DSM SOMOS® WATERCLEAR™ 10120 USED TO PROTOTYPE WIRELESS MODEM FOR PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDA’S)

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DSM SOMOS® WATERCLEAR™ 10120 USED TO PROTOTYPE WIRELESS MODEM FOR PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDA’S)
20 May 2002 - DSM Somos

DSM Somos®, world leaders in innovative materials technology for the rapid prototyping industry, provided Somos® WaterClear™ 10120 to produce ten prototyped sets of the Pocket Spider IIc Wireless Modem for PDA’s for use in a recent trade show.

The Pocket Spider, designed by RP Innovations, Inc., Richardson, Texas for OEM ENFORA, Inc., Plano, Texas, is a small, compact wireless modem for PDA’s. The Pocket Spider is an enhanced generation of the first wireless IP (CDPD) modem designed exclusively for a CompactFlash slot. Wireless IP supports browser-based applications for PocketPC® and Palm® devices providing mobile professionals enterprise access, the ability to receive stock quotes, send and receive e-mail, and get directions, traffic conditions and airline information.

In this prototyping application, the use of Somos® WaterClear™ 10120 via stereolithography (SL) provided significant benefits. For example, SL parts cost only $250.00 per set versus $595.00 per set for CNC aluminum prototyping. Moreover, SL required only 3-5 days turnaround versus 12-15 days for CNC.

DSM Somos® WaterClear™ 10120, the prototyping material of choice, is a new stereolithography resin providing the optical clarity of many polycarbonates. WaterClear™ 10120 is a unique composite of many desirable engineering properties mimicking the flexural strength and modulus of polycarbonate, the notched izod impact strength of Nylon 66, and the tensile strength of ABS. Its transparent appearance may be dyed, in a secondary step, for color tint. In addition to delivering optical-clarity, WaterClear™ 10120 prototypes ensure exceptional durability, toughness, and impact strength for testing of fit and function.

WaterClear™ 10120 is part of the ProtoFunctional® Materials family pioneered by DSM Somos®. ProtoFunctional® rapid prototyping resins replicate the performance parameters of production materials ─ from thermoplastic elastomers to polyethylene and polypropylene ─ saving both time and money in new product development.

From a commercial production standpoint, the Pocket Spider, injection molded by Phillips Plastics, maintains extremely tight tolerances coupled with the functional and aesthetic ergonomic demands of handheld PDA’s. Cycoloy®, a high impact amorphous polycarbonate and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer resin blend was selected for both impact strength but also to achieve a metallic appearance.

Pocket Spider IIc Wireless Modem for PDA’s is 3.87 inches long without antenna (4.95 inches with); 2.16 inches wide, 1.04 inches thick, and 2 ounces in weight without 3.5 ounce battery.

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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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