Rapid Prototyping Resources - Appendix B
From "User's Guide to Rapid Prototyping"
A special thanks to Ed Grenda (Castle Island) for allowing me to adapt this list from his comprehensive listing at Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping (home.att.net/~castleisland/).
- Rapid Prototyping Equipment
- Rapid Prototyping Materials
- Repair, Parts and Service
- Rapid Prototyping Software
- Consulting and Training
- Books
- Periodicals
- Rapid Prototyping Events
- Web Sites and News Groups
- Rapid Prototyping Associations
- Research and Education
Contributors
The author would like to thank and acknowledge the following organizations that contributed to User's Guide to Rapid Prototyping.
3D Molecular Designs (www.3dmoleculardesigns.com)
2223 North 72nd Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213, USA
Custom molecular models with rapid prototyping.
3D Systems, Inc. (www.3dsystems.com)
26081 Avenue Hall, Valencia, California 91355, USA
Rapid prototyping equipment and materials.
Accelerated Technologies (www.acceleratedtechnologies.com)
1611 Headway Circle, Building 1, Austin, Texas 78754, USA
Rapid prototyping, design and tooling services and contract manufacturing.
Armstrong Mold (www.armstrongmold.com)
6910 Manlius Center Road, East Syracuse, New York 13057, USA
Prototyping and low volume production for metal and plastic parts.
Auburn Engineering (www.auburn.com)
2961 Bond Street, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309, USA
sign, prototyping and tooling services.
BASTECH, Inc. (www.bastech.com)
3931 Image Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45414, USA
Engineering, rapid prototyping and rapid tooling services.
CADCAMNet.com- Rapid Prototyping Report (www.cadcamnet.com)
CAD/CAM Publishing, Inc., 1010 Turquoise Street, Suite 320, San Diego, California 92109, USA
Monthly publication on rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing.
Castle Island: Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping (home.att.net/~castleisland/)
19 Pondview Road, Arlington, Massachusetts 02474, USA
Comprehensive web resource with extensive resource lists and technology information.
Center for BioMolecular Modeling - Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) (www.rpc.msoe.edu/cbm/)
Attn: Rapid Prototyping Center, 1025 North Broadway Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, USA
Molecular models for research and education.
Clemson University Center for Advanced Manufacturing (www.vr.clemson.edu/rp/index.htm)
206 Fluor Daniel EIB, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
Rapid prototyping research and consortium.
DSM Somos (www.dsmsomos.com)
2 Penn's Way, Suite 401, New Castle, Delaware 19720, USA
Rapid prototyping materials for stereolithography and other technologies.
Dynacept Corporation (www.dynacept.com)
2 International Boulevard, Brewster, New York 10509, USA
Rapid prototyping, model making, tooling and molding services.
Extrude Hone (www.prometal-rt.com)
1 Industry Boulevard, P.O. Box 1000, Irwin, Pennsylvania 15642, USA
Rapid tooling equipment.
D-M-E MoldFusion (http://www.dme.net/wwwdme/moldfusion.asp)
29111 Stephenson Hwy, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071, USA
Rapid tooling services and conformal cooling research.
Fisher Design (www.fisherdesign.com)
2830 Victory Parkway, Suite 300, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 , USA
Design, prototyping, product development and marketing services.
General Pattern Company (www.generalpattern.com)
3075 84th Lane NE, Blaine. Minnesota 55449, USA
Rapid product development services including rapid prototyping, tooling and molding for both plastic and metal.
LGM (Laser Graphic Manufacturing) (www.lgmmodel.com)
23698 US Highway 24, Minturn, Colorado 81645, USA
Architectural modeling services and software solutions.
Leyshon Miller Industries (www.lmidesign.com)
534 N. 1st Street, Cambridge, Ohio 43725, USA
Product development services including design, prototyping, tooling and manufacturing.
Materialise GmbH (www.materialise.com)
6111 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 , USA (
Headquarters: Leuven, Belgium)
Software for rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and reverse engineering.
