Quickparts Ships WaterShed XC 11122 Material for RP
 ATLANTA,
GA, Apr 8, 2009 - Quickparts, the leading online provider of custom
manufactured plastic and metal parts, announced today the availability of a
material that has passed USP Class VI Testing and can be safely used in a
variety of medical industry applications.
WaterShed XC 11122 resin is a clear, water-resistant material that is already
widely used in the medical device industry. The classification officially
approves the resin for use in a wide range of biomedical or skin contact
applications.
Developing advanced biocompatible stereolithography (SL) resins for the
medical industry is becoming increasingly important. According to Wohler’s
Report 2008, the medical/dental industry is the third largest industry for
additive manufacturing after consumer products/electronics and automotive, but
growing at a faster rate than either.
“Due to its functional properties and high dimensional stability, WaterShed
XC has already been widely used in the medical industry for prototyping clear
medical device housings and fluid flow analysis models,” says DSM Somos Product
Manager Brian Bauman. “The new USP Class VI approval now opens up new
applications, including prototypes to be used in clinical trials.”
“As we continue to build our ever expanding line of rapid prototyping
processes and materials, we are very excited to offer this newly classified
material for rapid prototyping medical grade custom parts,” said Patrick Hunter,
VP Sales and Marketing at Quickparts. “In today’s ever evolving world, we make
sure we are at the pulse of our customers needs by ensuring the latest materials
and processes are available to them,” he continued.
About USP Class VI Materials
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) XIX biological tests are designed to provide
information on potential biological effects of polymer materials. One of six
different classes (I-VI) are assigned to a material, depending on its
performance in biological tests. The higher the material class, the more severe
and stringent are the tests. WaterShed XC 11122 has passed the most severe test
requirements in order to be qualified as a USP XIX Class VI material. NOTE:
Special cleaning procedures must be used for SL parts used in USP Class VI
applications.
About Quickparts
Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers
who want to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD (computer-aided design)
models. Using patented QuickQuote technology, Quickparts is able to provide
product designers with an ‘instant online quote’ for the manufacturing of their
custom parts from prototype to production.
Quickparts custom manufacturing services include: Rapid Prototypes (SLA, SLS,
FDM, PolyJet), Cast Urethanes, Injection Mold Tooling and Parts, Sheet Metal
Parts, and CNC Machined Parts.
For more information, visit
www.quickparts.com
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