VALENCIA, Calif., Apr. 23, 2002 -
3D Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: TDSC) today announced the introduction of its new Accura™ material product line, which comprises a variety of proprietary material classes for its SLA®, SLS® and multi-jet modeling (MJM) suite of products.
First to be introduced under the Accura brand are materials for stereolithography (SL). The group consists of accuGen™ material for general purpose use and accuDur™ material for durable parts.
“We are excited to offer our customers the new Accura material line,” said Grant Flaharty, executive vice president of worldwide business operations. “The company’s acquisition of RPC Ltd. set the stage for our new materials strategy and has enabled us to offer our customers a full range of SL materials with comparable or improved properties.”
All future materials developed by 3D Systems will fall under the Accura name, including materials for the SLS and MJM product lines. The company already has begun marketing its powder materials accordingly for the SLS product line.
“We will be expanding the Accura SL materials line this year to include flexible and clear materials,” Flaharty said.
“In addition, we are continuing to expand our product and service portfolio to provide our customers a ‘total solution’ in solid imaging. We are able to offer value-added solutions because of our unique combination of materials, hardware, software, customer support and process solutions – all to the benefit of our customers and their individual applications.”
More information about the new Accura materials from 3D Systems may be obtained by phoning 888/337-9786, extension 813, or 661/295-5600 internationally; e-mailing ; or visiting www.3dsystems.com.
About 3D Systems
Founded in 1986, 3D Systems provides solid imaging products and solutions that help reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing. Its systems utilize patented technologies that create physical objects from digital input.
3D Systems currently offers the ThermoJet® solid object printer, SLA® (stereolithography) systems, SLS® (selective laser sintering) systems, and Accura™ materials. Product pricing in the U.S. ranges from $49,995, for the ThermoJet printer, to $799,000 for the high-end SLA 7000 system. The company licenses the complementary 3D Keltool® process, a method for producing steel mold inserts, and currently is developing systems that use composite paste materials for direct manufacturing.
An investor packet can be obtained by calling 800/757-1799.
Note to editors: Accura material photos available. ThermoJet, SLA, SLS, Keltool and the 3D logo are registered trademarks, and Accura, accuGen and accuDur are trademarks of 3D Systems Inc.
Certain statements in this news release may include forward-looking statements which express the expectation, prediction, belief or projection of 3D Systems. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance and achievement of 3D Systems to be materially and adversely different from any future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements contained in this release and that may affect the company’s prospects in general include, but are not limited to: world economic conditions; the ability to timely and cost-effectively identify and obtain or independently develop resins adequate for use with 3D Systems’ products; the funding of amounts of capital adequate to provide for the working capital needs of the company; actions of competitors and customers; reliance on single or limited suppliers; and such other factors as are described in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2001, and 3D Systems’ current report on Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2001.
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