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News Release from: Moog FCS | Subject: SLA 7000 rapid prototyping system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 March 2001
Top-end rapid prototyping system for
Paris bureau
Cresilas SA, a Paris-based rapid prototyping service bureau, has acquired its first high-end SLA 7000 system from 3D Systems and now operates 13 solid imaging machines from the company
Cresilas SA, a Paris-based rapid prototyping service bureau, has acquired its first high-end SLA 7000 system from 3D Systems The largest service bureau in France, Cresilas now operates 13 solid imaging machines from 3D Systems - seven SLA 250 systems, two SLA 500 systems, two SLA 5000 systems, one ThermoJet solid object printer, and the new SLA 7000 system
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Philip Hoarau, founder of Cresilas, the company acquired the SLA 7000 to reduce fulfillment time and increase the number of orders it can accept.
He added, "SLA systems produce high-precision, custom prototypes and can be used to manufacture parts composed of highly complex geometric shapes.
It also allows us to reduce manufacturing costs by eliminating several process steps." Hoarau expects to enter new markets where the production of large component parts has until now been very slow and far more costly.
He said the SLA 7000 system can produce large parts "at least two or three times faster" than traditional methods.
The time saved will allow Cresilas to quote shorter lead times without compromising clients' quality requirements.
"With this new machine, we have entered industrial-scale prototype production.
Our business is based almost entirely on stereolithography technology from 3D Systems," Hoarau said.
Grant Flaharty, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at 3D Systems, said, "Cresilas will benefit from the SLA 7000 system's speed and accuracy.
The addition of the SLA 7000 to Cresilas' offering propels it into a new class of rapid prototyping companies.
We expect to see continued international acceptance of our high-end solid imaging machine in a variety of industries.
Companies worldwide are recognising the unparalleled benefits of this system and the functionality of the materials." Founded in 1993 by Philip Hoarau, Cresilas specialises in the production of models and prototypes from digital data.
In addition to the high-demand automobile sector, Cresilas also manufactures parts for numerous other industries, including aviation, electronics, telecommunications, casting, medical, sport and leisure equipment and packaging.
The company is the market leader in France with nearly 20 full-time employees and sales of more than 22 million French francs in 2000.
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