Medical Modeling, LLC (www.medicalmodeling.com)
17301 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 300, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
Medical models from CT and MRI data for surgical review and planning.
Rapid Prototyping Association (www.sme.org/rpa)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, One SME drive, Dearborn, Michigan 48121, USA
Association for rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing and the sponsor of Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing conference.
Ralph S. Alberts Company, Inc. (www.rsalberts.com)
60 Choate Circle, Montoursville, Pennsylvania 17754, USA
Custom molder and moldmaker with specialization in epoxy, urethane and silicone rubber molds.
Roland DGA (www.rolanddga.com)
15363 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, California 92618, USA
Rapid prototyping equipment including milling and scanning systems.
Solidica, Inc. (www.solidica.com)
3941 Research Park Drive, Suite C, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Rapid tooling equipment for metal molds and dies.
Stratasys Inc. (www.stratasy.com)
14950 Martin Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344, USA
Rapid prototyping equipment.
Ultimate Solutions, Inc. (www.ultimatesolutions-inc.com)
13011 Bristol Berry Drive, Cypress, Texas 77429, USA
Rubber molding services and training.
University of Louisville, Rapid Prototyping Center (www.louisville.edu/speed/rpc/)
Vogt Building, Room 101, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
Rapid prototyping and tooling research and consortium.
University of Stellenbosch (www.ie.sun.ac.za)
Department of Industrial Engineering, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
Rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing research.
Wohlers Associates, Inc. (www.wohlersassociates.com)
OakRidge Business Park, 1511 River Oak Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525, USA
Consulting for rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing.
Z Corporation (www.zcorp.com)
20 North Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, USA
Rapid prototyping equipment.
Rapid Prototyping Manufacturers (hardware, software, materials)
Rapid Prototyping Equipment
3D Systems, Inc. (www.3dsystems.com) 26081 Avenue Hall, Valencia, California 91355, USA
AeroMet Corporation (www.aerometcorp.com) 7623 Anagram Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344, USA
Arcam AB (www.arcam.com) Krokslätts Fabriker 30, SE-431 37 Mölndal, Sweden
Autostrade Co.,Ltd (www.autostrade.co.jp) .13-54 Ueno-machi, Oita-City, Oita 870-0832, Japan
CMET (www.cmet.co.jp) Japan
Concept Laser GmbH (www.concept-laser.de) An der Zeil 8, 96215 Lichtenfels, Germany
Cubic Technologies (www.cubictechnologies.com) 1000 East Dominguez Street, Carson, California 90746-3608, USA
Denken Engineering (www.coara.or.jp/~dkslp/my.html) Japan
Envisiontec GmbH (www.envisiontec.de) Elbestrasse 10, D-45768 Marl, Germany
EOS GmbH (www.eos-gmbh.de) Robert-Stirling-Ring 1, D-82152 Krailling/Munich, Germany
Extrude Hone (www.prometal-rt.com) 1 Industry Boulevard, P.O. Box 1000, Irwin, Pennsylvania 15642, USA
