TAGS: 3D Printing
Arkema will participate in Formnext Connect, the 2020 virtual alternative of the exhibition, to present its latest innovations in specialty materials for all major 3D printing technologies and to exchange with the global AM community. Through digital seminars, Arkema continues to maintain a close relationship with its customers and partners to support the fast-growing 3D printing market and to develop the new manufacturing technologies in these times of a global pandemic.
Innovative Offerings for Additive Manufacturing
Arkema continues to grow its offering through its platform, 3D Printing Solutions by Arkema, and to partner with strategic innovative companies along the additive manufacturing ecosystem. With these innovations and partnerships, Arkema is investing in new capacities to address the fast growing worldwide additive manufacturing market and to accelerate the development of the disruptive manufacturing technologies.
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Thanks to our experts knowledge of end markets, our lab capabilities, our network of complementary partners and our broad line of solutions, we can advise decision-makers and help them choose the material and printing technology best suited to their needs. Our goal is to position ourselves very early on at the heart of the technological options that are going to emerge," Sumeet Jain, senior director for 3D printing worldwide, Arkema.
The range of products commercialized under the brand N3xtDimension® enables market-leading performance possibilities with overall excellent properties such as high resolution, wavelength independency, processability and regulatory compliance. The range offers customized solutions and enables freedom of design, essential to push additive manufacturing to the next level.
Arkema’s product portfolio includes:
- Orgasol® Polyamide 12: With the unique particle shape and narrow particle size distribution, Orgasol® Invent Smooth powders are the perfect material for the prototyping of small, complex parts, yielding an incomparably smooth surface. Meanwhile, the outstanding viscosity stability and excellent recyclability are otherimportant benefits of Orgasol® Invent Smooth powders: thanks to the unique, patented polymerization process, the powders show very low refresh rate.
- Rilsan® Polyamide 11: As a high performance 100% biosourced polyamide, Rilsan® Polyamide 11 has been specifically developed for 3D printing, and is available under two grades: Rilsan® Invent Natural and Rilsan® Invent Black. Rilsan® Polyamide 11 is now the material of choice to design and manufacture final production parts by additive manufacturing with its unparalleled mechanical strength and durability, used in parts manufacturing process in the fields of cars, trucks, planes and medical devices.
- Rilsan® Polyamide 11 (Reinforced): Rilsan® Polyamide 11 (Reinforced) has opened up the scope of possibility in terms of application and properties, these materials exhibit unique properties, such as increased stiffness for higher temperature applications and superior dimensional stability but also specific features like conductivity or electrostatic dissipative properties.
- Pebax® TPE: the partially biobased thermoplastic elastomer developed for selective laser sintering (SLS) provides the ideal combination of the usual strength of polyamides plus the flexibility and elasticity of polyethers/polyesters.
- Kepstan® PEKK: As high performance thermoplastic, Kepstan® PEKK offers an outstanding combination of mechanical strength, chemical resistance, low flammability, and high use temperature. Filaments made from Kepstan® PEKK resins can be used to produce functional parts in the most demanding applications, such as amorphous or semicrystalline parts in the FFF process.
- Altuglas® 3D PMMA Resin: Acrylic resin is highly desirable for its optical clarity, surface finish, and outdoor weatherability. The Altuglas® 3D acrylic resin is specially formulated to make more intricate parts and prototypes that are both transparent and functional with the recommended printing parameters.
- Kynar® PVDF: Polyvinylidene fluoride resins are the most durable polymers in the world, they are extremely resistant to harsh chemicals and UV radiation. This tough semi-crystalline fluoropolymer, formulated for printability, benefits from outstanding Z direction strength and ductility. Kynar® fluoropolymers are specified for printing chemical processing equipment, fluid transport parts, outdoor exposed elements, or jigs & fixtures.
Source: Arkema