Materialise NV

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Materialise NV is a leading software prodider for handling triangulated rapid prototyping models and running rapid prototyping machines, such as stereolithography (STL) machines and selective laser sintering (SLM) machines.

Products

  • 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.

    • 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]

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