3D Systems

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Jörg Jens UlrichApplication Engineer

Hans Guenter SchweitzEuropean Business Manager Actua

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Company Background

Established Rapid Prototyping Industry in 1986

450 employees Worldwide

1997 Revenue-$90 million

Leader in both revenue and units sold

Worldwide More Than 750 Systems Installed

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3D Systems Corp.

Asia Europe Americas

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3D Systems GmbHHead Office Europeand Central Region

The Employees

Darmstadt, Germany

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Technology Definitions3D Printing-small, easy to use, office friendly networked based machines which produce fast, inexpensive 3D models earlyin the design process from solid CAD data. Applications include concept models, design verification, design iterations and communication tools.

Rapid Prototyping-technology used to create 3Dprototypes from solid CAD data. Applications include prototypes for form, fit or function testing.

Rapid Tooling-systems or processes which create tooling from solid CAD data faster than traditional methods. Applications include prototype tooling, short run manufacturing or hard tooling for long life production.

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3D Systems Product Line

3D Printing Rapid Prototyping Rapid Tooling

• Actua™ 2100 • SLA™-250• SLA™-3500• SLA™-5000

• 3DKeltool™

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Product Position

Actua 2100SLA

3D®Keltool

PreproductionEngineering

Form, fit,function

DetailDesign

InitialDesign

ConceptDesign

Tooling

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The Actua™ 2100

- The 3D - Printer

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CAD-Construction

3D Printout

SL-Model Mould Production Market Launch

The Cost of Rectifying Design Flaws Increases Exponentially

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Who needs Actua 2100

Do you use Solid CAD

Have used RP for visualization

New product design initiatives

Strategic focus to:

reduce time and costs

reduce design communication issues

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How useful is ActuaProof design concept

Facilitate design iterations

Gross fit

Visual Aids

Process Planning

Communication design for reviews,approvals,suppliers and customers

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Markets

Aerospace Consumer

Medical

Electronic Automotive

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Customers

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Needs Analysis— visualization,communication & validation of complex transmission housings & cylinder head designs

Solution— spending valuable RP dollars for non-RP models

Result—3D models produced on Actua in hours instead of days for 1/20th the cost of traditional methods

Deptartment: Powertrain

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Needs Analysis—Fast and inexpensive method of iterating design models for validation before physical prototyping

Solution—Two months to validate newdifferential case design

Result—3D models produced overnight on Actua ready for design reviews to communicate the rapidly changing design

Dept: Chassis Division

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Physical Communication Tool

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Design SL-Modelas Prototype

3D Printout Iteration atCAD System

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Easy To Use

• A CAD Peripheral

• For Office Environment

• Network Capability

• Plug and Play

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How Does 3D - Printing Work?

MaterialSupply

The Multi Jet Modelling-Process (MJM)

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Fast and Economical• Gives You an Unprecedented Ability to Verify Concepts

• Reduces Development Costs

• Rapid Iterations of Designs

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