C.ideas Standardizes on Stratasys Fortus FDM Systems
 MINNEAPOLIS, MN,
Mar 16, 2009 - Fortus, a brand of Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) today
announced that C.ideas – the largest independent FDM service bureau in the
U.S. – purchased two additional Maxum™ 3D Production Systems. With these
additional units, C.ideas is now operating a total of 17 FDM-based systems,
7 of which are Maxums.
FDM-based Fortus 3D Production Systems enable designers and manufacturers
to build thermoplastic parts that are more accurate and durable than other
additive fabrication systems. Directly from CAD files, Fortus systems
produce parts used for conceptual models, functional prototypes,
manufacturing tools, or end-use parts.
“The new Maxum machines will help us reduce customer lead times and meet the
continuing demand we’re seeing for direct digital manufacturing,” says C.ideas
President Mike Littrell. “The accuracy and reliability of the FDM-based machines
are unmatched, and they play an important role in our ability to deliver
production-quality parts to our customers when they need them. The next logical
machine purchase for us would be the Fortus 900mc.”
Direct digital manufacturing (DDM) is the process of manufacturing parts
directly from CAD data using additive fabrication. DDM brings great efficiencies
for low-volume manufacturing and the ability to build spare parts on demand.
“Fortus 3D Production Systems help customers trim time and costs from their
design and manufacturing processes,” says Stratasys product marketing manager
Fred Fischer. “For organizations like service bureaus, where time is money,
these systems reduce labor and help get parts out the door fast, while meeting
tight tolerances.”
For more information on Fortus 3D Production systems, visit
www.Fortus.com.
For more information on C.ideas inc. visit
www.buildparts.com. or call
847-639-1000.
About Fortus
Fortus is a brand of Stratasys, Inc. Formerly known as the FDM Group, Fortus
offers a line of 3D production systems used for direct digital manufacturing and
precision rapid prototyping. Fortus systems create manufactured goods and
prototypes from industrial thermoplastics, including ABS plastic, polycarbonate,
PPSF, blends, and ULTEM* 9085.
For more information, visit www.Fortus.com.
About Stratasys, Inc.
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.
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