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 Desotech develops high-performance solid imaging materials through its
subsidiary business, DSM Somos®. Somos materials are used directly in prototype parts or small quantity
production parts, as well as in the development of precise tooling and other
solid imaging applicatiions such as:
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Concept modeling
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Rubber molding
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Investment casting
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Injection molding
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Functional prototyping
DSM Somos 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.
