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Dear Nadra,
 The outstanding character of the 3DSUG conference is the unique atmosphere it creates for attendees to learn about their 3D Systems equipment and interact with other professionals in their industry. Following this theme, I intend to bring back a very popular and noteworthy session at the conference, the WISH LIST. I ask that you start making notes about what you'd like your 3D Systems equipment to do in software, hardware and materials. This session enables our users to witness the potential prowess of our technology if unleashed and also informs us of the existing possibilities of the equipment. A final copy of the WISH LIST will be summarized, voted on by the users and submitted to 3D Systems.
3DSUG is For Users and is run By Users; As we continue plans for the 2008 conference, please feel free to contact me for your ideas and suggestions to make your conference a successful one! Sheku Kamara
2008 3DSUG Chairperson
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| The Sorovetz Report
It Never Rains in California... |
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The Albert Hammond 1972 hit song "It Never Rains in Southern California" says it all. The 2008 3DSUG Conference and Exposition will take place at the Orange County/Costa Mesa Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa, California. April is a great month for weather in Southern California with an average temperature high of 66 degrees and an average low of 54 degrees with less than 0.70" of rain making April 6th driest month.
The Hilton Orange County / Costa Mesa hotel is centrally located to all major points of interest in Orange County and Southern California. It offers convenient access to all major freeways, Orange County / John Wayne Airport and the world-renowned South Coast Plaza shopping resort. The Hilton Orange County / Costa Mesa hotel features the highly acclaimed Bristol Palms Restaurant and bar set amidst towering palm trees in the hotels naturally lit 7-story atrium. The Hilton Orange County /Costa Mesa hotel is 100% smoke free.
The Hilton Orange County / Costa Mesa hotel is only minutes away from Disney Land, Balboa Fun Zone, Santa Ana Zoo, Knott's Berry Farm, Golf and chartered deep sea fishing to name a few things you can do in your spare time. Once the conference begins their will not be a lot of spare time so arrive early. The $125.00 per room night is available three days prior to the conference and three days post conference so you will have plenty of time to enjoy what Southern California has to offer.
See you in sunny California April 6-10, 2008!
Thomas A. Sorovetz, Site Coordinator, 3DSUG, Inc. |
| Announcements
Call for Presentations |
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The 2008 Executive Board led by Sheku Kamara (Milwaukee School of Engineering) is working diligently on the 2008 agenda. If you are interested in presenting, please contact Sheku at 414.277.7189 (office) or 414.333.9421 (mobile). |
| Materials & Technology
PTM&W Urethane and Epoxy Casting Resins Available |
Orchard Park, NY (September 16, 2007) -- Curbell Plastics, Inc. has announced the addition of PTM&W urethane and epoxy casting resins to their line of prototyping materials.
 PTM&W casting resins are used for fast low-unit-volume production of plastic parts with minimal tooling cost. One product in particular has generated great interest in the market - PT 8902. This product offers easy, fast prototype parts with exceptional impact resistance (notched Izod impact strength over 2.0) and high heat resistance (Tg=213* F).
PTM&W casting resins compliment Curbell's prototyping material line which includes Somos stereolithogrpahy resins, Momentive moldmaking silicones, Rampf urethane and epoxy tooling boards, Plexus adhesives and Cyberbond infiltrants for SLS and 3D Printer applications.
Curbell Plastics supplies hundreds of plastic products to serve key industries throughout the United States and Canada operating 16 business locations, a films conversion center, and a tapes and fabrics division. It has evolved into one of the nation's largest suppliers of plastic sheet, rod, tube, film and related industrial m aterials. Curbell Plastics, Inc. is a subsidiary of Curbell, Inc., a privately-held business headquartered Orchard Park, NY. Curbell, Inc. the parent company, established in 1942, employs more than 400 nationwide. Serving its customers for sixty-five years, curbell is a progressive organization driven by strong values with a proud Dun & Bradstreet credit rating of a 4A1. |
| 2008 3DSUG Conference
April 6-10th 2008 |
 The Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa hotel is centrally located to all major points of interest in Orange County and Southern California. It offers convenient access to all major freeways, Orange County/John Wayne Airport and the world-renowned South Coast Plaza shopping resort. The Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to and from Orange County/John Wayne Airport as well as surrounding California attractions, including South Coast Plaza Shopping Resort and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa provides a complete business center, high-speed Wi-Fi wireless access in public areas and meeting space, a 24-hour fitness center complete with spa and steam room, an outdoor heated pool (which will be open 24 hours and heated to 85+ degrees for our enjoyment) and an onsite masseuse. |
| Word on the Street
What Our Members Are Saying About 3DSUG |
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"I had a great time at the conference. It was well worth it for the knowledge and networking. I had such a great time, I felt like I was on vacation. While this is my first experience at the 3DSUG Conference, I feel like you really did a great job this year!"
