the latest additive and traditional manufacturing systems to enable 3D Systems to deliver to its customers the broadest available range of precision plastic and metal parts and assemblies.

3Dproparts™ is further enhanced through a proprietary and secure 24-hour online quoting-and-ordering website that preserves user confidentiality. To try 3Dproparts™ automated quoting process, go to www.3Dproparts.com.