3D Systems Takes Home Gold Honor in 2015 Edison Awards
May 04 2015 - 9:00AM
- Edison Awards Honor and Recognize Innovations That Create a
Positive Impact in the World
- 3DS Earns Top Gold Award for Its Innovative, End-to-End Digital
3DS Healthcare Solutions
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that it has received a Gold
2015 Edison Award in the Science/Medical/Dental category for its
innovative 3DS Healthcare solutions. The Edison Awards honor is one
the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of
innovation and business success, and recognizes excellence in new
product and service development, marketing and human-centered
design and innovation.
3DS was recognized for its end-to-end digital healthcare
solutions, including 3D surgical simulation and training, virtual
surgical planning, dental 3D printers, and delivery of 3D printed
procedures, implants and patient-specific devices. From the
training room to the operating room, 3DS allows medical
professionals to utilize a complete digital thread—a seamless
ecosystem connecting specific patient imaging data to virtual
simulation, virtual planning and surgical guides, and personalized
3D printed models.
Named after famed American inventor Thomas Edison, the Edison
Awards recognize companies and products that best contribute to the
cause and purpose of innovation in the world. Nominees are judged
by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including
past award winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product
development, design, engineering, science and medical.
"The Edison Award is one of the highest accolades we could
receive, as it underscores our drive and commitment to investing in
R&D and improving healthcare products and services with
innovative 3D technology," said Kevin McAlea, Chief Operating
Officer, Healthcare, 3DS. "3D technology and 3D printing allows an
unprecedented level of personalization that's a game changer for
the healthcare sphere. Specifically, being able to visualize
specific patient anatomy prior to surgery, practice on
patient-specific virtual models, and utilize customized surgical
guides are all designed to help achieve better patient
outcomes."
3D Systems leading healthcare portfolio includes:
- The versatile ProJet® 3510 DPPro dental 3D printer for dental
labs to create highly accurate stone models, castable wax-ups and
drill guides, and change materials as new needs arise;
- The micro-SLA ProJet 1200 delivers unmatched part accuracy and
surface smoothness for the production of highly accurate,
casting-friendly wax-ups for a range of small dental
prosthetics;
- 3D printed clinical models for surgical planning using medical
image data, ranging from bone models for reconstruction to models
of organs;
- Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP® System), a market-cleared,
service-based approach to personalized surgery, combining 3DS'
expertise in medical imaging, surgical simulation and 3D printing;
and
- SimbionixTM virtual reality simulators and 3D printed
anatomical phantoms for realistic and personalized medical and
surgical training.
Click here to see a full list of Edison Awards winners,
including 3D Systems.
Learn more about 3DS' commitment to manufacturing the future
today at www.3dsystems.com.
About the Edison Awards
The Edison Awards is a program conducted by Edison Universe, a
non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering future
innovators. The Awards have been recognizing and honoring the best
in innovations and innovators since 1987. They honor game-changing
innovations that are at the forefront of new product and service
development, marketing and human-centered design, and are one of
the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of
successful innovation. For more information about the Edison Awards
complete program and a list of past winners, visit
www.edisonawards.com.
About 3D Systems
3D Systems provides the most advanced and comprehensive 3D
digital design and fabrication solutions available today, including
3D printers, print materials and cloud-sourced custom parts. Its
powerful ecosystem transforms entire industries by empowering
professionals and consumers everywhere to bring their ideas to life
using its vast material selection, including plastics, metals,
ceramics and edibles. 3DS' leading personalized medicine
capabilities save lives and include end-to-end simulation, training
and planning, and printing of surgical instruments and devices for
personalized surgery and patient specific medical and dental
devices. Its democratized 3D digital design, fabrication and
inspection products provide seamless interoperability and
incorporate the latest immersive computing technologies. 3DS'
products and services disrupt traditional methods, deliver improved
results and empower its customers to manufacture the future
now.
Leadership Through Innovation and
Technology
- 3DS invented 3D printing with its Stereolithography (SLA)
printer and was the first to commercialize it in 1989.
- 3DS invented Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printing and was
the first to commercialize it in 1992.
- 3DS invented the ColorJet Printing (CJP) class of 3D printers
and was the first to commercialize 3D powder-based systems in
1994.
- 3DS invented MultiJet Printing (MJP) printers and was the first
to commercialize it in 1996.
- 3DS pioneered virtual surgical simulation (VSSTM) and virtual
surgical planning (VSP®), and its leading 3D healthcare products
and services help doctors achieve better patient outcomes.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's
benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace,
automotive, patient specific medical device and a variety of
consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at
www.3dsystems.com.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's
benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace,
automotive, patient specific medical device and a variety of
consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at
www.3dsystems.com.
CONTACT: Investor Contact:
Stacey Witten
Email: investor.relations@3dsystems.com
Media Contact:
Wendy Pinckney
Email: Press@3dsystems.com
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