BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, September 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Rapidform prototyping service has transformed student design by
introducing Z Corporation 3D printing technology

The Royal College of Art, the world's only exclusively postgraduate art
and design university, has added Z Corporation's ZPrinter(R) 450 to its
unsurpassed array of 3D printing and rapid manufacturing machines, citing its
speed, affordability and value per square foot.

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Based in London, RCA's Rapidform service produces 7,000 prototypes a year
and is the world's largest academic digital manufacturing facility, operating
10 machines. They range from a device that produces low-definition wax models
to an Electronic Beam Melting machine that produces titanium parts.

"Z Corporation 3D printers are fast and affordable to operate while
producing a high-quality model, making them a favorite for many student
applications in automotive, architectural, medical and, increasingly, fine
art," said Martin Watmough, manager of the Rapidform service. "The ZPrinter
450's integrated depowdering chamber effectively created space for an
additional printer in our facility while the printer delivered signature Z
Corporation color and performance."

Rapidform first purchased Z Corporation printing technology in 2003 due
to the expense of stereolithographic (SLA) and fused deposition modeling
systems. The high cost of models was forcing students to wait until the last
minute to requisition their first and final prototype. Upon seeing the
prototype, peers or instructors would suggest design revisions, but it would
sometimes be too late. Parts printed with the ZPrinter 450 and Spectrum
Z(R)510 systems that Rapidform purchased cost less than one-third of
SLA-produced parts and print five to six times faster.

"Adding Z Corporation 3D printers enabled students to obtain 3D physical
models at a fraction of the previous price so they could receive more
feedback earlier in the design process," said Watmough. "As a result,
communication improved dramatically, resulting in significantly improved
products. The transformation was remarkable."

Rapidform serves other institutions around London, such as the Bartlett
School of Architecture at the University College of London. A student there,
Tobias Klein, used Z Corporation technology to produce the prizewinning
design for an "inverted chapel" proposed for Havana, Cuba, featuring an
intricate facade patterned after animal bones.

In addition to serving students and conducting research, Rapidform is
chartered by the London Development Agency as a service bureau to small and
medium businesses in greater London. More than once Rapidform has exposed a
business to Z Corporation 3D printing, prompting the business to purchase a Z
Corporation 3D printer of its own. One such firm, Kohn Pedersen Fox of
London, uses the Spectrum Z510 to produce cityscape models with special
features such as colored lines depicting utilities.

"London doesn't have a defined 3D printing service bureau, and we would
never want to compete with one if it did," said Watmough. "Our job is to
handhold small and medium companies through the early stages of their
evaluation of the technology, then hand them off to a commercial service
bureau or their own printing practice. That's our raison d'etre."

About Z Corporation

Z Corporation makes products that enable users to capture, edit, and
print 3D data with unprecedented speed, ease, versatility and affordability.
These products include the world's fastest high-definition 3D printers --
machines that produce physical 3D models from digital data in full color --
and uniquely portable 3D scanners -- handheld machines that digitize 3D
surfaces in real time. Z Corp. technology is enabling a wide range of
applications in manufacturing, architecture, civil engineering, reverse
engineering, geographic information systems (GIS), medicine and
entertainment. For the latest news and information from Z Corp., visit the
company's Web site at http://www.zcorp.com.

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