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MATERIALISE OPENS SECOND OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES
07 January 2001 - Materialise NV
| Only 5 years after launching the first Materialise office in the greater Detroit area, Materialise, the world leader in prototyping software opens a second US office in Vernon -Connecticut.
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The Vernon office will allow the company to better support the east coast customer base. Materialise veteran Mark Bliek, who successfully launched and managed the Detroit Materialise office, heads up this new venture. This office, which is the 8th opening after Belgium, France, UK, Germany, Japan and Malaysia, is the proof of a continuous effort to improve customer contact. About Materialise: Founded in 1990, Materialise develops pre-processing software specifically for the rapid prototyping industry. The company has the largest software development team in the RP sector and the only one that is fully ISO 9001 certified. During the past years, Materialise has become the absolute market leader in software for the Rapid Prototyping market, both for industrial and medical applications. Materialise software is used worldwide by leading companies in the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics and medical sector. The 'Magics' software line provides a variety of solutions for data handling in product communication, rapid prototyping and rapid tooling. The medical prototyping models created by 'Mimics' software are used by clinicians worldwide to assist them in the most complex cases of surgery. The 'SurgiCase' software is used in the field of computer guided implantology.
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About: Materialise NV
Begun as a joint venture with the University of Leuven-Belgium, Materialise was one of the first European rapid prototyping service bureaus. It has since grown into a European supplier of plastic prototype solutions, and today is a worldwide leader in the rapid prototyping industry. Materialise offers a broad range of rapid prototyping, tooling and digital CAD software. In addition, Materialise prototypes and software have established a reputation in medicine and dentistry, with clinicians the world over using them in the most complex surgical cases. Its design products division concentrates on the development of rapid manufacturing. The company is privately owned with several subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the USA, and employs over 300 people in its 4 divisions.* Materialise Industrial Services to "materialise" technical prototypes and small series through the most advanced prototyping and tooling techniques.
* Materialise Software to develop the technical software applications that allow a more efficient use of the rapid prototyping techniques.
* Materialise Medical to create medical models using these prototyping techniques and to develop medical software packages that are used by clinicians worldwide to assist them in the most complex cases of surgery.
* Materialise.MGX to manufacture design products for the end-user market. MGX is the youngest division and it draws on the knowledge and expertise of the prototyping division. |
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