PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 1996
Agency Loren Werner Company H. Curtis Peel
Contact 602/592-9089 Contact 810/585-7880
NEW WAX FOR RESIN LAYER SUPPORT ENHANCES PRODUCTIVITY OF CUBITAL RAPID
PROTOTYPING MACHINES
Faster De-waxing, Superior Part Surface Quality, Reduced Maintenance and
Smooth Continuous Flow of New Wax Combine to Improve Performance of Cubital
Solid Ground Curing Machines
Troy, MI – Cubital America, Inc. today announced the introduction of a new
wax with superior performance characteristics for use in supporting modeling
resin as model layers are created and cured. The new wax, called Soliwax
WZ-5771, delivers a smooth, continuous flow into the modeling build-area to
provide consistent support for the modeling resin and provide better model
surface quality. The new Soliwax has a melting temperature which is
approximately 7o C lower than Cubital’s existing modeling-support wax
(Soliwax G-5662). The new Soliwax WZ-5771 dissolves at more than twice the
rate of Cubital’s existing Soliwax G5662, dramatically reducing the de-waxing
time of finished prototype parts. Additionally, there is no filler
sedimentation with the new Soliwax.
"The performance of our new wax is just one of a number of on-going
innovations from our R & D department designed help our customers get optimum
performance from their Cubital machines," explains Cubital Ltd. President and
CEO, Yehudah Baron. Baron continues, "For example, eliminating filler
sedimentation means our customers can make much faster, easier cold starts
with our machines, and additionally they will enjoy reduced maintenance with
the new WZ-5771 Soliwax. Especially when it is used in conjunction with our
new fully automatic Swift 2000 de-waxing machine, the new WZ-5771 wax will
deliver a significant reduction in overall part production time. "
The lower shrinkage associated with WZ-5771 means there are lower internal
stresses during model fabrication between the cured resin and the surrounding
wax. These lower stresses have less tendency to deform models, contributing
to improved model accuracy, and facilitating production of very fine,
thin-walled parts.
The new Soliwax WZ-5771 imposes no changes in operational use as compared
with Cubital’s existing wax. The new wax still washes away either with water
alone, or in a solution of water and citric acid. And WZ-5771 is fully
compatible with Cubital’s newly-introduced Swift 2000 automated de-waxing
station.
Cubital will continue to offer its existing wax, as well as the new wax.
Pricing for the new wax will be in the same price range as the current wax
in use by Cubital customers.
Built on a Tradition of Excellence
Cubital Ltd., parent company of Cubital America, Inc., was founded in
Israel in 1987. Cubital’s SGC product line of rapid prototyping systems
started through research conducted at Scitex Corporation, Ltd., an Israeli
company known for its outstanding image processing technology that is used
worldwide. Commercial sales of Cubital rapid prototyping machines began
during the fourth quarter of 1991.
Recognition of Cubital’s outstanding technology has led to acceptance of the
SGC product line worldwide. In addition to its headquarters in Israel, and
operations in the United States, Cubital has an office in Germany, and has
sales representatives in the Asian Rim. In the United States, some of
Cubital’s larger customers include Ford Motor company, Toledo Molding & Die,
Inc., Compression Inc., Allied Signal Aerospace, D & C Industries, Inc., and
General Motors Midsize Car Division.
Today, Cubital leads the industry in production rapid prototyping
throughput. Based on UV light-activated Solid Ground Curing technology,
Cubital systems provide a number of advantages over competing systems
utilizing Stereolithographic (SL) or other technologies. Cubital systems
deliver throughput at three to eight times that available from SL-based
systems. In part, this speed advantage arises from the use of a photomasking
technique that allows Cubital systems to cure/harden an entire model layer at
once upon exposure to a UV light source. The speed of Cubital systems is
further enhanced through the capability of these SGC-based systems to operate
in dual-process mode, literally forming the photo-mask for the next model
layer while simultaneously fabricating the current layer. SGC technology
also produces self-supporting models, eliminating the need to add support
structures.
Beyond pure performance advantages, Cubital’s systems provide outstanding
price/performance. This is because Cubital systems are priced competitively
with laser-based rapid prototyping systems, while providing several times the
model building speed.
Additionally, unlike SL-based systems, Cubital’s systems have no requirement
to replace expensive lasers.
Cubital holds U.S. and Israeli patents on its unique Solid Ground Curing
technology, with European and Japanese patents pending.
The Cubital Data Front End workstation is designed to accept input from most
standard CAD file formats.
For more information about Cubital, its products and marketplace, contact
Curtis Peel at 810/585-7880, and visit Cubital’s worldwide web site on the
Internet (http://www.cubital.com/cubital/). For editorial liaison, contact
Loren Werner, A-Z PR, 602/592-9089
(e-mail: azpr@aol.com or web site http://ypo.com/azpr/).
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