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Articles About Stratasys, Fortus Systems and FDM Technology

Stratasys is regularly featured or mentioned in industry and national business publications. Read some of those articles below. 

Time Compression

 

What You Need To Know About DDM 

Over the past 20 years, additive fabrication technology has migrated from use in rapid prototyping to become a full-fledged manufacturing solution, referred to as “direct digital manufacturing” or DDM. While the general concept of additive fabrication is the same as when it was introduced 20 years ago, the change is in its intended use: production, not just prototyping.

TimeCompression.com
November 2009

   

Composites World

 

Urban turbine redesign taps benefits of additive fabrication 

Michael R. LeGault details efforts to produce an anti-icing system for “small-wind” vertical-axis wind turbine blades.

Case Study from: High Performance Composites
Contributed by: Michael R. LeGault
June 18, 2009
 

   
GloboTV

Impressoras 3D Stratasys / "Stratasys 3D Printers"
TV Globo, July 2009
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StampingJournal

Increasing diaphragm hydroforming productivity with additive fabrication
The role of fused deposition modeling 

R&D Update
Stamping Journal
May 2009

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 globeandmail

A Whole New Dimension to Printing  

Grant Buckler
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
February 27, 2008 at 10:00 PM EST

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Design News Cover Aug. 07 

Rapid Manufacturing's Role in the Factory of the Future 
Rapid prototyping machines and materials are evolving into “direct digital” manufacturing systems that produce production parts right from CAD files

Design News
August 13, 2007

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Machine Design Klockwerks 

Harley parts go RP 
Those who plunk down $30,000 on a Harley Davidson chopper want nothing more than to trick it out to make it their own.

Machine Design
September 13, 2007

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Business2.0 3D printing for the masses 

3-D printing for the masses
The day is fast approaching when printers will produce all kinds of 3-D objects--from toys to tools - on the cheap

Business 2.0
August 22, 2007


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Stratasys Dives (Deeper) Into Rapid Manufacturing

Design News
May 2, 2007

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 Prototype

3D ReproGraphics uses Stratasys FDM to make architectural models.

Prototype Magazine
March 16, 2007

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 ART Ent-Engineering

Discovery Channel’s Biker Build-Off Winner
Klock Werks Kustom Cycles builds one-of-a-kind motorcycles, including choppers, bobbers and baggers.

Entertainment Engineering
January 2007

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MinnesotaTechnology_Warp Speed 

Warp Speed
Rapid manufacturing offers efficiencies and product-development techniques that were unheard of a decade ago. Will it prove itself as a truly disruptive technology?

Minnesota Technology
November 2006

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ADPApril06 Options in Rapid Prototyping Technology

Automotive Design and Production
April 2006


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Hardware Overview: Stratasys FDM
Stratasys is one of the biggest players in the RP market... Al Dean looks at its range of machine and materials, and sees what benefits can be drawn from their adoption.

Prototype Magazine
Q1 2006


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On the Verge
Scott and Lisa Crump turned a weekend project into $50.9 million Stratasys

Minnesota Business
May 2005

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Modeling Success
Eden Prairie-based Stratasys Inc. has put its own unique stamp on the small but fiercely competitive rapid-prototyping business.

Minnesota Technology
Winter 2004


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ADPNov04 Rapid Prototyping: Bigger and Stronger
Options in Rapid Prototyping Technology

Automotive Design & Production
November 2004


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ART New York Times thumbnail  In Fields Old and New, Sometimes It’s the Little Guy Who’s the Giant

New York Times
September 21, 2004

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ART Forbes thumbnail  Almost Out of the Woods
Scott Crump toiled for years to perfect a cheap machine that whips out 3-D prototypes. The hard work is finally paying off.

Forbes
September 20, 2004


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ART Desktop Engineering thumbnail  Rapid Prototype or Functional Part?
Systems That Suit Your Needs

Desktop Engineering
September 2003


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Engineering Plastics For Functional Prototypes

Advanced Materials & Processes
January 2003


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