Merrimack, NH, March 23, 2011 — Solidscape®, Inc., the leading manufacturer of 3D high-precision printers for lost wax casting applications, announces the hiring of the Tanabe Kenden Company, as its representative in Japan. This family owned and run business will be marketing Solidscape 3D wax printers to jewelry manufacturers and retailers.
The Tanabe Kenden Company, Ltd. has a 45 year heritage of technical achievements including the invention and engineering of their own centrifuge and laser-marking machines. Their team of experienced sales-engineers are backed by their own technicians and with a reputation for outstanding service and technical expertise.

“We are extremely excited to have Solidscape as part of our product line” says Kenji Nakoya, President, Tanabe Kenden Co. “The enthusiasm for this company among their customers was very evident at the IJT show” remarked Fabio Esposito, VP Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Solidscape, Inc. “We look forward to a successful partnership.”

The Solidscape T76®plus and R66®plus printers for producing fully castable, high-resolution wax models use an additive technology called drop-on-demand (DoD™) and employ the SCP™ (Smooth Curvature Printing) technology that provides high-precision and accuracy. Both printers use the fully castable, proprietary Indura®Cast and Indura®Fill materials that leave no residual ash, resulting in no shrinkage during the burnout process.

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Solidscape®, Inc. is the leader in high-precision 3D printers for lost wax casting and mold making applications. Solidscape systems are used for modeling prototypes and casting patterns for fine jewelry, dental restorations, turbine blades, medical instruments, orthopedics, consumer goods, electronics and many other high-precision products.