Chris,
Check with 3D Systems, they have just announced the SLA250/30 for a
competitive price of $99,000 (or $99,900). A far cry from 1994's $220,000
in your list. This illustrates how quickly our industry is changing. Like
the computer industry, who can keep track of everything that is happening?
Great job on collecting this information and sharing it with the list.
This new 250 price offering should shake things up a bit, and has major
implications for the market. For example, what will other suppliers do to
stay competitive (ie lowering prices, improving processes and machines), how
this will impact their R&D capability, etc.
E. Derek Smith
Motorola Radio Products
Plantation, Florida
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To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi@INTERNET
From: cscapi@globalnet.co.uk@INTERNET on Fri, Feb 21, 1997 11:22 AM
Subject: Current RP System Prices
Hi,
A few weeks ago I asked for any information regarding the prices for current
RP systems. Most people who replied pointed me in the direction of Marshall
Burns' book 'Automated Fabrication : Improving productivity in
manufacturing', a very useful resource, in my opinion (you can pay me later
Marhsall ?!). Some others gave me some information they had 'lying around'.
However most information was only good for around the 1994-95 period.
Anyway, below is my list, along with the year (in brackets) this value
belongs with. Could anyone (RP machine vendors comments gratefully accepted)
please tell me how accurate they think it is and if any of the prices (per
unit) are way off beam.
Finally the results from the questionnaire are now ready, I know only need
to agree the method and form of publication. A lot of people gave some very
useful comments which I would also like to share with everyone, but I need
the agreement of the people involved. So I'll be in touch with those people
personally over the coming week.
SLA 190 .................... $95,000 (94)
SLA 250 .................... $220,000 (94)
SLA 350 .................... N/A
SLA 500 .................... $475 000 (95)
Actua 2100................ $60 000 (95)
Sinterstation 2000...... $340 000 (95)
LOM 1015 ................ $95 000 (95)
LOM 2030 ................ $180 000 (95)
Cubital 4600 ............. $275 000 (95)
Cubital 5600 ............. $445 000 (95)
FDM1650 .................. $180 000 (94)
Genisys ....................... $62 000 (95)
Soup 250GH .............. N/A
Soup 850P .................. N/A
Soup 400G .................. N/A
Soup 600G .................. $614 000 (94)
Soup 1000GA ............. N/A
STEREOS 250 ................. $177 000 (94)
STEREOS 400 ................. $363 000 (94)
STEREOS 600 ................. $532 000 (95)
STEREOS MAX 600 ....... N/A
EOSINT P ........................ N/A
EOSINT M ....................... N/A
EOSINT S ......................... N/A
Fockele & Scwarze LMS ..... $215 000 (94)
SOLIFORM 300 ................. $360 000 (94)
SOLIFORM 500 ................. N/A
SCS 1000 HD .................... $480 000 (94)
SCS 2000 ............................$513 000 (94)
SLP-5000 .............................15M Yen (95)
SLP-4000 ............................. 4.9M Yen (95)
Kira Solid Center .................... $140 000 (95)
Meiko ..................................... 14M Yen (95)
Sanders MM-6B ..................... $55 900 (95)
BPM Personal Modeler 2000 .. $29 900 (95)
BPM Personal Modeler 2100 .. $34 900 (95)
Thanks.
Chris.Jelley
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