For industries that depend on new product design for their success, solid imaging is an important technology used to quickly move design concepts from the computer screen to the manufacturing floor.
DSM develops high-performance stereolithography materials through its Somos® Materials Group. Somos® materials are used directly in prototype parts or small quantity production parts, as well as in the development of precise tooling and other stereolithography applications such as:
- Concept modeling
- Rubber molding
- Investment casting
- Injection molding
- Functional prototyping
DSM is recognized around the world as a leading innovator of rapid prototyping materials. Our developments have included the industry's first water resistant and high temperature resistant materials, the first stereolithography materials to mimic properties of traditional engineering plastics, and the first composite materials for solid imaging.
