3D Systems Introduces Accura 55 Plastic for its SLA Systems
Tough, Versatile Material Simulates the Look and Feel of Molded ABS
ROCK HILL, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC), a leading provider of Rapid 3-D Modeling, Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions, introduced today tough and versatile Accura® 55 Plastic, a new Stereolithography Material that simulates the look and feel of molded ABS.
Delivering the required accuracy for functional prototypes and master patterns as well as the durability for functional assembly tests, this highly productive plastic is the latest addition to a growing family of versatile and dependable Accura® Materials.
Accura® 55 Plastic produces white ABS-like parts without molding or machining and is ideal for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing of automotive interior components, short-run production parts, electronic components, functional testing, concept and marketing models, and master patterns for urethane casting.
Customers are impressed with the high productivity of Accura® 55 Plastic and the quality of the end-use parts created with the material.
“At Boston Scientific, we test several thousand designs each year,” said Joseph Cihlar, Rapid Prototyping team lead at the medical device company. “The speed of Accura® 55 Plastic has allowed us to produce more models in a shorter time. This greatly increases the number of designs we can test and improves our time to market. In addition, our engineers are amazed that they cannot distinguish the Accura® 55 prototypes from machined ABS and acetal articles.”
Harvest Technologies uses Accura® 55 Plastic in a wide range of applications for its customers in need of fast Rapid Prototyping solutions.
“Accura® 55 Plastic has proven to be an excellent material for Harvest,” said Jason Morgan, Harvest’s Stereolithography production manager. “Its low viscosity allows us to clean and finish parts more easily. Couple that with a high build-success rate and the result is greater production efficiency and higher quality parts. Additionally, the mechanical properties allow the models to serve as functional prototypes that better meet the needs of our customers.”
Accura® 55 Plastic produces tough, smooth three-dimensional parts within tolerance and faithful to CAD data. With low viscosity, this material is easy to use and exhibits faster build speed, increasing system throughput and minimizing post-processing and finishing labor.
“We are pleased to expand the range of our leading-edge Accura® Materials,” said Abe Reichental, 3D Systems’ president and chief executive officer. “With Accura® 55 Plastic, we are making good on our commitment to improve our customers’ bottom line by delivering to them a durable and versatile material that will no doubt result in their ability to increase productivity and reduce costs.”
About 3D Systems Corporation
3D Systems is a leading provider of Rapid 3-D Modeling, Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions. Its systems and materials reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing by creating actual parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used for design communication and prototyping as well as for production of functional end-use parts: Transform your products.
More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com, or via e-mail at moreinfo@3dsystems.com.