Fockele und Schwarze (www.fockeleundschwarze.de) Alter Kirchweg 34,W-33178 Borchen-Alfen, Germany
Generis GmbH (www.generis.de) Am Mittleren Moos 15, D-86167 Augsburg, Germany
Kinergy Pte. Ltd. (www.kinergy.com.sg/) Block 5002, #03-08, Techplace II, Ang Mo Kio Ave.5, S 569871, Singapore
Kira Corporation (www.kiracorp.co.jp/EG/pro/rp/top.html) Tomiyoshishinden, Kira-cho, Hazu-gun, Aichi Pref., Japan
Meiko (www.meiko-inc.co.jp/) Japan
Objet Geometries,Ltd (www.2objet.com) 2 Holzman St., Science Park, P.O.Box 2496, Rehovot 76124, Israel
Optomec, Inc. (www.optomec.com) 3911 Singer Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, USA
Phenix Systems (www.phenix-systems.com) ZAC du Brezet EST, 29, rue Georges Besse, 63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
POM Group, Inc. (www.pom.net) Advanced Product Development Center, 2350 Pontiac Road, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326, USA
RSP Tooling, LLC (www.rsptooling.com) 30700 Carter Road, Solon, Ohio 44139, USA
Sanders Design International, Inc. (www.sandersdesign.com) 37 Wilton Road, Milford, New Hampshire 03055, USA
Solidscape, Inc.(www.solid-scape.com) 316 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054, USA
Solidimension Ltd. (www.solidimension.com) Shraga Katz Building, Be'erot Itzhak, 60905, Israel
Solidica, Inc.(www.solidica.com) 3941 Research Park Drive, Suite C, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Sony Precision Technology, Inc. (www.sonypt.com) 20381 Hermana Circle, Lake Forest, California 92630, USA
Speed Part AB (www.speedpart.se) Rådanäs, 435 33 Mölnlycke, Sweden
Stratasys Inc. (www.stratasy.com) 14950 Martin Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344, USA
Therics, Inc.(www.therics.com) 115 Campus Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
Unirapid (www.unirapid.com)
Z Corporation (www.zcorp.com) 20 North Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, USA
Rapid Prototyping Materials
Axson NA (www.axson.com) 1611 Hults Drive, Eaton Rapids, Michigan 48827, USA
BJB Enterprises, Inc. (www.bjbenterprises.com) 14791 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, California 92780, USA
Bolson Materials Corporation (www.bolsonmaterials.com) 10612-105 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5H 0L2, Canada
DSM Somos (www.dsmsomos.com) 2 Penn's Way, Suite 401, New Castle, Delaware 19720, USA
Freeman Manufacturing & Supply Company (www.freemansupply.com) 1101 Moore Road, Avon, Ohio 44011, USA
Innovative Polymers (www.thomasregister.com/olc/innovative-polymers/) 208 Kuntz Street, St. Johns, Michigan 48879, USA
Sibco, Inc (www.sibcoinc.com) 1100 Hilton Street, Ferndale, Michigan 48220, USA
Tuxedo Photopolymers, American Dye Source, Inc.(www.tuxedoresin.com) 555 Morgan Boulevard, Baie D'Urfe, Quebec H9X 3T6, Canada
Huntsman (formerly Vantico Inc., Renshape Solutions) (www.huntsman.com/pu/) 4917 Dawn Avenue, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, USA
Rapid Prototyping Repair, Parts and Service
Laser Innovations (www.solidimaging.com) 668 Flinn Avenue, Suite #22, Moorpark, California 93021, USA
National RP Support (www.rpsupport.com) P.O. Box 276, Pella, Iowa 50219, USA
Sibco, Inc. See listing under materials.
