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  • NextEngine 3D Scanner - affordable and easy-to-use reverse-engineering tool for 3D scanning, needs high-speed USB 2.0 port, 2 GB RAM, earns A, highly praised by Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst, May 1, 2008
  • VRMesh is Like Digital Glue - mesh modeler VRMesh 4 is family of products that works with 3D scanner information and photographs, more, Mike Hudspeth, Desktop Engineering, Apr 1, 2008
  • Z Corp ZScanner 800 - impressive, hand-held device with high-resolution camera and self-positioning nature, requires very little calibration, Al Dean, prototype, Mar 26, 2008
  • In Direct Digital Manufacturing, Better Motion Control Means Better Parts - 900 mc machine from Stratasys for fused deposition modeling can build up parts in envelope of 3x2x3 ft, more, Joseph Ogando, Design News, Feb 4, 2008
  • New Objet Dual-Head 3D Printer Opens Door to Custom 'Digital Materials' Rapid Manufacturing - Connex500 can mix and match two materials for one printing operation, has three printing modes, can create over-molded parts, more, Jenee White, CADdigest.com, Dec 10, 2007
  • Disruption on the Showroom Floor: AU 2007 Review - NextEngine's Desktop 3D Scanner and 2Bot ModelMaker were quite impressive, Nick Carter, CADdigest.com, Nov 30, 2007
  • Is RM Finally Ready for Prime Time? - Stratasys FDM 400mc system offers direct digital manufacturing through fused deposition modeling, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, Aug 9, 2007
  • Vibrant 3D Color Without the Mess - low-cost, quieter ZPrinter 450 printer builds parts in color in an almost closed-loop system Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, July 2007
  • Additive Manufacturing Advances Another Step - Stratasys' Arcam A2 system uses electron beam melting process for additive manufacturing, American Machinist, May 10, 2007
  • 3D Conversion Roundup: Metrology, Simulation, Inspection Becoming More Integrated - Laser Design PM-300 Extrusion Profile Monitoring System, ZPrinter 450 color 3D printer, Flovent SmartParts, EFD.Pro, COMSOL Multiphysics 3.3a, HighRES for Rhino 4.0, CADCAMNet.com, April 2, 2007
  • ZPrinter 450 3D Printer - entry-level ZPrinter 450 3D Printer is an automated system that provides closed loop application and stable model, more, Al Dean, prototype, March 16, 2007
  • Scanning Just Got Cooler - integrated with SolidWorks Office Premium 2007, NextEngine Desktop 3D Scanner can scan 3D objects in different modes, aligns them, saves to many formats, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, February 2007
  • Parts from Powder - EOSINT P 390 and P 700 laser sintering machines have dual chambers to create plastic components in a clean environment, more, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, December 2006
  • Objet Creates US Sales Channel for 3D Printing Line - Objet uses PolyJet technology in its 3D printing systems: EDEN 250, EDEN 260, EDEN 350/350V, and EDEN 500V, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, CADdigest.com, February 8, 2007
  • Full-Spectrum Printer - Spectrum Z510 3D printer provides enhanced printing resolution and build volume of the model in 24-bit color, more, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, December 2006
  • A Mill for Every Desktop - small sized and suitably priced, Roland's new MDX-540 SRP desktop machine has high resolution for finished surfaces, 4th axis Rotisserie option, simple software interface, and more, Mike Hudspeth, Desktop Engineering, November 2006
  • Breuckmann StereoSCAN 3D - based on miniaturized projection technology, StereoSCAN captures physical data with asymmetrically set up cameras and converts to digital data, Al Dean, prototype, September 14, 2006
  • rapidForm XO Redesign - a reverse engineering focused application, rapidformXOR can convert physical data into digital form, also integrates it to traditional 3D modeling workflow, Al Dean, prototype, November 20, 2006
  • NextEngine 3D Scanner - affordable and easy-to-use, Desktop 3D scanner is a laser scanning device with MultiStripe Laser Triangulation technology to scan physical forms, Al Dean, prototype, November 20, 2006
  • Z Corp ZScanner 700 - a non-contact reverse engineering device, handheld ZScanner 700 scans physical forms, tracks position and transfers to a laptop through a FireWire cable, more, prototype, November 20, 2006
  • Real-Time 3D Scanner - handheld, self-positioning 3D scanner, ZScanner 700 generates a single scan file in STL format and displays the scanned surface in real-time, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, August 6, 2006
