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News Release from: Moog FCS
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 March 2004
Resin maker builds for SLA system
3D Systems Corp has entered into a nonexclusive royalty-bearing development and distribution agreement with Dreve, a developer and manufacturer of resins.
3D Systems Corp has entered into a nonexclusive royalty-bearing development and distribution agreement with Dreve, a developer and manufacturer of resins including resins used for the manufacture of hearing aid shells and ear moulds Marketed under the label Fototec, Dreve will manufacture and distribute its hearing aid resins to customers with 3D Systems developed build styles using the Viper SLA system for instant manufacturing in the hearing aid industry
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Viper Pro SLA System manufactures parts with exceptional feature details, accuracy, surface finish and large part size that are ordinarily associated with CNC machining.
3D Systems uses proprietary technology in developing and fine-tuning build styles to balance the attributes of speed, accuracy, mechanical properties and surface finish to best meet the needs of this unique instant manufacturing application.
"We are very excited to be working with Dreve.
Through partnering with experts in related fields we are able to offer the most complete solutions for our customers", says Abe Reichental, 3D Systems' Chief Executive Officer.
"We work closely with our customers to perfect the performance of our system solution.
Our expertise in material formulation, combined with our process, software and equipment-design strengths, allows us to deliver the optimal results from a particular formulation.
To meet the demanding needs of our customers we work with resin developers around the world to develop and deliver the right solution for a specific customer need", he adds.
"Dreve is dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers in the hearing aid industry and we are looking forward to working with 3D Systems to optimise customers' results using our Fototec SL materials.
The main advantage of this agreement is to be able to offer an efficient system with components that complement each other to benefit the hearing aid industry", says Dr Volker Dreve, President of Dreve.
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