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Stratasys First to Offer Monthly Lease for Complete 3D Printing Package

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Stratasys First to Offer Monthly Lease for Complete 3D Printing Package

Stratasys First to Offer Monthly Lease for Complete 3D Printing Package

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:SSYS) Stratasys said it will begin leasing bundled 3D-printer packages that include new special edition uPrint 3D printers.

“With the bundled package, engineers, designers, teachers and others can purchase a complete professional 3D-printing system”

The uPrint SE 3D Print Pack and the uPrint SE Plus 3D Print Pack are complete 3D-printing packages that include the 3D printer and everything needed to print 3D models. Besides the printer, the 3D Print Packs include startup supplies, a support-removal system, and cleaning agent. Monthly lease packages are USD $290 for uPrint SE and USD $380 for uPrint SE Plus. The monthly lease price is lower than the average cost of a single outsourced model.

Non-lease Print Pack purchase prices are USD $15,900 for the uPrint SE and USD $20,900 for the uPrint SE Plus.

“With the bundled package, engineers, designers, teachers and others can purchase a complete professional 3D-printing system," says Stratasys Product Manager Mary Stanley. “This makes it as simple as possible to purchase and get your machine up and running with no surprises.”

The uPrint SE and SE Plus machines replace the original uPrint and uPrint Plus. The new machines are available without the bundled package, and they are priced at USD $13,900 and $18,900 respectively.

The new uPrint special edition machines offer a substantially increased material capacity, with 40 percent more material per spool than the original uPrint series. Material spools contain 42 cubic inches of material instead of the 30 cubic inches previously available. This allows longer unattended print runs than previously possible and requires less frequent spool change.

Both 3D printers use SR-30 soluble support material, which enables faster support removal and therefore faster part production than previously possible. The material dissolves up to 50 percent faster than the previous support material in an agitation tank.

Designed for office use, the SE edition maintains the basic features of the previous uPrint models, including:

  • Industrial thermoplastic: produces strong ABS plastic parts
  • Affordability: one of the lowest prices for a professional-quality 3D printer
  • Ease of use: no dedicated operator necessary
  • Small footprint: requires only a 25-by-26-inch space

The uPrint SE and uPrint SE Plus 3D Print Packs are available through authorized sales representatives.

Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, is a maker of additive-manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts. The company markets under the brands Dimension 3D Printers and Fortus Production 3D Printers. The company also operates RedEye On Demand, a digital-manufacturing service for prototypes and production parts. Stratasys manufactures 3D printers for Hewlett Packard, which it sells under the brand Designjet3D. In 2011 Stratasys acquired 3D printer maker Solidscape Inc. According to Wohlers Report 2011, Stratasys had a 41 percent market share in 2010, and has been the unit market leader for the ninth consecutive year. Stratasys patented and owns the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM®) process. The process creates functional prototypes and manufactured goods directly from any 3D CAD program, using high-performance industrial thermoplastics. The company holds more than 285 granted or pending additive-manufacturing patents globally. Stratasys products are used in the aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, business and industrial equipment, education, architecture, and consumer-product industries. Online at: www.Stratasys.com.

3D Print Pack, uPrint SE and uPrint SE Plus are trademarks of Stratasys Inc.

uPrint, Dimension, FDM and Stratasys are registered trademarks of Stratasys Inc.

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