uPrint TM, The personal 3d printer from stratasys enters india through DesignTech

uPrint TM breaks $15,000 barrier with fully functional, desktop-sized 3D printer.

DesignTech Systems Ltd. an esteemed country wide distributor of Stratasys Incorporated, today launched uPrint™ – A Personal 3D Printer from their Dimension Series in India. uPrint™, the world’s first 3D Printer is available at the record breaking low price of $ 14,900 for immediate purchase through DesignTech Systems Ltd.

“uPrint™ is an important advance for Dimension’s product line, providing users a networked, desktop-sized 3D printer capable of building durable, accurate models ready for testing,” said Woody Frost, Vice President – International Sales, Stratasys. “uPrint™ will appeal to designers, engineers, architects, artists, teachers and others working in CAD. With uPrint™, they can get an affordable, high-quality 3D modeling system that’s available today.”

Designed for the desktop, uPrint requires only a 25 x 26 in. footprint and features an 8 x 6 x 6 in. build envelope.

Mr. Pradeep Nair, Stratasys Regional Director ASEAN and India said “ uPrint™ features automated support removal system, allowing for hands-free removal of the support  saving labour and enhancing the ease of use of material.  As a personal 3D printer, uPrint™ makes 3D printing immediate and convenient for, every design iteration. There's no waiting in queue for a shared printer and no waiting for models to arrive from an outside service”.

Mr. Vikas Khanvelkar, Managing Director, DesignTech Systems Ltd said          “uPrint ™breaks the $15,000 barrier with a fully functional, desktop-sized 3D printer. We at DesignTech see immense potential to sell uPrint™ to many Product Design Companies. With its small foot print and low cost, it will find place practically in every design group”.

Using Dimension’s proven FDM technology, uPrint™ prints models with Stratasys ABS plus — a material on average 40 percent stronger than the company’s previous ABS material, making it ideally suited for testing the form, fit and function of models and prototypes.

About Stratasys, Inc., Minneapolis, manufactures additive fabrication machines for prototyping and manufacturing plastic parts. According to Wohlers Report 2009, Stratasys supplied 43 percent of all additive fabrication systems installed worldwide in 2008, making it the unit market leader for the seventh consecutive year. Stratasys patented and owns the process known as FDM.® The process creates functional prototypes and end-use parts directly from any 3D CAD program, using high-performance industrial thermoplastics. The company holds more than 250 granted or pending additive fabrication patents globally. Stratasys products are used in the aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, business and industrial equipment, education, architecture, and consumer-product industries. Online at: www.Stratasys.com.  For more information on Dimension 3D printers, visit www.dimensionprinting.com.

About DesignTech Systems Ltd.
DesignTech is a leading CAD/CAM/CAE and PLM solutions provider in India. With offices spread across the country, it has served to more than 1800 customers across various domains in India and overseas. DesignTech has one of the highest customer satisfaction ratios which is the result of its commitment to honor the promises backed by excellent unique customer support network. For further information, visit www.designtechsys.com