Mold-Tech and Roehlen Surface Finishes

Mold-Tech surface finishes are used to texturize the surface of the molds used in the manufacture of all types of molded products, including automobiles, consumer goods, architectural panelling and industrial parts. LightWorks is the only renderer that is capable of visualising these Mold-Tech surfaces because of an exclusive partnership between LightWork Design And Standex International (who produce Mold-Tech.)

These Mold-Tech archives give designers the ability to select and accurately visualize Mold-Tech surface finishes within LightWorks-based rendering applications.

The accurate visualisation of manufactured surface finishes, using the Mold-Tech material archives in LightWorks, gives designers a vital design tool for selecting and comparing any number of surface finish variations during the design stage. This helps them to create better and more visually appealing products and also gives them the assurance that the surface finishes they have selected are suitable, before the final process of etching the expensive molds used for manufacturing.

These material archives have been eagerly anticipated by many product designers and architects who are keen to access this valuable aid to their aesthetic design processes:

Nick Burt, IT Director at Alloy Total Product Design, said "I am delighted to hear about the release of Mold-Tech material archives for LightWorks. Accurate visualisation of Mold-Tech surface finishes will be very valuable in helping us communicate our design ideas to our clients.” He added, “It is impressive to see LightWork Design addressing the specialized needs of the Industrial Design industry and taking LightWorks beyond the 'pretty pictures' produced by other rendering software."

Mike Rebrukh, Director of Product Management for Unigraphics, EDS, added, "The ability to visualize Mold-Tech surface finishes will enable our customers, like Alloy Total Product Design, to be significantly more productive when designing their innovative products so we are pleased to announce that support for these new materials from LightWork Design is included in our release of Unigraphics NX."

To download exclusive Mold-Tech materials archives, go to the LightWorks-User website or click here to see a rollover demonstration showing Mold-Tech materials.

About Standex International

Standex International Corporation, with sales of more than $600 million in fiscal 2001, and operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Mexico, is a multi-industry manufacturer in three broad business segments: Food Service, Industrial and Consumer.

The Standex Engraving Group is a division of Standex International offering the worldwide industrial engraving of rolls, molds and plates at 20 plants with additional licensees in Japan, Brazil, Hong Kong, Bohemia and Russia.