Styling Boards are made from polyurethane.
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Ren Shape(R) 5025 and Ren Shape 5030 are for machining styling models, temporary master models, and prototypes with good surface finish and edge definition. Model 5025 has 15 lb/ft3 density and Shore hardness of 27D. It is available in 40 x 96-in. sheets in 2, 4, and 8 in. thicknesses. Model 5030 has density of 20 lb/ft3 and Shore hardness of 30 to 35D. Board is supplied in two sizes: 59 x 19.7 x 4 or 8 in. thick.
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New Low-Density Styling Boards from Vantico Provide Cost-Effective Performance
EAST LANSING, Mich., April 29, 2002 -- Two economical, low-density polyurethane boards for machining styling models, temporary master models and prototypes with a good surface finish and excellent edge definition are now available from Vantico A&T US Inc.'s RenShape(R) Solutions Tooling Group, it was announced today at the Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing 2002 Exposition in Cincinnati.
The new boards, designated Ren Shape(R) 5025 and Ren Shape 5030, are specially designed to provide customers with easy handling and good performance at a cost-effective price. Ren Shape 5025 has a 15 lbs./ft3 density and a Shore hardness of 27D. It is available in 40-inch x 96-inch sheets in 2-, 4- and 8-inch thicknesses.
Ren Shape 5030 features a density of approximately 20 lbs./ft3 and a Shore hardness of 30-35D. The new board is supplied in two sizes: 59-inches long x 19.7-inches wide x approximately 4- and 8-inches thick.
For more information about Vantico's Ren Shape 5025 and 5030 boards, contact: Joan Sheaffer, Vantico Inc., 4917 Dawn Avenue, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, 517-324-1374, e-mail: joan.sheaffer@vantico.com.
Vantico's RenShape Solutions Tooling Group manufactures and markets a broad range of stereolithography materials, epoxies and polyurethanes for modeling, moldmaking, prototyping and forming initial parts to the automotive, foundry, aerospace and general manufacturing industries. The company has been a world leader in plastic tooling materials for more than 60 years.
Vantico employs approximately 2,800 people in over 30 countries with manufacturing sites in 16. The company incorporated in Luxembourg had sales of nearly $1 B in 2001 and operates globally with three Divisions: Polymer Specialties, Adhesives and Tooling and Optronics.
