RedEye RPM Announces Global Expansion
Stratasys business unit to open doors with RedEye European location
Frankfurt Main, Germany (Dec. 6, 2007)- RedEye RPM(TM) today announced the opening of its new European rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing center in Leuven, Belgium.
"We are excited about the opportunity to internationally expand our technology," said Jeff Hanson, manager of business development for RedEye. "Many of our US customers are realizing the true competitive benefits we can provide. We look forward to helping our European customers reap the same successes."
RedEye RPM is a business unit of Stratasys - a leader in rapid prototyping technology that developed Fused Deposition Modeling, an additive fabrication process that uses production-grade thermoplastic materials. RedEye shipped a total of 12 FDM systems to date, to its European location hosted by Materialise, a European leader for rapid prototyping and manufacturing services.
"Since 2004, Materialise has been offering FDM to the European market. In this time, we have produced over 20,000 components, to the great satisfaction of our customers," says Bart Van der Schueren, director of Materialise' Industrial Services division. "We are looking forward to expand this success to a larger group of European customers."
From its Belgium digital manufacturing center, RedEye will process orders for countries throughout Europe. RedEye can build thermoplastic models and parts in virtually any size. The maximum build dimensions of the systems are 600x500x600 mm (23.6 x 19.7 x 23.6 inch), but the capacity allows customers to build bigger prototypes using multiple systems and then assemble the parts to construct larger prototypes, such as a full scale commercial aircraft landing gear, ATM enclosures and automobile panels.
About RedEye RPM
RedEye RPM, a business unit of Stratasys, Inc., is the world's largest provider of rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing services. With more than 80 systems in its facilities, RedEye RPM produces low-volume models and functional parts made from one of the largest selections of thermoplastic materials available for rapid prototyping, such as ABS, polycarbonate, ISO-certified PC and more. From digital files, RedEye builds models and parts of any size, while maintaining design accuracy, and allows for multiple iterations throughout the design process. For instant online quoting or more information, visit redeyerpm.eu.
About Materialise
The Materialise Group is best known for its activities in the field of rapid industrial and medical prototyping and manufacturing. Apart from having the largest and most diverse capacity of rapid prototyping equipment in Europe, Materialise enjoys a worldwide reputation as provider of innovative software applications for enabling and optimising the advanced use of rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing techniques.
For more information, contact:
Jodie Davis
Senior Marketing Specialist
RedEye RPM
952.906.2774
jodie.davis@redeyerpm.com
Investor Contact:
Shane Glenn
Stratasys, Inc.
(952)294-3416
sglenn@stratasys.com
Griet VanWesemael
Materialise
Marketing Manager Industrial Services
+32-16 39 66 11
Griet.VanWesemael@materialise.be
