Materialise NV

Materialise NV

Infobox Company
company_name = Materialise NV
foundation = Leuven, Belgium (1990) [http://materialise.com/materialise/view/en/107597-Timeline.html]
industry = Industrial Service,
Engineering Service,
Rapid prototyping Software [http://www.hoovers.com/Materialise-Nv/--HD__ykyrysctk,src__global--/free-co-dnb_factsheet.xhtml]
products = See complete products listing.
num_employees = 500 (FY 2007) [http://materialise.com/materialise/view/en/107593-Group+Profile.html]
homepage = [http://www.materialise.com/ www.materialise.com]

Materialise NV is a leading software provider for handling triangulated rapid prototyping models and running rapid prototyping machines, such as stereolithography (SLA) machines, fused deposition modeling (FDM) machines and selective laser sintering (SLS) machines.

Products

* 3-matic - advanced STL manipulation software.
* Magics - a system for repairing geometric data in STL form and producing supports necessary for rapid prototyping. [http://materialise.com/materialise/view/en/92074-Magics.html]
* Mimics - image processing software package for 3-dimensional design and modeling.
* SimPlant - interactive 3D implant planning system for accurate and predictable treatment planning of dental implants.

Patents

In 2006 Materialise began defending their patent for scanning any part of human anatomy and reconstructing it using rapid prototyping techniques with a notch for the purposes of easy locationing [http://www.google.co.uk/patents?id=fAkmAAAAEBAJ&dq=5,768,134] against Nobel Biocare for their dental implant technology. [http://materialise.com/materialise/view/en/1283994-Materialise+Launches+U.S.+Lawsuit+Against+Nobel+Biocare+for+Patent+Infringement.html]

External links

* [http://www.materialise.com/ www.materialise.com webpage]


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