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{{ infobox company
|name             = 3D Systems Corporation
|logo             = [[File:3D Systems Logo - from Commons.gif|300px|right|3D Systems Logo]]
|type             = [[Public company|Public]]
|traded_as        = {{NYSE|DDD}}
|industry         =
|foundation       = [[Valencia, California|Valencia]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] ({{Start date|1986}})
|location_city    = [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill]], [[South Carolina]]
(contracted; show full)aphy]] (SLA) [[rapid prototyping]] system.  Prior to Hull's introduction of SLA rapid prototyping, concept models required extensive time and money to produce.  The innovation of SLA to reduce these resource expenditures while increasing the quality and accuracy of the resulting model. Early SLA systems were complex and costly, however, and required extensive redesign before achieving commercial viability.  Primary issues concerned hydrodynamic and chemical complications.  In 1996 the introduction of 
[[solid-state laser|solid-state lasers]] permitted Hull and his team to reformulate their materials.  Engineers in transportation, health care and consumer products helped fuel early phases of 3D Systems' rapid prototyping research and development.  These industries remain key followers of 3D Systems' technology.

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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.3dsystems.com}}

[[Category:Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:3D printer companies]]
[[Category:Companies based in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1986]]