Advances in Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing is Topic of Pivot Points Seminar Series

Minneapolis, April 18 - Advances in design, prototyping and manufacturing is the topic of a seminar series, called Pivot Points, to be held in four U.S. and Canadian cities in April and May. Stratasys will co-sponsor the seminars, along with SensAble Technologies, Materialise Software, RedEye RPM, and T.A. Grimm & Associates.

A full slate of presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and panel discussions will target the needs of engineers, CAD designers, manufacturing managers and other R&D personnel. The seminars will include demonstrations addressing common design, prototyping, and manufacturing challenges, and attendees will explore new methods for streamlining the product-development process.

Dates and locations are:

* Thursday, April 20: Toronto, Canada 

* Tuesday, April 25: Philadelphia, PA 

* Tuesday, May 9: Indianapolis, IN 

* Thursday, May 11: Seattle, WA

Design Product News magazine Editor, Mike Edwards will lead the design segment and will chair a roundtable discussion of CAD at the Toronto event. For seminars in U.S. cities, MCAD Café Editor, Jeff Rowe will lead the design segment and chair the roundtable. Industry consultant and author, Todd Grimm, will headline the prototyping and the rapid manufacturing segments and chair the roundtable discussions. The speakers will address the challenges, opportunities, and future outlook for the industry and evaluate trends and technologies to round out this full-day of programming.

A $45 enrollment fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. For registration readers should go to: www.pivptseminar.com.

Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, makes rapid manufacturing and prototyping systems, and it offers prototyping and manufacturing services. Stratasys equipment is used in industries such as aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, and consumer products. In 2004, the company installed 36 percent of all systems sold worldwide, making it the unit market leader for the third consecutive year, according to Wohlers Report 2005. Stratasys patented the rapid prototyping process known as fused deposition modeling (FDM(r)). The process creates functional models directly from any 3D CAD program using ABS plastic, polycarbonate, PPSF or other materials. The company holds 175 granted or pending global prototyping patents. In addition to manufacturing products, Stratasys is the exclusive North American distributor of PolyJet rapid prototyping systems and Arcam rapid manufacturing and prototyping systems. 

www.Stratasys.com

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