3D printing partnerships
Collaborative innovation and partnerships
Our partnerships to accelerate UV 3D printing
Converting new applications to 3D Printing requires close collaboration with formulators, machine manufacturers, software editors and end users. Arkema is committed to collaborating with innovative companies and start-ups all along the value chain to enable the adoption of 3D printing in functional uses for mass manufacturing.
Unlocking new opportunities in additive manufacturing is a collaborative effort that brings together technologies and expertise to identify needs and create comprehensive solutions along the product development process. These close partnerships are at the heart of successful adoption of 3D printing on a mass manufacturing scale.
Material partners
Arkema partners with material providers to enable the development of advanced material solutions tailored to specific applications, enhancing the performance and capabilities of UV 3D printing. By leveraging a variety of expertise, Arkema is supporting the journey to bring this disruptive technology to mass manufacturing.
Collaborating with BCN3D, a 3D printing solutions manufacturer, to co-develop custom materials for BCN3D VLM™ (Viscous Lithography Manufacturing) technology
Partnering with Carbon to help scale new materials across numerous customer applications
Continuous Composites’ CF3D® technology and N3xtDimension® partner for UV-curable 3D printing of next generation composite materials
PolyMat™ High Tg product
CeraMat™ Carbon/Carbon resin
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Collaborating with Figure Engineering to create a chemically resistant SLA resin specifically designed for 3D printing of masks used in electroplating for aerospace and defense applications
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Partnering to bring 3D-printed personalized eyewear to the consumer goods market, with a solution offering unmatched personalization, improved comfort and functional mechanical properties to complement the wearer’s style and preferences.
Certified OEM Partners
Arkema N3xtDimension® UV-curable materials are certified for use on a wide range of open platform 3D printing systems. This ensures that our materials deliver exceptional performance and reliability across various industry-leading platforms.
Collaborating with Asiga to develop new materials and certify our fully formulated resin portfolio on their DLP printers
Qualified materials
- High Temperature: N3D-HT511
- Tough: N3D-TOUGH784
- Modeling & Dental: N3D-PR184-BIO and N3D-DMT303
Arkema and Axtra3D® partner to qualify N3xtDimension® flame retardant resin on their Lumia X1 printer powered by their breakthrough HPS (Hybrid PhotoSynthesis) technology that images with the laser and DLP simultaneously.
Qualified materials
- Flame Retardant: N3D-FR512
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Qualified materials
- High Temperature: N3D-HT511
- Tough: N3D-TOUGH784
- Modeling: N3D-PR184-BIO
- Flame Retardant: N3D-FR512
- Castin: N3D-CAST245
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Designing custom formulations built for Rapid Shape’s open platform DLP systems for precise modelling to high-volume industrial applications.
Qualified materials
- High Temperature: N3D-HT511
- Tough: N3D-TOUGH784
- Modeling: N3D-PR184-BIO
- Flame Retardant: N3D-FR512
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Partnering with Raplas to develop and supply fully formulated resins for use in Raplas large format SLA printers
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Partnering with Stratasys to qualify N3xtDimension® photocurable resins on the Stratasys P3™ DLP Origin® solution using the OpenAM platform
Qualified materials
- High Temperature: N3D-HT511
- Tough: N3D-TOUGH784
- Modeling: N3D-PR184-BIO
- Flame Retardant: N3D-FR512
- Casting: N3D-CAST245