3D Systems Corporation is running a newly developed polypropylene-based material on its Sinterstation Pro SLS system at the Design Engineering and Manufacturing Solutions Expo (DMS) from 25-27 June 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.
This new selective laser sintering (SLS) plastic, known as Duraform XR300, is being developed jointly with Trial Corporation of Kanagawa, Japan. It is translucent, white, flexible and has good chemical resistance and elevated impact strength. It is designed for a wide range of applications - such as automotive interiors - where parts are required to be soft and flexible yet durable. Although Duraform XR300 is not yet commercially available, DMS attendees have the first opportunity to preview it.
Abe Reichental, 3D Systems' president and chief executive officer, states: "3D Systems is pleased to unveil to the Japanese marketplace a newly developed polypropylene-based material designed exclusively for our advanced selective laser sintering rapid manufacturing systems. After more than a decade of laser sintering technology dominated by polyamide-based materials, we are very pleased to be the ones making a significant technology announcement regarding a truly breakthrough material for rapid manufacturing applications. Japan continues to be an important leading-edge marketplace for 3D Systems and it is appropriate that this advancement was made possible through collaboration with a Japanese research company. We are pleased, therefore, to have the opportunity to share our next-generation systems and materials with our Japanese customers and advanced users at the DMS Expo."
