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News Release from: Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) | Subject: Dimension SST
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2004
3D printer creates advanced models
The Dimension 3D Printing Group has expanded its family of 3D printers with the launch of Dimension SST, a new product that allows users to develop advanced 3D models.
The Dimension 3D Printing Group has expanded its family of 3D printers with the launch of Dimension SST, a new product that allows users to develop advanced 3D models The Dimension SST includes all the functionality of Dimension, Stratasys' original 3D printer
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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It also incorporates an automated soluble support removal system, which gives users greater convenience in the design process by reducing engineering time and enabling the development of prototypes with more complex design geometries.
Dimension SST is a low cost alternative for building functional 3D prints and will sell for GBP 25,950.
The standard Dimension now sells for GBP 18,975, or GBP 4000 less than its previous price.
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Solid Modelling 2002 sees the UK debut of Dimension, a low-cost rapid prototyping system from Stratasys on the Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) stand.
Both products continue to be the most affordable 3D printers in the industry, incorporating many key features found in modelling systems that cost tens of thousands of pounds more.
Dimension SST and Dimension are powered by Stratasys' Catalyst software, which runs on workstations using Windows NT, 2000 or XP.
The 3D printers build functional 3D prints from the bottom-up, one layer at a time.
The Catalyst software imports the STL file and allows the operator to choose the most suitable orientation for the build.
Catalyst then automatically slices the file, generates the support structure and sends the data over a network link to the printer.
Whereas the standard Dimension requires users to manually remove support pieces, Dimension SST provides a clean station that quickly and easily removes soluble supports, thereby enabling "hands-free" 3D printing.
Both products build accurate models using durable ABS plastic, allowing users to test 3D prints for functionality, form and fit.
"Our potential users of Dimension and Dimension SST printers are the same - individuals and companies seeking fast, office-friendly, low cost alternatives for building functional 3D prints", said Jon Cobb, Vice President and General Manager of 3D Printing for Stratasys.
"We are offering Dimension SST to those seeking a more convenient, finished prototype to guide them through the overall design process - a need that we believe is essential as productivity and speed to market are more than ever the critical factors in a product's success".
"We are bringing Dimension SST to the market about two years after the launch of Dimension" said Scott Crump, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Stratasys.
"In that time we have booked orders for more than 1000 Dimension printers.
Our goal is to one day make 3D printers as common in engineering and design offices as laser printers and jet printers are today.
Extending our functionality through Dimension SST will help us accomplish this".
In addition to targeting traditional manufacturing markets such as aerospace, automotive and equipment, the Dimension 3D Printing Group has expanded the concept modelling market place, securing sales in new vertical industries including education, architecture, consumer products and packaging, and industrial design.
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