INFOCAD to Sell Stratasys uPrint in Middle East
 ATHENS,
Greece, May 12, 2009 - INFOCAD S.A., Dimension Printing Group’s resellers in the
Middle East, Greece, Cyprus and North Africa, announced that it will now offer
the uPrint ™ Personal Desktop Printer within the region. The Dimension Printing
Group is a business unit of Stratasys. Inc, which manufactures rapid prototyping
and direct digital manufacturing systems and 3D printers.
uPrint addresses the needs of customers who are looking for an affordable
3D Printer that can create physical models directly from 3D CAD data. 3D
printing is becoming increasingly adopted within the architecture,
educational and automotive sectors and INFOCAD has already experienced
strong interest from architects who need 3D scale models of their designs (maquettes)
for the approval and better visualization and communication of their designs
to customers.
In particular, universities in Greece and Cyprus that are teaching
architecture have introduced 3D printing to their students as a way to
create awareness of the role that new technology can play in this area.
INFOCAD has also registered a keen interest from the Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering education sector, in affordable 3D printing because
it is an effective means to demonstrate latest design and modeling
technologies to students.
INFOCAD CEO, Kyriakos Papantoniou observed, “many prominent educational
institutes in Greece, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan are already using 3D
printing as part of their teaching curriculum and there is increasing
interest from other Middle East countries that are quick to adopt the latest
technologies in rapid product development. We aim to bring awareness to our
territory and always offer latest technology offerings that are in line with
those available in other developed industrial regions. Technology transfer
to new emerging markets is not always an easy task, but we find that our
customers are very open to new ideas and ways of creating new products. We
feel that the uPrint 3D Printer will receive a warm welcome from our region
and the price tag will prove a great incentive for customers to consider
this technology as a fundamental part of their product design and
development process.”
“uPrint provides users with a networked, desktop-sized 3D printer capable
of building durable, accurate models ready for testing,” said Tim Heller,
managing director of Stratasys Europe. “It appeals to designers, engineers,
architects, teachers and others looking to work with the most affordable,
high-quality 3D modelling system available today. We are pleased that our
trusted partner INFOCAD will now be able to offer uPrint to the Middle East
region and beyond.”
About INFOCAD
INFOCAD S.A. is supplying 3D printers, Rapid Prototyping and Direct
Digital Manufacturing systems in the Middle East, North Africa, Greece,
Cyprus and Malta, from Stratasys Inc, USA, a leading company in this sector.
INFOCAD is headquartered in Athens Greece and has Resellers throughout the
region. The company personnel are trained professionals with experience in
supplying solutions to the following industry sectors: Architecture,
Consumer/Household Appliances, A & D, Automotive feeder industry, Molds,
Dies, Jigs & fixtures, Furniture, Plastic Goods, Design Bureau, Educational
Sector, and many more.
For more information, visit
www.uprintmideast.com.
About The Dimension 3D Printing Group
The Dimension 3D Printing Group is a business unit of Stratasys, Inc.,
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Dimension 3D printers – which include
uPrint, the Elite, the Dimension 1200es Series and the Dimension 768 Series
– are networked, desktop modelling systems that provide CAD
(Computer-Aided-Design) users with a fast, office-friendly, low-cost
alternative for building functional 3D prints. Dimension 3D printers build
accurate models layer by layer using durable ABS plastic, allowing users not
only to evaluate design concepts, but also to test 3D prints for
functionality, form and fit. With the first large format desktop 3D printer
that sells for less than $30,000, Dimension incorporates many key features
found in modelling systems that cost tens of thousands of dollars more.
About Stratasys
Stratasys, Inc., Minneapolis, manufactures additive fabrication machines
for prototyping and manufacturing plastic parts. The company also operates a
service for part prototyping and production. According to Wohlers Report
2008, Stratasys supplied 44 percent of all additive fabrication systems
installed worldwide in 2007, making it the unit market leader for the sixth
consecutive year. Stratasys patented and owns the process known as FDM. The
process creates functional prototypes and manufactured goods directly from
any 3D CAD program, using high-performance industrial thermoplastics. The
company holds more than 180 granted or pending additive fabrication patents
globally. Stratasys products are used in the aerospace, defense, automotive,
medical, business & industrial equipment, education, architecture, and
consumer-product industries.
For more information, visit
www.Stratasys.com.
*ULTEM is a trademark of SABIC Innovative Plastics IP BV.
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