![]() Stratasys products are used in the aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, business and industrial equipment, education, architecture, and consumer-product industries. The company holds more than 285 granted or pending additive-manufacturing patents globally. The process creates functional prototypes and manufactured goods directly from any 3D CAD program, using high-performance industrial thermoplastics. Stratasys patented and owns the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM ®) process. According to Wohlers Report 2011, Stratasys had a 41-percent market share in 2010, and has been the unit market leader for the ninth consecutive year. In 2011 Stratasys acquired 3D printer maker Solidscape Inc. Stratasys manufactures 3D printers for Hewlett Packard, which it sells under the brand Designjet3D. The company also operates RedEye On Demand, a digital-manufacturing service for prototypes and production parts. The company markets under the brands uPrint and Dimension 3D Printers and Fortus Production 3D Printers. Online at: Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, is a maker of additive-manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts. 3D printing allows users to evaluate design concepts and test models for form, fit and function. The 3D printer builds models layer-by-layer using ABS plastic, one of the most widely used thermoplastics in today’s injection-molded products. ĭimension, a brand of 3D printers by Stratasys, offers computer-aided-design (CAD) users a low-cost, networked alternative for building functional 3D models from the desktop. Website: Video: Time lapse of model creationįor more information on Stratasys 3D printers please visit. White Paper: “ 3D printing: How FDM Works” FDM and Fused Deposition Modeling are trademarks of Stratasys Inc.Īdditional multimedia content and resources on Stratasys and 3D printing include: Stratasys' 2010 unit sales were more than 3.5 times that of its nearest competitor, and the company has shipped 15,839 systems since its founding, according to Wohlers Report 2011.Īll Stratasys 3D printer brands, uPrint, Dimension and Fortus, employ Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Technology, which was invented and patented by Scott Crump. Today, Dimension 3D printers represent the majority of Stratasys’ installed base: a base that accounts for a 41 percent global market share, and includes other Stratasys brands Fortus and uPrint 3D Printers. “It opened the door to a whole new demographic of users that previously couldn’t access additive manufacturing.” “Dimension laid the foundation for the 3D printing revolution we’re seeing today,” says Stratasys CEO Scott Crump. The system’s compact size and networking capabilities also made it ideal for an office environment, enabling product-design teams easier access to model making. ![]() The Dimension’s introduction enabled designers to not only produce models for design verification, but also test functionality because the printer uses the same durable ABS plastic used in today’s end products. When introduced in 2002 at $29,900, the Dimension 3D Printer opened new possibilities for designers as a reliable, compact, simple-to-use machine, at about half the cost of the next lowest-price 3D printer. In the…industry's 23-year history, its compound annual growth rate has been 26.2 percent.” ![]() ![]() (Photo: Stratasys Inc.)Īdditive manufacturing industry consultancy, Wohlers Associates, affirms this trend in Wohlers Report 2011, noting “Additive manufacturing’s reach was previously relegated to high-tech laboratories at Fortune 100 companies, but it now extends to the smallest of organizations – and increasingly even to individuals. The Dimension 3D Printer was the first of its kind to bring 3D printing technology to a broad audience and accelerate the trend of 3D printer use in the market today.
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