17 November 2004 - DSM Somos DSM Somos has announced the full commercialisation of NanoForm 15120 after nearly one year of successful, comprehensive beta testing by a variety of industries and stereolithography (SL) service bureaux worldwide.
13 July 2004 - Frost & Sullivan Rapid Prototyping Technology, part of the Industrial Manufacturing Vertical Subscription Service, analyzes its uses in various applications, and examines the techniques involved. The research also looks at the future of this technology and explains the importance of advanced manufacturing. The RP processes included in this study are fused deposition modelling, selective laser sintering, stereolithography (SLA), 3D printing, combination RP techniques, and Internet-based RP and RP software.