Advanced Polymers for 3D Printing
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With the Easy3D digital platform, gain access to our team's powerful recommendations for advanced polymers for 3D printing. This tool supports your decision-making and part application development for on-demand manufacturing with a focus on the key processes of filament extrusion and powder bed fusion. Our platform ensures you select the ideal 3D polymers for your projects.
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Discover Polymers for 3D Printing: Application Examples Across Industries
Consumer products and electronics
Our Advanced Bio-Circular (ABC) materials with flagship Rilsan® PA11 are the polymer of choice for powder bed fusion 3D printing. 100% bio-based Rilsan® PA11 provides excellent flexibility, as well as chemical and fatigue resistance often required in consumer products and electronics applications. With our materials, we enable the creation of impossible complex designs for consumer products and electronics. Explore recent applications of our 3D printing polymers, such as cosmetics packaging, eyewear, and electronic devices.
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Healthcare applications
Rilsan® Polyamide 11 is the material of choice for medical device applications such as orthotics and prosthetics that require open customization. Thanks to the material's flexibility, 3D-printed devices for orthotics provide a high level of comfort to patients. Also, 3D printed devices with Rilsan® Polyamide 11 are resistant to impact, and chemicals related to sweating and are easy to clean. Therefore our customers choose 100% bio-based Rilsan® Polyamide 11 for application as ankle-foot orthosis, orthopedic insoles and cranial orthosis.
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3D-printed objects in sports
The sports industry is one of the early adopters of 3D printing technology and today we can find devices and accessories entirely or partially 3d printed with high-performance polymers. Our materials are adapted to creating complex but lightweight lattice shapes and custom-made pieces while guaranteeing the material performance of the 3D-printed pieces. From ski boots to golf clubs, our materials demonstrate the advantages of 3D printed polymers in sports applications.
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Automotive & Transportation
Our high-performance polymers have always been at the heart of the continuing evolution in the automotive and transportation industry. Today with the disruptive additive manufacturing technologies and advanced polymers such as Rilsan® PA11. These materials enable faster production times and greater design freedom, with applications ranging from harness protectors to door-opening mechanisms, underscoring the transformative impact of 3D printing of polymers in automotive and transportation.
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3D Printing Services: Enhancing Projects with Advanced Polymers for 3D Printing
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AON3D
KIMYA PEKK-A filament, made from Arkema's Kepstan® PEKK, is a PAEK family material with exceptional mechanical, thermal, and chemical resistance properties. Kepstan® PEKK is optimized for easier 3D printing and better interlayer adhesion. In this timelapse, a Kepstan® PEKK fluid mixer was printed on the AON M2 with a section cut out to see the inner workings, showcasing the advanced capabilities of 3D polymers in fabricating complex and durable components.
Founded in 2015 by a team of materials engineers, AON3D is a Montreal-based additive manufacturing hardware, software, and material science company. AON3D’s large high-temperature AON M2+ industrial 3D printer with Arkema Kepstan® PEKK enabling engineers and designers to create parts with advanced 3D polymers that possess exceptional mechanical and thermal properties, meeting the demands of various applications.
Materialise
Watch our joint webinar entitled "Empowering Sustainability in Eyewear: The Story behind Bio-Based PA 11 Material with Arkema," highlighting the role of sustainable 3D polymers in revolutionizing eyewear manufacturing. Learn about the seamless integration of performance and environmental responsibility with bio-based polymers for 3D printing. Also, watch Materialise's short promo video showing the beautiful Rilsan® PA11 eyewear frames they've brought to life through 3D printing.
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Lynxter
Lynxter, an innovator in the French additive manufacturing industry since 2016, specializes in developing machine tools for Industry 4.0 with a focus on 3D printing of polymers. The R&D team from Lynxter worked on improving the mass of a cast aluminum intake manifold. In order to optimize the weight of this engine assembly, the teams had to rethink its design and composition and make the choice to print it in PEKK. By employing Kepstan® PEKK in its amorphous form (PEKK-A), they harnessed the unparalleled mechanical and temperature resistance of advanced 3D polymers, showcasing the critical role of polymers for 3D printing in modern engineering solutions.