August 4, 2005 -- Quickparts, the leading provider of rapid prototypes and low-volume custom manufactured metal and plastic production parts, today announced the availability of 5 new materials across the company's rapid prototyping line: Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), and Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).

The five new materials serve a range of applications including: high-resolution models, functional prototypes, rubber-like components and high-heat/high strength applications. All these new materials are now available to be quoted and bought instantly online at Quickparts.com using the company's patent-pending QuickQuote® process.

“Quickparts now offers the largest selection of rapid prototyping materials in the country.” said Mark Mackie, Executive Vice President for Quickparts. “We provide design engineers with an easy solution to buying custom parts: instant online price quotes, a single source for prototypes to production, and a team of project managers that can help match the right rapid prototyping process and material to the application.”

Samples of the new materials are available upon request or can be included in Quickparts' one-of-a-kind material sample kit. Quickparts' sample kit allows customers to touch, feel and compare standard resins and finishes for Rapid Prototyping (SLA, SLS, FDM) and Quickparts' new rapid injection molding process, QuickTool Express™ (QTX). The material sample kit is available to customers for $75 plus the cost of shipping.

For more information about Quickparts' new materials or the one-of-a-kind material sample kit, contact a Quickparts Area Manager at 1-877-521-8683.

About Quickparts:
Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers looking to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD (computer-aided design) models. With its proprietary QuickQuote® geometric analysis software, Quickparts is able to provide product designers with an 'instant online quote' for the manufacturing of their custom parts from prototype to production. Services include: Rapid Prototypes (SLA, SLS and FDM), Cast Urethanes, Quickturn Injection Mold Tooling and Parts, Sheet Metal Parts, Metal Castings, and CNC Machined Parts. A Quickparts Project Manager ensures parts are delivered to the customer's specifications within the desired timeframe.


Contact:
Sameer Vachani
Director of Marketing
1-877-521-8683 x. 203