2008 RadTech USA Emerging Technologies
Award
Objet
Geometries Ltd. the innovation leader in 3-D printing technology, today
announced that its revolutionary Connex500™ rapid prototyping system
has been recognized with the 2008 RadTech USA Emerging Technologies
Award, which honors outstanding users of ultraviolet (UV) and electron
beam (EB) technologies. Connex500 is the first-ever system enabling the
manufacture of 3-D parts using several different materials at the same
time. Objet joins several other technology leaders – including 3M,
Armstrong, Breit Technologies, DVUV, Ford Motor Company and General
Motors – as recipients of this year’s award.
“We are delighted
with this recognition of our Connex500™ system as one of the most
significant UV/EB innovations of the past year,” said Adina Shorr, CEO
of Objet Geometries. “This honor highlights our leadership position in
the field of rapid prototyping, which has become a vital tool in
product development and manufacturing processes among a diverse range
of industries throughout the world.”
Objet’s Connex500™
represents a breakthrough in three-dimensional printing by, for the
first time, offering product developers the ability to print parts and
assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and
physical properties in a single build process. The system’s patented
PolyJet Matrix™ Technology jets materials in ultra-thin layers,
immediately curing each layer with UV light, a process which yields
models that closely emulate the look, feel and function of an
exceptionally wide variety of end products. In addition, the system
allows users to create composite materials that have pre-set
combinations of mechanical properties, also a first for the industry.
The Connex500™ was unveiled in November 2007.
Objet formally
received its award on May 6th at the RadTech UV/EB Technology Expo
& Conference in Chicago, which is dedicated to fostering
educational, technical and scientific advancement in the manufacture
and use of UV and EB curable products. |