RE: RP meeting in Chicago

From: Siemer, Michael (Michael.Siemer@disney.com)
Date: Mon Apr 17 2000 - 22:42:01 EEST


Ken,

My curiosity got the best of me, and I attempted it with just "INCS"
successfully:

http://www.incs.co.jp/

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: millertech@networld.com
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 12:20 PM
To: ehunt@ces.clemson.edu; rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
Subject: Re: RP meeting in Chicago

Elaine,

The link http://www.inces.co.jp/ does not appear to be valid. Can
others reach it or is it just my problem?

Ken Miller
Miller Technologies
395 South 1100 West
Farmington, Utah 84025
(801)451-7997
millertech@networld.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Hunt <ehunt@ces.clemson.edu>
To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:40:54 -0400
Subject: RP meeting in Chicago

>Well...........it's over and we are all getting back home to digest
>what we
>saw and heard.
>
>While Marshall covered some of the major items at the exhibits, I'd
>like to
>comment on the event as a whole. As a long time participant I could
>have
>been disappointed if I had only one industry to serve since
>participation
>at the conference was down and the amount of user type presentations
>was
>almost non-existent. I was forced to use face to face encounters to
>learn
>the new stuff and how well individual industries are faring with the
>technologies. Also if I had not spent considerable time at the
>exhibits I
>would not have been able to see those who were not at the conference.
>
>I am concerned that travel budgets have been cut by a large variety of
>companies and since this is the top RP&M event where are do they
>expect to
>get their information. I question if the Internet will ever replace
>the
>presentations and conversations. Some reasons I heard for cutbacks
>were
>along the line that this was a party rather than a learning
>experience. This is interesting in that most managers would never see
>a
>golf game as a party yet tons of business deals are completed in this
>manner. I guess I will party on without a lot of you. Too bad.
>
>Also there were comments about the buy-outs, management changes, and
>other
>business pressures that has led to users not being able to communicate
>how
>they use the technologies. Overall this can be extremely bad for the
>industry since the user community has driven this technology to where
>it is
>today. Some how we still miss educating management in the benefits of
>the
>technology as well as in being apart of the RP&M community.
>
>I offered to write a personal check for the OBJET but they refused my
>offer. It is a nice machine considering it is an Alpha and first
>generation system. I remember the olden days and if this machine
>develops
>as well as others have then how do you spell success?
>$$$$$$$$$$$$ Instead of about 5500+ in the world today, Terry may
>report
>15,000 next year. Especially after seeing the color Z-Corp system.
>You
>wanted to stay and watch the entire part being made...like the old
>days of
>watching the laser draw. Now if and when they can produce color where
>the
>user defines color and they have winner for lots of reasons. My grand
>kids
>will make tons of POKEMONS more reasonably than the cards! Flexible
>too!
>
>It seems that the RP competition is here and how this will effect
>machine
>sales only time will tell. When I see a machine that can ultimately
>replace
>my SLA250 and I can buy one for what upkeep on that system is alone
>you can
>picture an upgrade machine each year even for educational
>institutions. And with color.........that's progress!
>
>If you attended the conference you heard about METALS. These
>technologies
>are progressing along very nicely and I learn of one new company. I
>was
>fascinated by the Japanese work on Incremental Forming of Sheet Metal
>and
>see this as a great development. I am not sure when it will be
>available. Also they presented some work on HPM using a micro-spindle
>at
>50,000rpm. Look at WWW.inces.co.jp for more information. Also they
>presented E-Darts system at 38K, Liquid Crystal Projection System
>being
>developed at RIKEN and a system that uses the DMD Mirror system of
>Texas
>Instruments. The RIKEN system may have used the TI stuff.
>
>I also found a mini injection-molding machine in either a one or two
>ounce
>size. Priced at $15-17k these systems are very interesting for many
>reasons. Contact: 440-564-7210. The system was in Joe Frantz booth.
>
>Overall I brought home tons of good information that I would have not
>learned sitting at home. This morning I sat down with a group of local
>industry and after sharing all this new stuff came up with several
>projects
>to accomplish. Was it worth my time and sore feet? Now how did I
>spell
>success? $$$$$ That is what local and global industry need to save.
>
>
>See you in Cincinnati next year. And I am first on the bus to Hasbro!
>Got
>that reservation Cindy?
>
>
>Partying on!
>Elaine
>
>
>
>
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