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DSM SOMOS® AT TCT 2003 – BIRMINGHAM, UK (NEC, 11–13 NOVEMBER 2003; HALL 2, STAND 810)
13 October 2003 - DSM Somos
| DSM Somos® , leading material technology innovators for the rapid prototyping (RP) industry, will be present at the TCT fair in Birmingham, England (November 11th – 13th; Hall 2, Stand 810). Winning projects of the 2002-2003 eMotion in Motion design competition will be highlighted, in addition to a pre-commercialization glimpse of DSM Somos' newest ProtoFunctional® materials.
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The eMotion competition focused on helping students and professional designers understand the advantages offered by advanced material technologies, as well as the design freedom allowed by solid imaging manufacturing techniques. Projects from both designers and students, who competed globally in separate sessions, will be displayed in stereolithography and selective laser sintering ProtoFunctional® materials. The jury of the “eMotion in Motion” Design Awards 2002-2003 consisted of: Ty Bacon - DSM Somos, Sales & Marketing Manager
Rinus van den Berg - DSM/DADC - Design & Application Development Centre, Chief Designer
Manuela Cifarelli - Material ConneXion Milan, Director
Josyane Franc - Saint Etienne International Biennial Design Festival, Organizer
Susanne Lengyel - Association of German Industrial Designers, President
Terry Wohlers - Wohlers Associates, Inc., Founder & President Also on display will be the new ACT-SL™ technology first announced this year, including the ProtoTool™ ceramic composite for stereolithography, and a select number of pieces from 'The Future of Manufacturing: Made in China' exhibition featured during the 2003 Milan Furniture fair and at Designersblock 2003 in London.
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About: DSM Somos
DSM Somos is an unincorporated division of DSM Desotech—a world leader in the development of UV-curable materials—and a member of the global DSM family.
DSM Somos is currently the world's second largest materials supplier to the rapid prototyping industry, providing stereolithography liquids and
selective laser sintering powders used for the creation of three dimensional models and prototypes directly from digital data. Somos' patented ProtoFunctional materials are used by a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, medical and telecommunications. DSM Somos has developed a full line of rapid prototyping materials that replicate the performance parameters of production materials, saving both time and money in new product development. From thermoplastic elastomers to polyethylene and polypropylene, DSM Somos has stereolithography and selective laser sintering technologies. The Somos business has been actively involved in the development of rapid prototyping materials since the late 1980s, from the introduction of the first commercial Somos stereolithography resin in 1992. DSM Somos is part of DSM Desotech, a leading innovative formulator and manufacturer of high quality ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB) curable materials. DSM Desotech is a business unit of DSM - an international chemicals and materials group headquartered in The Netherlands, with annual sales of EUR 8.1 billion and a work force of approximately 22,000 employees at more than 200 sites worldwide. DSM is active worldwide in life science and nutritional products, performance materials and industrial chemicals. The company specializes in innovative products and services that help improve the quality of life and DSM products are currently used in a wide range of end markets and applications such as human and animal nutrition and health, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings, housing and electrics & electronics (E&E). The group has annual sales (pro forma including the recent acquisition - renamed DSM Nutritional Products) of approximately EUR 8 billion and employs about 26,000 people around the world. Ranking among the global leaders in many of its fields, DSM is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations in Europe, Asia and the Americas. |
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