Henkel to collaborate with manufacturers of 3D printing systems to expand capabilities of additive materials.
Henkel, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, is opening up its materials platform to enable qualification of new materials for additive manufacturing
The company, which launched a portfolio of 3D printing resins and post-processing bonding kit under its Loctite brand last year, intends to collaborate with manufacturers of various 3D printing technologies and systems to expand the capabilities of additive materials.
“With our new materials platform we offer innovative building blocks to engineers and designers to realise their ambitions,” explained Sean Dsilva, Head of 3D Printing Materials at Henkel. “Manufacturers of 3D Printers and system providers that work with us benefit from our unique offering of next generation resins, which provides solutions to some of the most severe limitations in the 3D printing market. This is the next step to move Additive Manufacturing from prototyping to functional part productions across markets.”
As part of the open materials platform, the company has developed differentiated materials with a focus on UV-curable Silicone Elastomeric, Ultra Clear, Durable High Impact, High Temperature and General-Purpose resins to open up 3D printing for a broad range of applications in the health & wellness, transportation and industrial segments.
Cindy Deekitwong, Global Director of Marketing for 3D Printing at Henkel commented: “Open technology and partnerships between the technologists and the chemists now enable additive manufacturing to compete against conventional injection moulding without the underlying risks, long lead times and penalties for design iteration. We are delighted to offer our customers revolutionary materials that enable the use of additive manufacturing for true high-volume production.”
Henkel will showcase recent additions to its open materials platform at RAPID + TCT in Detroit on May 21-23 (booth #609).
