DSM SOMOS DRIVES SL INNOVATION, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH 2006 PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS

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DSM SOMOS DRIVES SL INNOVATION, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH 2006 PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS
06 June 2006 - DSM Coating Resins

During Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 2006, held May 23-25 in St. Charles, IL (North America’s largest annual Rapid Manufacturing event), stereolithography resin leader DSM Somos officially introduced its line-up of new materials for 2006.

“This year’s new resin offerings reflect DSM Somos’ commitment to driving the market forward with both material innovation and application development,” says Somos Marketing Manager Eva Montgomery. “In particular, we’ve continued our focus on materials that will move the RP market closer to direct manufacturing.”

Somos NanoTool NanoTool is the third resin to be introduced within DSM Somos’ line of reinforced composite materials for conventional stereolithography. In 2003, ProtoTool 20L delivered novel capabilities to the RP market including stiffness up to 300% higher than unfilled resins, ultra low shrinkage and standard-setting thermal properties. In 2004, NanoForm 15120 provided the SL industry with the first 100% nano-filled material, offering enhanced stiffness and accuracy with the processing ease of unfilled resins.

This year, NanoTool successfully combines the best features of these innovative Somos composite resins into one new material. Enhanced processing speeds ( >30% increase) and ease of secondary processing further advance the use of composite SL resins in applications such as wind tunnel testing, rapid tooling and metal plating of structural composites.

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About: DSM Coating Resins
DSM Coating Resins is one of the business groups making up DSM’s Performance Materials cluster. It specializes in the development, manufacture and sale of resins for coating systems. It is a global supplier of polyester resins for powder coatings, can coatings and coil coatings. The company also plays an important role as a resins supplier to the decorative coatings market, protective and maintenance coatings market, and industrial coatings markets. DSM Coating Resins has production sites in many countries in Europe, North America and Asia.

DSM's activities are grouped into three clusters: Life Science Products, Performance Materials and Industrial Chemicals. DSM Nutritional Products will remain a seperate entity for the time being. The group has annual sales (pro forma, including the recent acquisition - renamed DSM Nutritional Products) of approximately EUR 8 billion and employs in the region of 25 000 people around the world. Its headquarters are based in The Netherlands.

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