Rapid Prototyping Software
Actify, Inc. (www.actify.com) 60 Spear Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
Brock Rooney & Associates Inc. 915 Westwood, Birmingham, Michigan 48009, USA
Delcam plc (www.delcam.com) 3270 Electricity Drive, Windsor, Ontario N8W 5J1, Canada Headquarters: Birmingham UK
Delft Spline Systems (www.deskproto.com) Vogelsanglaan 30, 3571 ZM Utrecht, Netherlands
Deskartes Oy (www.deskartes.com) Pihlajatie 28, Fin-00270, Helsinki, Finland
Floating Point Solutions (www.fpsols.com) L-54, Housing Board Colony, Alto Porvorim, Goa, India
Inus Technology Inc. (www.inustech.com) 3003 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134, USA Headquarters: Seoul, Korea
Marcam Engineering GmbH (www.marcam.de) Fahrenheitstrasse 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
Materialise GmbH (www.materialise.com) 6111 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor Michigan 48103, USA Headquarters: Leuven, Belgium
Metris N.V (www.paraform.com) Interleuvenlaan 15D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Raindrop Geomagic, Inc. (www.geomagic.com) P.O. Box 12219, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Solid Concepts Inc (www.solidconcepts.com) 28231 Avenue Crocker, Bldg. 10, Valencia, California 91355, USA
Rapid Prototyping Consulting and Training
Edward Mackenzie Ltd. (www.edwardmackenzie.com) Baileycroft House, Chapel Lane, Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4FF, UK
Ennex Corporation (www.ennex.com) Santa Barbara, California, USA
New Product Dynamics (www.newproductdynamics.com) 3493 NW Thurman Street, Portland, Oregon 97210, USA
T. A. Grimm & Associates, Inc (www.tagrimm.com) 3028 Beth Court, Edgewood, Kentucky 41017, USA
Warner Technologies 4123 Oceana, Waterford, Michigan 48328, USA
Wohlers Associates, Inc. (www.wohlersassociates.com) OakRidge Business Park, 1511 River Oak Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525, USA
Publications
Books
Automated Fabrication; Improving Productivity in Manufacturing, Marshall Burns; Prentice Hall, 1993
Handbook of Rapid Prototyping and Layered Manufacturing, Donald Leu, Academic Press, September 2000
Rapid Manufacturing; The Technologies and Applications of Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling, D. T. Pham, S. S. Dimov; Springer Verlag Publishing, January 2001
Rapid Prototyping Casebook, J. A. McDonald, C. J. Ryall and D. I. Wimpenny, eds. Professional Engineering Publications Ltd; October 2001
Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing; Fundamentals of Stereolithography; Paul F. Jacobs; Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1992
Rapid Prototyping; Principles and Applications, C. K. Chua, K.F. Leong, C.S. Lim, World Scientific, 2003.
Rapid Prototyping Technology; Selection and Application, Kenneth G. Cooper, Marcel Dekker Publisher; January 2001
Rapid Tooling; Technologies and Industrial Applications, Peter Hilton and Paul Jacobs, eds Marcel Dekker Inc., 2000
Software Solutions for Rapid Prototyping, ed. Ian Gibson, September 2002
Stereolithography and Other RP and M Technologies; From Rapid Prototyping to Rapid Tooling, Paul F. Jacobs; Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1995
Wohlers Report; Rapid Prototyping & Tooling State of the Industry, Terry Wohlers; Wohlers Associates, Inc.
Periodicals and Journals
Rapid Prototyping Journal (www.emeraldinsight.com/rpsv/rpj.htm) Emerald Journals, 60/62 Toller Lane, Bradford, BD8 9BY UK.
Rapid Prototyping Report (www.cadcamnet.com) CAD/CAM Publishing, Inc., 1010 Turquoise Street, Suite 320, San Diego, California 92109
Time Compression Technologies (North America) (www.timecompress.com) Communication Technologies, Inc., 301 South Main Street Suite 1 West Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Time Compression Technologies (Europe) (www.time-compression.com) Rapid News Publications plc, Protel House, 10 Hunters Walk, Canal Street, Chester, CH1 4EB, UK
Rapid Prototyping Events
Euromold, Frankfurt, Germany (217.7.92.74/english/index.php4) Demat GmbH, Poststraße 2 - 4, 60329 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing (www.sme.org/rapid) Society of Manufacturing Engineers, One SME drive, Dearborn, Michigan 48121, USA
Solid Freeform Fabrication, Austin, Texas (utwired.engr.utexas.edu/lff/symposium/index.cfm) University of Texas, Mechanical Engineering, MC C2200, 204 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin Texas 78705, USA
Siggraph, San Diego, CA, (www.siggraph.org) ACM Siggraph Conference Management, 401 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
TCT Exhibition, Birmingham, United Kingdom (www.time-compression.com) Rapid News Publications plc, Protel House, 10 Hunters Walk, Canal Street, Chester, CH1 4EB, UK
Information
Web sites
Rapid Prototyping Home Page, University of Utah (www.cc.utah.edu/~asn8200/rapid.html)
Wohlers Associates, Wohlers Associates, Inc.(www.wohlersassociates.com)
Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping, Castle Island (home.att.net/~castleisland/)
Forums and Mailing Lists
Rapid Prototyping Mailing List (RP-ML) (rapid.lpt.fi/rp-ml/)
Associations
Association of Professional Model Makers (www.modelmakers.org) 6502 Shiner Street, Austin, Texas 78729, USA
Australia's QMI Solutions Ltd (www.qmisolutions.com.au/) Miles Platting & Logan Roads, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia
Canadian Association of Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing (imti-itfi.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
Chinese Rapid Forming Technology Committee (www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/8600/rftc.htm)
Danish Technological Institute
Finnish Rapid Prototyping Association
French Rapid Prototyping Association (www.art-of-design.com/afpr)
Germany's NC Society (www.ncg.de)
Global Alliance of Rapid Prototyping Associations (GARPA) (www.garpa.org.)
