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LAUNCH OF SOMOS® RAVEN™ 7620 AT EUROMOLD 2001
THE LATEST LINE OF PIONEERING PRODUCTS BY DSM SOMOS®
23 December 2001 - DSM Somos
| DSM Somos®, leading technology innovators in the rapid prototyping (RP) materials industry, announced the pre-commercialization of its latest innovation in ProtoFunctional® stereolithography resins: Somos® Raven™ 7600 series, at the EuroMold fair in Frankfurt, Germany (November 28th - December 1st 2001). |
The first product of the series, Raven™ 7620 photopolymer for solid state laser SL equipment, is a clear, amber liquid that creates dark coloured parts during the polymerization process of stereolithography (SL). The new material technologies represented in Raven™ facilitate visualization of the prototype during the build process, a property much sought after by SL machine users. The black colour obtained through photoimaging represents one of the most demanded colours in automotive and other industrial sectors. Somos® Raven™ 7620 offers high humidity resistance, as well as toughness, to create rigid parts without the fragility typically associated in similar SL applications. The low product viscosity contributes to easy cleaning and overall convenience in the build process. Parts made from Raven™ 7620 can also be used as patterns for investment casting based on excellent part drainage and burn out. The new product launch at EuroMold 2001 and the range of ProtoFunctional® materials on display evidenced the vast technological know-how encompassed within DSM Somos®. These products further distinguish the company as innovation leader and affirm its goal towards the development and advancement of materials that will facilitate the transition of rapid prototyping into rapid manufacturing. The new resin Somos® Raven™ 7620 was also demonstrated during the fair at the Sibco stand (materials distributor and service provider for RP industry), where an SLA® machine built parts in the new resin.
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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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