~ Tone Scheetz, Morris Technologies, Inc.
"In my opinion, the best sessions for SLS were the open discussion forums. There was a lot of good discussion and interaction between the moderators and the audience. Also, the networking is always a huge benefit of attending the conference!"
~ Kent Firestone, Solid Concepts
"This was my first users meeting and I just wanted to say thanks to you and the guys for a job well done. I learned a ton and made some great contacts. Everything from the food to all of the events, was well done and it was a pleasure to attend the conference. My only recommendation is that next year we offer a survey of the lectures that people are interested in and then we can try to make sure that the most popular seminars aren't running at the same time."
~ John Mastoloni, M2 Systems
Just a quick note to thank you and all the team of the 3DSUG for a great conference. I found it very beneficial and thought the organizational side was excellent, well done."
~ Tom Walls, Laser Prototypes (Europe) Ltd. |
| Materialise Innovation Forum
Report by Bob Zubrickie |
 As an attendee and a presenter at the Materialise Innovation Forum,, I was impressed with the successful turnout for their conference. This conference ran September 12th and 13th in Leuven, Belgium. There were two concurrent secessions: Rapid Implant Manufacturing Form and Magics International Summit. Both were packed with case studies utilizing the Materialise products as well as helpful tips on how their product is used to help benefit the attendees. As an advocate user of Magics, I utilize the support generating module for 99% of my programming for my Stereolithography processes. My presentation was on Support Factors of Producing Rapid Prototype Connectors at Tyco Electronics. Other secessions included Support Generation for Difficult Geometries by Les Nielsen (Moeller Design), The Rapid X Industry and the Role of Magics by Neil Hopkins (Loughborough University), Problem Solving with Magics in Medical Applications by Richard Bibb (PDR), The Use of Rapid Prototyping in the Architectural Design by Bradly Peters (Foster + Partner) and it goes on and on. Each and every presentation was packed with educational experiences and upscale experiences.
At the conclusion of the conferences we were bussed to Materialise headquarters where Wilfried Vancraen, Materialise founder, escorted us through a guided tour of the company's production floor. There were no cameras allowed, but they showed us everything. It was an amazing tour. The facility cleanliness, which I have total envy for, was impressive.
This was Materialise's first attempt at this conference, and I would say they are off to a good start. If Materialise continues to have future conferences like this one, I would highly recommend attending.
Materialise is a sponsor of the 3DSUG. Huntsman and DSM Somos are also sponsors of the 3DSUG and were vendors at the Materialise Innovation Forum.
Bob Zubrickie, Tyco Electronics
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| A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
Diamond Sponsors
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Platinum Sponsors
NCP Leasing
National RP Support
Gold Sponsors
Curbell
Integra Services International
Solid Concepts
Silver Sponsors
AIN Plastics
Applied Rapid Technologies
Bolt's Engraving
Materialise
Met-L-Flo
Valspar
Bronze Sponsors
3D Systems
Acu-Cast Technologies
BJB Enterprises
Buy Castings
Cadmium CD
Clemco Industries
DPSS Lasers
Fineline Prototyping
Innovative Polymers
Invest Cast
Manufacture by Design
Paramount
Prototype Productions, Inc.
Ramco Equipment
Rapid Product Development Group
Repliform
RP Consultant
SiCam
SLA Materials
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| Executive Committee |
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Sheku Kamara
Chairperson
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Brian Bauman
Vice Chairperson
DSM Somos
Luis Folgar
Vice Chairperson
Prototype Productions, Inc.
Guy Bourdeau
Treasurer
Huntsman Advanced Materials
Brad Palumbo
Secretary
Phoenix Analysis & Design
Tom Sorovetz
Site Coordinator
The New Chrysler
Bob Zubrickie
Past Chairperson
Tyco Electronics |
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