SOLID CONCEPTS EARNS ISO 9002 CERTIFICATION

Project Engineering and Manufacturing operations in Valencia, California, recognized for Quality Assurance Procedures

VALENCIA, California - August 23, 2001

VALENCIA, CA - August 23, 2001—Solid Concepts Inc., a leading supplier of rapid prototyping and manufacturing services, announced today that it has received ISO 9002 certification in recognition of its quality management system. Manufacturers around the world use Solid Concepts to produce concept prototypes, functional models, and master patterns for everything from aircraft engine components to the latest medical devices and consumer products.

Achieving ISO certification verifies Solid Concepts’ compliance with international standards recognized by the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization. The ISO certification provides a standard that is adopted by more than 90 countries worldwide. ISO 9002 recognizes Solid Concepts’ quality assurance in Project Engineering and Manufacturing. American Global Standards of Oxnard, California, conducted Solid Concepts’ ISO certification audit.

"We are committed to delivering the highest level of quality and service to our customers," said Joe Allison, president of Solid Concepts. "We have been fully ISO 9002 compliant for some time and the certification is recognition of the time and effort our employees have put into our quality program."

About Solid Concepts Inc.

Solid Concepts Inc. is a supplier of rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing services. Founded in 1991, Solid Concepts is a five-facility, multiple technology company known to be a solutions provider with project management and engineering expertise. Capabilities in Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Advanced Cast Urethanes, CNC and FRP rapid prototypes and custom manufactured parts allows for low-volume production of plastic, urethane, and metal components directly from design data, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Tooling and Molding capabilities bring customer projects through to completion. ISO 9001 and AS9100 certifications.

• SolidView
  SolidView® software allows you to view, rotate, measure and communicate design intent with non-CAD users—starting with our free 3D CAD viewer—SolidView/Lite.
• SLA & PolyJet
  SLA® & PolyJet™ provide accurate concept models and master patterns in record time. Complete in-house finishing capability for production-like prototypes.
• SLS
  SLS® (selective laser sintering) produces rugged Nylon 11 and Nylon 12 prototype and production parts and is ideally suited for Direct Digital Manufacturing.
• FDM
  FDM (fused deposition modeling) produces both prototype and production parts from ABS plastic, polycarbonate, and Ultem materials.
• CNC
  CNC prototypes, parts and master patterns are ideal in applications where the material property or size requirements make other prototyping techniques unsuitable.
• Cast Urethane
  Cast Urethane (a proprietary advanced casting technology and advanced formula polymers) produce strong pre-production and short-run production components.
• Composites
  Composites (fiber reinforced plastic) technology produces large, rigid, accurate panels with excellent strength-to-weight ratio and surface finish. Chose between CompositeCast™, Hand Lay-up FPR and VARTM.
• Tooling
  Tooling from Solid Concepts provides quick-turn tooling options for Chinese tooling & production, export tooling from China, and domestic tooling, all with domestic project management.
• Molding
  Injection Molding from Solid Concepts brings you the best of both worlds by providing Chinese pricing and lead times along with Solid Concepts quality and domestic project management.