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MQast to Supply Shapeways With Precious Metal Custom Parts

Thu. June 18, 2009; Posted: 05:55 PM
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VALENCIA, Calif., Jun 18, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- TDSC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- MQast, LLC, a provider of high-quality, custom complex metal parts announced today that it will produce custom cufflinks and custom napkin Ringpoems from sterling silver that will be offered by Shapeways via its online co-creation community.

MQast, a joint venture between 3D Systems and Scicon, two pioneers in Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Manufacturing and 3-D Printing solutions, combines the leading technology, latest processes and extraordinary services to provide an around-the-clock, online system for fast, high quality metal parts.

"We are excited to be partnering with Shapeways, a 3D co-creation community to provide precious metal custom shapes for consumer, design and art applications," said Scott Turner, MQast's general manager. "Our know how and expertise enables us to produce the highest quality, precise and highly polished sterling silver custom cufflinks and Ringpoems and to deliver them to Shapeways' customers in days."

Expanding on its already successful line of stainless steel custom cufflinks and napkin Ringpoems, Shapeways is looking to meet additional needs of its customers and adding precious metal custom accessories to its offerings. The easy to use Creator Software offered on Shapeways' website enables users to quickly and simply custom design beautiful, personal accessories.

"We are excited to add a totally new dimension to our offerings with the introduction of precious metal Ringpoems and cufflinks. We found MQast to be the ideal partner to help us provide the best quality custom silver parts to our customers, quickly and affordably," said Peter Weijmarshausen, CEO of Shapeways.

About MQast

MQast enables users to quickly and efficiently produce certifiable, complex, custom metal parts for design verification, communication and testing as well as single and low-volume end-use. It combines the leading technology, latest processes and extraordinary services to provide customers with an around the clock online system for fast, high quality metal parts. MQast is a joint venture between 3D Systems and Scicon, two pioneering companies in the Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Manufacturing and 3D Printing applications delivering first-class solutions, materials and services to a wide range of industries, individuals and companies around the world.

About Shapeways

Shapeways, the world's first 3-D co-creation community, brings design to life with cost effective, high quality 3-D printing. Shapeways is redefining Do-It-Yourself by connecting consumers to the latest in micro production with easy to use click-and-drag product customization. This software is called Creators, easily allowing you to personalize for instance the Lightpoem, Ringpoem, Stampmaker, Fruitconfession and Photoshaper. For seasoned 3-D designers advanced upload-to-print tools are available. Shapeways encompasses a diverse community of artists and enthusiasts. They engage in for instance collaborative creation and selling their 3D designs as products through the unique Shapeways Shops, an international marketplace for consumer created 3-D printed products. Shapeways is spinning out from the Lifestyle Incubator of Royal Philips Electronics, located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

The 3D Systems Corporation logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4537

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SOURCE: 3D Systems Corporation

MQast, LLC
         Katharina Hayes
         +1 877 MQASTUS (672.7887)
         info@MQast.com
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