Stratasys Manufacturing Aids Package Can Help Users Speed Development of 3D Printed Manufacturing Tools
September 13 2016 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Package Contains Design Consultation and
Advanced Materials to Help Users Create Jigs, Fixtures, or Other
Manufacturing Tools
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), the 3D printing and additive
manufacturing solutions company, announced that it is introducing a
new Manufacturing Aids Package for the Fortus 900mc Production 3D
Printer, aimed at helping users get a head-start in creating custom
tools on demand.
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Custom manufacturing tools produced from
ASA, PC and new Nylon 6 thermoplastic material. All three materials
are part of the Manufacturing Aids Package for the Fortus 900mc
Production 3D Printer (Photo: Business Wire)
3D printed custom manufacturing tools, like jigs and fixtures,
is one example of how additive manufacturing is being used to
augment conventional production environments. Stratasys’
Manufacturing Aids Package offers assistance to manufacturers
seeking to create custom manufacturing tools. The
materials-and-services package includes 40 hours of design work
from Stratasys Professional Services to make producing a first tool
easy.
To create strong, lightweight tools, the kit includes six
canisters of thermoplastic build material and three canisters of
support material. Build material includes Nylon 6 – Stratasys’
newest engineering-grade material – as well as PC and ASA plastic.
ASA is available in a choice of ten colors. The Manufacturing Aids
Package includes Stratasys’ new SR-35 advanced soluble support
material which offers faster dissolve time and extended bath life
compared to the company’s previous SR-30 soluble support material.
Also included are items such as extra extrusion head tips and build
sheets. As a final benefit, the package includes the option for
Fortus 900mc owners to extend their factory warranty by two
years.
Nylon 6
Stratasys Nylon 6 combines the strength of ULTEM 9085™ resin
with the toughness of Nylon 12. It affords a higher strength and
stiffness as well as a better 3D printed appearance than Nylon 12.
Nylon 6 is one of the most widely used thermoplastics applied in
traditional manufacturing. For FDM 3D printing, Stratasys Nylon 6
is specially formulated to control the right balance between mature
Nylon 6 properties and controlled shrinkage effects during the FDM
3D printing process.
“3D printing jigs and fixtures enables manufacturers to improve
these tools’ usability and ensure their availability,” says
Stratasys Sr. Director, Product Management and Marketing, Sanja
Wallace. “The ability to design a manufacturing aid specifically
for a given task and produce it on demand is a huge benefit. And
producing these tools from lightweight thermoplastics instead of
metal makes them much easier to use and more cost-effective to
produce.”
Stratasys will be exhibiting at the IMTS Show in Chicago on
September 12 – 17 at booth N-60. Interested Fortus 900mc owners
should contact their sales representative.
The Manufacturing Aids Package including the SR-35 support
material, along with the Nylon 6, will be available for the Fortus
900mc Production 3D Printer for shipping mid November.
For more than 25 years, Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) has
been a defining force and dominant player in 3D printing and
additive manufacturing – shaping the way things are made.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, the
company empowers customers across a broad range of vertical markets
by enabling new paradigms for design and manufacturing. The
company’s solutions provide customers with unmatched design freedom
and manufacturing flexibility – reducing time-to-market and
lowering development costs, while improving designs and
communications. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and
Solidscape, and the Stratasys ecosystem includes 3D printers for
prototyping and production; a wide range of 3D printing materials;
parts on-demand via Stratasys Direct Manufacturing; strategic
consulting and professional services; and the Thingiverse and
GrabCAD communities with over 2 million 3D printable files for free
designs. With more than 2,700 employees and 800 granted or pending
additive manufacturing patents, Stratasys has received more than 30
technology and leadership awards. Visit us online at:
www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com/, and follow us on
LinkedIn.
Fortus, Stratasys, the Stratasys signet, and FDM are registered
trademarks, and SR-35, SR-30 and 900mc are trademarks of Stratasys
Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. ULTEM is a trademark of
SABIC or its affiliates or subsidiaries. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release relating to Stratasys’
beliefs regarding the benefits consumers will experience from the
Manufacturing Aids Package and Stratasys’ expectation on the timing
of shipping the Manufacturing Aids Package are forward-looking
statements reflecting management's current expectations and
beliefs. These forward-looking statements are based on current
information that is, by its nature, subject to rapid and even
abrupt change. Due to risks and uncertainties associated with
Stratasys' business, actual results could differ materially from
those projected or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the
risk that consumers will not perceive the benefits of the
Manufacturing Aids Package to be the same as Stratasys does; the
risk that unforeseen technical difficulties will delay the shipping
of the Manufacturing Aids Package and other risk factors set forth
under the caption “Risk Factors” in Stratasys' most recent Annual
Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) on March 21, 2016. Stratasys is under no
obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or
alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise
required by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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