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FIRST EUROPEAN EDITION OF PROTOFUNCTIONAL® DESIGN COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
25 April 2002 - DSM Somos
| The German Design Association (DDV) and the German Industrial Design Association (VDID) together with DSM Somos®, innovation leader for high-tech rapid prototyping materials, have announced the launch of the first European edition of the ProtoFunctional® Prototype Design Competition. |
Under the theme of “Alleskönner” (Truly Functional), contestants will be requested to present projects which reunite the often-separated schools of functionality and aesthetics, and which would typically be difficult to prototype using processes other than layer additive technologies. Emphasizing creativity in design through the use of high-tech prototyping materials, the competition will provide participants with the opportunity to explore design freedom and to apply their inspirations to the object of their choice. Susanne Lengyel, VDID President comments: “Through the co-operation with DSM Somos®, the VDID/DDV aim to promote the combination of creativity and functionality, as well as the use of high-technology materials and processes.” “Our collaboration with the DDV and VDID stems from a growing interest from the engineering and industrial design sectors to be able to realize design concepts in a manner that facilitates the ultimate acceptance and commercial production of a given project. The competition recognizes the increasing value attributed in demonstrating as closely as possible end-use performance capability in the conception and development phases,” confirms James Reitz, business manager DSM Somos®. The entries will be judged against criteria including the uniqueness and particular application of free form fabrication technologies, visual interest and impact, the functional use of DSM Somos® ProtoFunctional® resins and originality, complexity and sophistication of the design. Entries will have to include the creation of an STL file for visualization of the design and a description of the added value and benefits delivered by the concept. A model of the design will be among the many prizes awarded.
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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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