VALENCIA, Calif., Sep. 16, 2003 -
3D Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: TDSC) announced the availability of Amethyst SL material, a specialized stereolithography material formulated to meet the specific needs of today’s jewelry manufacturers. The Amethyst SL material has been developed for pattern and master model production to provide the best surface finish and create finely detailed structures. The contrast rich Amethyst color not only eases visual inspection but also simplifies demolding for rubber molding applications. Patterns made with the Amethyst SL material can also be direct investment cast in precious metals, such as gold, to produce customized jewelry,
one-of-a-kind jewelry, and eliminate wax models for small series production.
“The Amethyst SL material is used with the 3D Systems’ Viper™ SLA® system to provide leading jewelry manufacturers worldwide with an advanced digital manufacturing (ADMSM) solution for high quality patterns, master models and direct investment casting with detailed resolution,” said Mervyn Rudgley, senior director of product management. “The Viper SLA system provides ultra-fine layer building capabilities of 25 microns (0.001 in) and produces parts with unequaled surface finish, feature resolution and quality. Jewelry manufacturers will gain tremendous competitive advantage with the Amethyst SL material which allows the fast automated, unattended production of high quality, intricate, accurate jewelry patterns and master models.”
The Amethyst SL material may be advantageous for other highly detailed applications in industries such the bio-medical and electronics industries.
About 3D Systems
Founded in 1986, 3D Systems®, the solid imaging companySM, provides solid imaging products and solutions that reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing. Its systems utilize patented technologies to create physical objects from digital input that can be used in design communication, prototyping, and as functional end-use parts.
3D Systems’ product line includes the MJM product line (ThermoJet® solid object printer and InVision 3-D printer), SLA® (stereolithography) systems, SLS® (selective laser sintering) systems, and Accura® materials (including photopolymers, metals, nylons, engineering plastics, and thermoplastics).
3D Systems created the rapid prototyping (RP) industry and is the originator of advanced digital manufacturing (ADMSM) solution for manufacturing applications. ADM uses 3D Systems’ solid imaging technologies to accelerate production of customized/ specialized parts. A typical ADM center contains multiple 3D Systems’ SLA, MJM and/or SLS systems dedicated to full-time manufacturing applications.
3D Systems’ systems range in price from $40,000 to $799,000. More information: www.3dsystems.com or email
Certain statements in this news release may include forward-looking statements that 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; disruption caused by the reconfiguration of the management team, the receipt of a commitment letter by September 30, 2003 to refinance the outstanding obligations with US Bank; the funding of amounts of capital adequate to provide for the working capital needs of the Company; actions of competitors and customers; resolution of currently pending litigation; the Company's ability to successfully design and produce new products; customer acceptance of new products; use of product for intended application; the Company's ability to enter into successful relationships with new customers to fully exploit its products; the Company's ability to successfully implement all elements of its restructuring and cost savings program, and such other factors as are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
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