Dow Corning Silicones Enable Innovative Rapid Prototyping Solutions
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May 13, 2009 - Midland, MI -Today at RAPID 2009, North America's largest annual rapid and additive manufacturing conference and exposition, Dow Corning experts discussed the benefits of silicone rubber in rapid prototyping moldmaking applications. Rapid prototyping is the method used to create a three-dimensional model of an object from computerized data, eliminating the time-consuming process of machining or sculpting the model by hand.
"Rapid prototyping gives designers more time to incorporate innovative ideas during the product development process, explore alternatives, create and test prototypes, and troubleshoot problems" said Phil Grellier, global strategic marketing manager for Dow Corning's moldmaking market.
As new product lines expand and their life cycles contract, rapid prototyping is being used by manufacturers from various industries such as automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics and business machine manufacturers.
Dow Corning's silicone products are well suited for rapid prototyping applications due to their low shrinkage, high and very high inhibition resistance, fast cure speed for rapid turnaround, and good tear strength and mold life.
"As a leading supplier of silicone moldmaking rubber for nearly 30 years in traditional prototyping and short production runs, we have the experience to develop new technologies to support innovation in product and part development," Grellier added. "We are committed to working with rapid prototyping system developers and a strong, knowledgeable channel of product distributors to provide outstanding technical support."
To learn more about Dow Corning moldmaking and rapid prototyping solutions, visit www.dowcorning.com/content/moldmaking/.
RAPID 2009 is May 12-14 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. For more information about the show, visit http://www.sme.org/rapid.
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning www.dowcorning.com provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company's Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is a joint venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning's annual sales are outside the United States.
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Richard VanOrnum
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