Hong Kong Society for Rapid Prototyping Tooling and Manufacturing (hkumea.hku.hk/~CRPDT/RP&T.html)
Italian Rapid Prototyping Association, (www.apri-rapid.it) Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 - 20092 Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Italy
Japanese Association of Rapid Prototyping Industry (www.rpjp.or.jp)
Association for RP Companies in The Netherlands
Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa
Rapid Prototyping Association (USA) (www.sme.org/rpa) Society of Manufacturing Engineers, One SME drive, Dearborn, Michigan 48121, USA
Swedish Industrial Network on FFF (www.ivf.se/FFF/fffblad.pdf) IVF, Brinellvägen 68, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
UK's Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Association (www.imeche.org.uk/manufacturing/rpma/)
Rapid Prototyping Research and Education
Center for BioMolecular Modeling - Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) (www.rpc.msoe.edu/cbm/) Attn: Rapid Prototyping Center, 1025 North Broadway Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, USA
Centre for Rapid Product Development (soe.unn.ac.uk/crpd/index.htm) School of Engineering and Technology, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
Clemson University Center for Advanced Manufacturing (www.vr.clemson.edu/rp/index.htm) 206 Fluor Daniel EIB, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
Georgia Tech - Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute (www.rpmi.marc.gatech.edu) Manufacturing Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, 813 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
Institute for Rapid Product Development - University of Applied Science St. Gallen (FHS) (www.fhsg.ch/rpd) Tellstrasse 2, Postfach 664, CH-9001 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Institute of Technology, Tallaght (http://www.it-tallaght.ie/) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
Rapid Manufacturing Research Group (www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mm/research/rapid-manufacturing/index.html) Loughborough University, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University LE11 3TU, UK
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (http://web.mit.edu/lmp/www/) 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Milwaukee School Of Engineering - Rapid Prototyping Center (www.rpc.msoe.edu) 1025 North Broadway Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, USA
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (www.np.edu.sg) 5335 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489
Rapid Manufacturing Research Group (www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mm/research/rapid-manufacturing/index.html) Loughborough University, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University LE11 3TU, UK
Stanford University - Rapid Prototyping Lab(www-rpl.stanford.edu) Building 530, Room 226, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Tyler School of Art (www.temple.edu/crafts) Temple University, 7725 Penrose Avenue, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027, USA
University of California - Irvine (www.eng.uci.edu/%7emelissao/droplab/droplab.htm) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Irvine, California 92697, USA
University of Louisville, Rapid Prototyping Center (www.louisville.edu/speed/rpc/) Vogt Building, Room 101, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
University of Texas (utwired.engr.utexas.edu/lff/) University of Texas, Mechanical Engineering, MC C2200, 204 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin Texas 78705, USA
University of Stellenbosch (www.ie.sun.ac.za) Department of Industrial Engineering, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
University of Warwick Rapid Prototyping & Tooling Center (www.warwick.ac.uk/atc/rpt/) Advanced Technology Centre, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University Of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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