Objet 3D Printer Filmed for Brand New Channel 4 Series, Home of the Future, Airs February 19th, 7.00pm on Channel 4

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Objet 3D Printer Filmed for Brand New Channel 4 Series, Home of the Future, Airs February 19th, 7.00pm on Channel 4

RHEINMUENSTER, Germany, February 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Objet ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive
manufacturing, announced today that its Objet30 Desktop 3D Printer was filmed for brand
new Channel 4 series, Home of the Future, which will air February 19th, 7.00pm on Channel
4.

    What happens if you ask a normal family to boldly go where no-one has gone before - to
live in the future? This five-part Channel 4 series, co-funded by one of the UK's leading
energy companies E.ON, and produced by Twofour, transforms the lives of a family, filling
their home from top-to-bottom with forefront technology and gadgets.

    As well as having cutting-edge technology and gadgets to play with, the Perera family
in Sheffield will be challenged by scenarios likely to come in the next twenty to fifty
years.

    Overseen by expert Chris Sanderson, the Pereras will discover how we may work, rest
and play - as well as eat, travel, stay healthy and power our homes.

    "The highlight, for me, was the moment the 3D printer arrived," says Sanderson. "It
was hugely exciting to be able to design an object and see it being made in front of your
eyes."

    In an episode looking at home offices, the Perera family use the Objet30 Desktop to
produce 3D printed pens.

    The series looks at the effects of working from home and living in multi-generational
households and asks: what will we eat when cheap food is gone and mass-produced meat is
unsustainable? And the family face being shamed by their bin if they don't recycle enough
and being temporarily banned from short car journeys (electric and hydrogen-powered,
naturally).

    But the future is not all bad news as the Pereras discover mind-controlled games,
domestic power stations that slash their bills, robots they can control from the other
side of the world, waterless washing machines, cars, lawnmowers and vacuums that drive
themselves and the joys of growing your own fish supper.

    The second episode of Home of the Future airs on February 19th, 7.00pm on Channel 4.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/home-of-the-future/4od#3290489

    Quotes are available on request.

    Pictures are available at http://channel4.com/info/press

    About Objet

    Objet Ltd. [http://www.objet.com ] is a leading provider of high quality, cost
effective inkjet-based 3D printing systems and materials. A global company, Objet has
offices in North America, Europe, Japan, China, Hong Kong, and India.

    Objet's 3D printing systems and 3D printing materials are ideal for any company
involved in the manufacture or design of physical products using 3D software or other 3D
content. Companies using Objet's solutions can be typically found in sectors
[http://www.objet.com/INDUSTRIES ] such as consumer goods & electronics, aerospace &
defense, automotive, education, dental, medical and medical devices, architecture,
industrial machinery, footwear, sporting goods, toys and service bureaus.

    Founded in 1998, the company has thousands of customers
[http://www.objet.com/RESOURCES/Case_Studies ] worldwide including a substantial share of
the relevant Fortune 100 and Fortune 500. Its award-winning technology (12 awards in 5
years) is based upon over 110 patents and patent pending inventions.

    Objet's advanced 3D printing systems and range of over 60 materials
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials ] enable professionals to build prototypes that
accurately simulate the true look, feel and function of an end-product, even complex,
assembled goods. The Objet Connex [http://www.objet.com/3D-Printer/Objet_Connex_Family
](TM) line of multi-material 3D printers features the world's only technology to
simultaneously jet 2 materials. With this, users can print many different materials into a
single part and print various mixed parts on the same build tray. Users can also create
advanced composite materials, or Digital Materials
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials/Overview/Digital_Materials ](TM) featuring
unique mechanical and thermal properties. Objet's range of over 60 3D printing materials
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials ] simulate properties ranging from rigid
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials/Overview/Rigid_Opaque ] to rubber-like
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials/Overview/Rubber-like ], transparent
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials/Overview/Transparent ] to opaque and standard
to ABS-grade engineering plastics
[http://www.objet.com/3D-Printing-Materials/Overview/ABS-like ], with a large number of
in-between shore grades and shades.

    Objet's 3D printers [http://www.objet.com/3D-Printer/Products_Overview ] are available
in a range of form-factors, from cost-effective desktop 3D printers ideal for entry-level
professionals all the way to industrial-scale multi-material machines for front-line
designers and top manufacturers. Objet's 3D printers feature the industry's
highest-resolution 3D printing quality, based on 16-micron (0.0006 in.) super-thin
layering, wide material versatility, office friendliness and ease of operation.

    For more information, visit us at http://www.objet.com, and for more about 3D
printing industry-related news, business issues and trends, read the Objet blog
[http://blog.objet.com ].

    (c)2012 Objet, Objet24, Objet30, Objet Studio, Quadra, QuadraTempo, FullCure, SHR,
Eden, Eden250, Eden260, Eden260V, Eden330, Eden350, Eden350V, Eden500V, Job Manager,
CADMatrix, Connex, Connex260, Connex350, Connex500, Alaris, Alaris30, PolyLog, TangoBlack,
TangoGray, TangoPlus, TangoBlackPlus, VeroBlue, VeroBlack, VeroClear, VeroDent, VeroGray,
VeroWhite, VeroWhitePlus, Durus, Digital Materials, PolyJet, PolyJet Matrix, ABS-like and
ObjetGreen are trademarks or registered trademarks of Objet Geometries Ltd. and may be
registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks belong to their respective
owners.

   
    Objet Media Contacts

    USA
    Todd Graff
    Conover Tuttle Pace
    Tel. +1-617-412-4000
    Email. tgraff@ctpboston.com
    China
    Dong Chen
    The Hoffman Agency, China
    Tel. +86-21-6391-5869
    Email. dchen@hoffman.com
    India
    Shivalika Chadha
    Avian Media
    Tel. +91-9717838601
    Email. shivalika@avian-media.com
    Europe
    Claire Russell-Jones
    UK Bespoke
    Tel: +44-(0)1737-215200
    E-mail. claire@bespoke.co.uk
    Korea
    Jihyun Lee
    The Hoffman Agency Korea
    Tel. +82-10-3408-1609
    Email. jhlee@hoffman.com
    Mexico
    Patricia Tawil
    IDESA
    Tel. +52-55-5253-9670
    Email. ptawil@idesap.com
    Objet
    Arita Mattsoff
    Objet
    Tel. +972-8-931-4314
    Email. arita@objet.com
    Japan
    Edelman KK Japan
    Mr. Kiyomitsu Nakata
    Tel. +81-03-6858-7711
    Email.objetjp@edelman.com
    South Africa
    Alison McDonald
    PR Connections
    Tel. +27(0)11-468-1192
    Email. alison@pr.co.za
    Asia Pacific
    Jenny Chan
    The Hoffman Agency
    Tel: +81-3-2231-8101
    Email. jchan@hoffman.com
    AUS
    Edelman AUS
    Shiva Kumar/Amanda Koh
    Tel. +612-2-9291-3387/3318
    Email. Shiva.kumar@edelman.com / Amanda.koh@edelman.com

    Press contact:
    Anna Collins, +44(0)1752-727-484, Anna.Collins@twofour.co.uk.
    Matthew Robinson, +44(0)7909-684-746, matthew@mrtvpr.co.uk.

Source: Objet Ltd.

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