  • ZPrinter 310 Plus - update to entry-level monochrome 3D printer from Z Corp is 25% faster, Al Dean, prototype, February 14, 2006
  • Large-Format PolyJet Rapid Prototyper From Stratasys - Eden500V permits the construction of various models simultaneously, achieving readers' choice award for the month of May, Desktop Engineering, April 2006
  • 3D Rapid Prototyping - high-end rapid prototyping machines Objet Eden 350/350V, Arcam EBM S12 system, InVision LD 3D printer and entry level ZPrinter 310 Plus, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst Manufacturing, April 1, 2006
  • Options in Rapid Prototyping Technology - Stratasys offers simple and more accurate rapid prototyping systems like electron-beam melting and fused deposition modeling Vantage X, Lawrence S. Gould, Automotive Design and Production, April 6, 2006
  • Three Printers: Same Parts, Different Results - Dimension SST outperforms the InVision SR and ZPrinter 310 with better dimensional accuracy of prototypes, Todd Grimm, Desktop Engineering, December 2005
  • Better Prototype Printing for Less - low-cost entry-level Z Printer 310 Plus from Z Corporation includes features of high-end printers like handling small features for complex geometries, Joe Ogando, Design News, December 15, 2005
  • 3D Printer Shoot Out - a comparison of 3D printers: Z Corporation's ZPrinter 310, 3D Systems' InVisionSR, and Stratasys' Dimension SST, Joseph Ogando, Design News, November 21, 2005
  • If You Can Draw It, 3-D 'Printer' Can Make It - Z Corp's printers, selling from $25,000 to $200,00, are used to create 3D models of designs, George C. Ford, The Gazette, November 2, 2005
  • Getting up to Speed - four RP systems are tested -- Solidscape T6x Benchtop 3D Printer, 3D Systems InVision HR 3D Printer, 3D Systems Viper Si2 SLA, and the Envisiontec Perfactory Mini, Steven Adler & Teresa Frye, AJM Magazine, July 2005
  • T6x BENCHTOP 3D Printers - SolidScapes $40K and $50K 3D printers get July's readers choice award, Desktop Engineering, June 2005
  • Prototype Review: Roland DG's MDX RP Hardware - an overview of Roland's MDX range of rapid prototyping products, Al Dean, CADserver, November 8, 2004
  • Prototype Review: Breuckmann Scanner - user-friendly reverse engineering systems can fulfill a number of application requirements at a reasonable cost, Al Dean, CADserver, November 5, 2004
  • Rapid Manufacturing Ramps Up - rapid prototyping from Stratasys and Z Corp enables companies to take a bite out of time, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, November, 2004
  • The ConnectPress Rapid Prototyping/3D Printing Roundup - a state-of-the-industry overview of rapid prototyping by Terry Wohlers, with a guide to rapid prototyping products and services, Inventor Connections, September 7, 2004 (requires free registration)
  • Fast, Affordable 3D Printers Expand RP Beyond Traditional Prototyping - discusses the ways in which 3D printing technologies are changing the design process, Karen Kiffney, Inventor Connections, September 7, 2004 (requires free registration)
  • 3D Printers Lead Growth of Rapid Prototyping - a look at 3D printers from 3D Systems, Stratasys and Z Corporation, Lilli Manolis Sherman, Plastics Technology, August 2004
  • New Printer Produces 3D Objects on Demand - American Z Corporation has several models of 3D printers that produce physical prototypes from CAD and other digital data, Gizmo, February 6, 2004
  • Cadalyst Salutes 15 Hot New Products - editors' semi-annual awards for the best CAD-related software and hardware, Cadalyst, December 2003
  • Heading for a Showdown - competition among the major rapid prototyping companies - including Objet Geometries, Stratasys and 3D Systems - is heating up, e4engineering, June 13, 2003
  • The Perfactory - this inexpensive and elegant rapid prototyping system uses an off-the-shelf digital projector to solidify entire layers of resin with visible light, delivering impressive resolution and building speed and requiring virtually no calibration or maintenance, CADCAMNet, May 22, 2003
  • Prototyping in an Office Environment - ARRK Silhouette’s Objet Quadra is a user-friendly network inkjet system that produces high-quality, high-resolution 3D models and prototypes directly from STL files, dial infolink, January 24, 2003
  • Cadalyst Labs All Stars 2002 - 12 winners: Inventor, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Rhino, CAD Integrator, Contex, Dell flat panel monitor, Syncmaster flat panel monitor, Mathcad, NVIDIA, Dimension 3D printer and Xi, Cadalyst, June 2002

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