Re: Service bureau Directory and Database Updated

From: Jon Broome (jbroome@tarletonbull.com)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 20:38:36 EET


Can anyone direct me to a list of the upcoming RP trade shows.
Jon Broome
Tarleton Bull, Inc.
1939 W. 2nd AVE B5
Eugene, OR 97402

voice (541)687-7003
toll Free (877) 566-5541
fax (541) 687-9599
cell (541) 953-7725
jbroome@tarletonbull.com
www.tarletonbull.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <EdGrenda@aol.com>
To: <rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:07 AM
Subject: Service bureau Directory and Database Updated

> Good Morning:
>
> We've just completed a major update of the Worldwide Guide to Rapid
> Prototyping's Service bureau Directory and Database. As in previous
updates, there were
> thousands of changes. Some of you might be interested in a few statistics.
>
> - There are now more than 640 locations worldwide where RP services can be
> obtained, including commercial businesses, academic institutions and
government
> agencies. There were 587 about a year ago. Some of that increase is due to
> better research, but most of it is due to companies that have opened
additional
> sales offices, or which have been established in the last year.
>
> - There are slightly more than 470 independent commercial entities in the
> 2003 total. The number of organizations in the US has remained virtually
> constant over the last two years. Many organizations have left the US
market only to
> be replaced by an equal number of new entrants. All of the numerical
growth
> has been outside the US, and commercial service bureaus outside the US
now
> outnumber US companies by a substantial margin.
>
> - The dominant technology provided by service bureaus is
stereolithography.
> Nearly 63% of the organizations provide that technology, but the largest
change
> was noted for selective laser sintering. SLS increased its penetration by
> nearly 7% so that now more than 53% of all organizations are capable of
providing
> that technology. The penetrations of other technologies remained
essentially
> unchanged, and very low compared to the two dominant technologies
mentioned.
>
> - About 46% of SB's provide only a single technology, but more than 50%
can
> provide 2 or more, and more than 20% provide 3 or more.
>
> - For the first time we noted reverse engineering services provided by RP
> service bureaus, and now indicate them with a special icon in the
directory and
> in the database. Approximately 13% of service providers indicate they also
> provide RE or scanning services.
>
> More descriptive information is available on our web-site.
>
>
> SERVICE PROVIDERS SHOULD CHECK THEIR LISTINGS AND LINKS. Your listing can
be
> very valuable to you - but it's definitely worthless if it's wrong.
>
>
> *** For companies selling to service providers, our Database can save you
> hundreds of hours of tedium. As always, registered users can receive this
update
> at low cost. For more information and pricing, please see:
> http://home.att.net/~castleisland/pr_sbdb.htm
>
>
> Ed Grenda
> Castle Island Co.
> 781-646-6280 (voice or fax)
> EdGrenda@aol.com (email)
>
> The Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping
> http://home.att.net/~castleisland/
>
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