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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (113)	4/23/1998 11:49:00 AM
From: JCS	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132

Lean back and be comfortable ole 49r. This advance is "golden", your area of expertise. This resin apparently does address the brittleness issue for parts made in the big expensive machines which 3D needs to sell more of. It puts 3D on at least an equal footing with the SSYS machine, which I believe uses ABS to make the prototypes. ABS is opaque so 3D's material has an advantage in that the designers and others using the prototype can see through and into the part. The financial implication IMO is that 3D should be able to extricate themselves from the price war with SSYS. This should equate to more machines sold at higher margins and consequently for us, higher stock prices. Here's a nugget from the release. "The new material is capable of making prototype parts and assemblies having robustness approaching commercial engineering plastics, important for form, fit and functional testing of new products in development. In addition to durability, the resin is optically clear and resistant to humidity. Such characteristics are especially important in industries such as automotive, electronics, computers and consumer products, where many components are made of ABS plastic, noted for its high strength and durability."