FDM1500

From: John Bryant (Eastman Kodak Company), Rick Lott (Hughes Aircraft Company)
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 1994

From: John Bryant (Eastman Kodak  Company), Rick Lott (Hughes  Aircraft Company)
To: Rick Lott (Hughes  Aircraft Company), RP-ML
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 1994
Subject: FDM1500
>From: John W. Bryant, Sr. Development Engr., MTD/AMSD, 2/4/EP 
Hi Rick,
     
Rick I have been investigating the desktop rapid prototyping industry 
as a whole.  This includes Sanders Prototype, IBM, BPM Technology, and
Stratasys's benchtop machine.  I am trying to get an understanding as to 
what factors besides cost are driving folks to these types of machines.
You mentioned you are considering purchasing a Stratasys FDM1500 to compliment 
your SLA250.  If you don't mind me asking, how will this process compliment your
existing stereolithography process?  Is it for lower cost parts or alternative 
more functional materials?
     
By the way, we have one SLA 500, one SLA 250, and one DTM SLS 2000 machine
in Kodak.  And we are interested in the new field of technology called desktop 
as a compliment to the higher end more mature technologies such as SLA and SLS. 
I would appreciate any insight you can provide regarding your situation.
Thanx.
     
Development is evolutionary.  What you see today WILL NOT be what you 
see tommorrow.  Have vision and dream a little.
     

Reply from Lott:
     I plan to upgrade my SLA250 to run the epoxy resin and use that system 
     for my high-end parts, then purchase a second machine for faster 
     models of designs likely to see new iterations.
     
     The Stratasys machine looked like a good candidate but I'd like to get 
     users' opinions on it.  (Can't trust the salesmen, can we?).
     
     The Sanders unit is news to me -- care to offer details?


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