- New additive manufacturing approach
designed for low volume production and mass customization
- Scalable cloud-based architecture
created to achieve new economies of scale with easy addition of 3D
print cells to meet production demand
- Reliable and smart multi-cell platform
enables continuous, automated 3D printing with only minor operator
intervention
- Watch a video of the new Stratasys
Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator in action
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), the 3D printing and additive
manufacturing solutions company, took a significant step into
low-volume, continuous production using additive technology today
when it unveiled a new product under development - the Stratasys
Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator - at the RAPID + TCT Show in
Pittsburg. Commercial product availability has not yet been
announced.
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Stratasys Continuous Build 3D
Demonstrator can be easily expanded to grow according to production
requirements (Graphic: Business Wire)
The new platform is composed of a modular unit with multiple 3D
print cells working simultaneously and driven by a central,
cloud-based architecture. To set new standards in additive
manufacturing throughput, the Stratasys Continuous Build 3D
Demonstrator is designed to produce parts in a continuous stream
with only minor operator intervention, automatically ejecting
completed parts and commencing new ones.
Each 3D print cell can produce a different job to help enable
mass customization projects. Additional cells can be added at any
time to the scalable platform to increase production capacity as
demand requires. Automatic queue management, load balancing and
architecture redundancy further lead to accelerated throughput as
jobs are automatically routed to available print cells. If a single
print cell fails, the job will be automatically rerouted to the
next available cell.
Target applications include education RP labs and environments
that can benefit from zero tooling production and from a zero
inventory supply chain.
“The Stratasys Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator is an important
milestone in the company’s long term vision to make additive
manufacturing a viable solution for volume production
environments,” says Scott Crump, Stratasys Co-founder and Chief
Innovation Officer. “It combines our FDM print quality, GrabCAD
control and monitoring, and a new multi-cell, scalable architecture
to create a breakthrough manufacturing platform.”
A variety of Stratasys customers, including designers and
manufacturers, have begun using the Continuous Build 3D
Demonstrator to enhance their offerings and explore new business
opportunities. These include:
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), a preeminent
art and design university, ensures all students have 24/7 access to
state of the art 3D printing services. Installing a Stratasys
Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator in the award-winning university’s
Design Lab expands student learning opportunities in 3D printing,
and the enhanced technological capacities benefit professors and
students focused on advanced design projects and skills.
“This is the future!” said SCAD president and founder Paula
Wallace. “We believe the Stratasys Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator
represents the next generation of 3D printing, the first-ever
platform of its kind. The world has never seen an approach to rapid
prototyping like this before. As ever, SCAD students are the
earliest adopters of design technology.”
In’Tech Industries, Inc., a premiere supplier of rapid
prototyping/additive manufacturing, engineering services, tooling
services and injection molding, wanted to expand its 3D
printing offerings to create a bridge-to-production solution for
their OEM customers. The automated workflow of the Stratasys
Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator enabled In’Tech to offer same-day
or next-day delivery of quantities of identical or mixed parts that
would eventually be injection molded, helping the company
dramatically improve customer service without adding additional
staff.
FATHOM, an advanced manufacturer with an expertise in
additive technologies, is leveraging the Continuous Build 3D
Demonstrator to push the limits of additive manufacturing. Many of
its customers have adopted digital fabrication beyond prototyping
as a means of production and are using proven additive technologies
like FDM for high-value, end-use applications. Having a six-cell
configuration in-house at FATHOM increases throughput significantly
and enables a greater volume of FDM parts within a shorter
lead-time. With the Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator, there is
an opportunity to use FDM more effectively for not just a hundred
just-in-time parts, but for 1,000+ parts on-demand.
Stratasys introduced the Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator as a
technology demonstration today at the annual RAPID + TCT Show at
the Pittsburgh convention center and will showcase the system
throughout the conference at booth 1513.
For more than 25 years, Stratasys Ltd.
(NASDAQ:SSYS) has been a defining force and dominant player in
3D printing and additive manufacturing – shaping the way things are
made. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel,
the company empowers customers across a broad range of vertical
markets by enabling new paradigms for design and manufacturing. The
company’s solutions provide customers with unmatched design freedom
and manufacturing flexibility – reducing time-to-market and
lowering development costs, while improving designs and
communications. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and
Solidscape, and the Stratasys ecosystem includes 3D printers for
prototyping and production; a wide range of 3D printing materials;
parts on-demand via Stratasys Direct Manufacturing; strategic
consulting and professional services; the GrabCAD platform with
over 3 million professional users; and the Thingiverse and GrabCAD
communities with over 2 million 3D printable files for free
designs. With more than 2,700 employees and 1,200 granted or
pending additive manufacturing patents, Stratasys has received more
than 30 technology and leadership awards. Visit us online at:
www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com/, and follow us on
LinkedIn.
Stratasys and FDM are registered trademarks, and the Stratasys
signet and Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator are trademarks of
Stratasys Ltd. and or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All other
trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release relating to Stratasys’
beliefs regarding the benefits customers will receive from the
Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator product are forward-looking
statements reflecting management's current expectations and
beliefs. These forward-looking statements are based on current
information that is, by its nature, subject to rapid and even
abrupt change. Due to risks and uncertainties associated with
Stratasys' business, actual results could differ materially from
those projected or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the
risk that customers will not receive the benefits of the
Demonstrator outlined in this press release; the risk that
technical difficulties will delay the shipping of the Demonstrator
related to the forward-looking statements; and other risk factors
set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Stratasys' most
recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 9, 2017. Stratasys is under no
obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or
alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise
required by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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