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News Release from: Huntsman Advanced Materials
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2005
Advanced materials producer honoured
The pioneering work undertaken in bringing innovative rapid tooling solutions to the world's manufacturing industries, has been recognised by a highly prestigious Frost and Sullivan Award.
The pioneering work undertaken by RenShape Solutions, now part of Huntsman Advanced Materials, in bringing innovative rapid tooling solutions to the world's manufacturing industries, has this year been recognised with receipt of the highly prestigious Frost and Sullivan Award for Performance Materials Technology of the Year The Award was presented to Paul Hulme, president of Huntsman Advanced Materials at Euromold, the leading exhibition and conference for the world's manufacturing industries, in Frankfurt, Germany on 30 November 2005
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Frost and Sullivan Award for Technology of the Year is presented to a company that has introduced a technology that has brought innovative capabilities, influence and strategic impact to several markets.
The Award is judged by a panel of international experts against six specific criteria including the adoption by, and impact of the new technology on global industries; the company's ability to deliver this new technology to the market and market share growth achieved as a result.
The 2005 Performance Materials Technology of the Year Award acknowledges the ongoing contribution that RenShape and Huntsman Advanced Materials have made to product development for more than 30 years, in effect creating the world's synthetic tooling market.
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Today Huntsman Advanced Materials offers a comprehensive range of rapid tooling materials and technologies to the world's manufacturing industries, including: * Stereolithography materials.
* Seamless modelling paste.
* Modelling and styling boards.
* Tooling boards.
* Prototyping materials.
* Gelcoats.
* Laminating systems.
* Casting systems.
* Resin infusion.
A programme of intense product development, focused on anticipating and addressing ongoing customer needs, has seen a number of end user industries benefit hugely in terms of time and cost reductions.
This customer centric research has played a significant part in the company's successful track record of bringing innovation to the market.
Hariharan Ramasubramanian, senior analyst for the Performance Materials group said: "Intense product and technology development from Huntsman's RenShape range has seen the usage of synthetic tooling penetrate into new applications.
They have been at the forefront of this revolution time and again, contributing with innovations for this market, which it helped to create, from the first ABS-like stereolithography materials to the new and unique Cliffhanger Casting System for rapid casting of multiple large parts, simultaneously.
For their ground-breaking innovations in rapid tooling and prototyping materials, Huntsman and RenShape Solutions truly deserve Frost and Sullivan's Performance Materials Technology of the Year Award 2005." Commenting on the Award, Paul Hulme of Huntsman Advanced Materials, said, "To receive the Frost and Sullivan Award for Performance Materials Technology of the Year is a tremendous honour.
It is recognised throughout the world as acknowledging true innovation in our field and delivering real benefits to our customers in the world's manufacturing industries.
I am delighted to accept this on behalf of the whole team at Huntsman Advanced Materials today and as recognition of the huge contribution made by all those who have worked on the RenShape Solutions range over the years.".
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