I think Geoff may have been referring to the Breech of Contract judgment that
AAROFLEX and AAROTECH were found guilty of by the Federal Courts. Also I believe he
was referring to the default of AAROFLEX and AEROTECH on the settlement agreement
between AAROFLEX, AAROTECH, Conceptual Reality L.L.C. and Select Manufacturing
Services (also recognized by the Federal Courts).
If I'm wrong Geoff please correct me. Isn't this what we are all really interested in
understanding?
Drew Brown
Conceptual Reality L.L.C.
Phone:(248)926-8820
Fax:(48)926-8830
http://www.conceptual-reality.com
aaroflex wrote:
> Dear Geoff Smith-Moritz:
>
> Normally, when you roll out a product you form a partnership with the user
> because there will be delays and mishaps to overcome and special considerations
> are given to these brave soles.. We thought we had a partner that we could
> depend on to stick with AAROFLEX through this roll out period. Ross went a
> Detroit show and had a sign in his booth bragging that he would have the largest
> machine in North America. Soon thereafter, 3D filed a lawsuit and threatening to
> sue any purchasers of the AAROFLEX machine. This proved to destroy any customer
> allegiance in this case although AAROFLEX gave total assurance to the buyer of
> liability protection. Therefore, Drew and Ross ran like scared rabbits and
> abandon the steadfast partnership to bring a machine to market while looking for
> every excuse to cancel the orders. This has severely hindered the AAROFLEX
> operation, because it is brought up by our competition every time a machine sell
> is considered. It has been a bad situation for AAROFLEX and the rapid
> prototyping community in that it has limited market competition by helping to
> keep a very advanced product off the market. Consequently, there are documented
> cases by our competition of customer interference, business disparagement, and
> and restraint of trade along with several other counts of very significant
> consequences that can be filed any time.
>
> I do hope this will explain the situation to some extent to you as well as
> others.
>
> Sincerely,
> AAROFLEX, Inc.
> Albert C. Young, Jr., P.E.
> CEO
>
> Geoff Smith-Moritz wrote:
>
> > Mr. Young,
> > Some serious charges have been made in these postings. Would you comment on
> > them?
> >
> > Geoff Smith-Moritz
> > Editor
> > Rapid Prototyping Report
> > CAD/CAM Publishing, Inc,
> > 1010 Turquoise Street, Suite 320
> > San Diego, CA 92109 U.S.A.
> > Telephone: (858) 488 0533 FAX: (858) 488-6052
> > Web site: www.cadcamnet.com
> >
>
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