Objet to Grow South African Market With DemaPlasTech as Distribution Partner
By Objet Geometries Ltd, PRNEMonday, October 25, 2010
REHOVOT, Israel, October 26, 2010 - Objet Geometries Ltd. (www.objet.com/), the innovation
leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, today
announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with DemaPlasTech
Machinery (Pty) Ltd. (www.demaplastech.co.za/), a provider of total
solutions for all injection molding requirements. Located in South Africa,
DemaPlasTech will distribute Objet's 3D printing systems nationwide.
The agreement between Objet and DemaPlasTech is an important
milestone within Objet strategic plan to enhance its position in this growing
market. DemaPlasTech will expand Objet's presence in the region while
providing Objet customers with close and superior customer service.
A comprehensive offering for South African industries
DemaPlasTech is a top distributor and one-stop-shop for injection
molding solutions in South Africa. DemaPlasTech's services include complete
turnkey and greenfield projects, service and maintenance contracts,
electrical panel modernization, PLC upgrades, machine refurbishment and
rebuilds, and Scada systems for plant automation and monitoring. DemaPlasTech
prides itself on being able to fulfill all of its customers' injection
molding needs. Objet's advanced 3D printing systems will complement
DemaPlasTech's broad product offering and enable it to provide a proven,
high-quality 3D printing solution to its customers.
The cooperation between Objet and DemaPlasTech evolved as a
result of the growing demand for 3D printing systems in South Africa. "In
recent years, 3D printers have become increasingly popular in industry and in
academic institutions in South Africa," commented Jacques Kleynhans, Director
of DemaPlasTech. "The advantages of 3D printing brought our customers to the
understanding they need to use these systems and implement their
applications. With Objet we will cover our customers' needs in this area and
build the 3D printing market in South Africa."
Gilad Gans, Executive Vice President at Objet, added: "We are
excited to appoint DemaPlasTech as our dedicated distributor in South Africa
which we defined as a strategic market for us. Together, we are looking to
better attract new customers and open up key market segments. With its
excellent customer support capabilities and infrastructure, DemaPlasTech is
ideally positioned to grow this market jointly with us."
About DemaPlasTech
DemaPlasTech Machinery Pty Ltd. (www.demaplastech.co.za/)
was established in 2001 after the restructuring of the Mannesmann group of
companies and is based in Johannesburg. With over 300 machines installed, the
company's motto "One Solution" embodies the passion they have in addressing
their customer needs. In addition to representing Sumitomo Demag injection
molding machines, they also offer the following quality solutions: Simar -
material feed systems, Single - temperature control system, Frigel - heating
and cooling, Moditec - granulators, Gamma Meccanica - recycling systems,
Matttec - production monitoring, and B&R - shredders.
About Objet Geometries
Objet Geometries Ltd. (www.objet.com/), the innovation
leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing,
provides 3D printing systems that enable manufacturers and industrial
designers to reduce cost of product development and dramatically shorten
time-to-market of new products.
Objet's ultra-thin-layer, high-resolution 3-dimensional printing
systems and materials utilize PolyJet polymer jetting technology, to print
ultra-thin 16-micron layers. The market-proven Objet Eden line of 3D Printing
Systems and the Objet Alaris30 3D desktop printer are based on Objet's
patented office-friendly PolyJet Technology. The Objet Connex multi-material
family is based on Objet's PolyJet Matrix Technology, which jets multiple
model materials simultaneously and creates composite Digital Materials on the
fly. All Objet systems use Objet's FullCure(R) materials to create accurate,
clean, smooth, and highly detailed 3D parts.
Objet systems are in use by customers worldwide, including
Fortune 100 companies, in multiple industries such as Education, Medical /
Medical Devices & Dental, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, toys, consumer
goods, and footwear industries.
Founded in 1998, Objet serves its growing global customer base
through offices in USA, Mexico, Europe, Japan, China and Hong Kong, and a
global network of distribution partners. Objet owns more than 50 patents and
patent pending inventions. For more information, visit us at
www.objet.com.
(c) 2010 Objet, Quadra, QuadraTempo, PolyJet, FullCure, SHR, Eden,
Eden250, Eden260, Eden 260V, Eden330, Eden350, Eden350V, Eden500V, Job
Manager, Objet Studio, CADMatrix, Connex, Connex350, Connex500, Alaris,
Alaris30, PolyLog, TangoBlack, TangoGray, TangoPlus, TangoBlackPlus,
VeroBlue, VeroWhite, VeroBlack, VeroGray, Durus, Digital Materials, Polyjet
Matrix and ObjetGreen are trademarks or registered trademarks of Objet
Geometries Ltd. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other
trademarks belong to their respective owners.
DemaPlasTech media contact Jacques Kleynhans Tel +27-11462-2990 Email: Jacques@demaplastech.co.za Objet Geometries, South Africa media contact Lynn Kolevsohn Tel +972-8-931-4432 Email : lynn.kolevsohn@objet.com Objet Global Media Contacts USA Robyn Stein or Sharon Horowitz Gabbegroup Tel. +1-212-220-4444 Email. robyn.stein@gabbe.com / Sharon.horowitz@gabbe.com UK Dave Chandler UK Bespoke Tel: +44-1737-215200 E-mail. davec@bespoke.co.uk Objet Arita Mattsoff Objet Geometries Tel. +972-8-931-4314 Email. arita@objet.com Asia Pacific Jenny Chan The Hoffman Agency Tel: +81-3-2231-8101 Email. jchan@hoffman.com Japan Masaya Takahama The Hoffman Agency, Japan Tel: +81-3-5159-2145 Email. mtakahama@hoffman.com China Dong Chen The Hoffman Agency, China Tel. +86-21-6391-5869 Email. dchen@hoffman.com
DemaPlasTech media contact: Jacques Kleynhans, Tel +27-11462-2990, Email: Jacques at demaplastech.co.za; Objet Geometries, South Africa media contact: Lynn Kolevsohn, Tel +972-8-931-4432, Email : lynn.kolevsohn at objet.com; Objet Global Media Contacts: USA: Robyn Stein or Sharon Horowitz, Gabbegroup, Tel. +1-212-220-4444, Email. robyn.stein at gabbe.com / Sharon.horowitz at gabbe.com; UK: Dave Chandler, UK Bespoke, Tel: +44-1737-215200, E-mail. davec at bespoke.co.uk; Objet: Arita Mattsoff, Objet Geometries, Tel. +972-8-931-4314, Email. arita at objet.com; Asia Pacific: Jenny Chan, The Hoffman Agency, Tel: +81-3-2231-8101, Email. jchan at hoffman.com; Japan: Masaya Takahama, The Hoffman Agency, Japan, Tel: +81-3-5159-2145, Email. mtakahama at hoffman.com; China: Dong Chen, The Hoffman Agency, China, Tel. +86-21-6391-5869, Email. dchen at hoffman.com
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