Arkema is a designer of materials and innovative solutions. We are a global company with a turnover of $10B, employing 20,000 people in 50 countries. Innovation is in our DNA. We have been listed 7 years in a row in the top 100 innovative companies of the world by Clarivate Analytics.
3D Printing has been a strategic innovation platform for Arkema since 1988 when our advanced materials customers in the fields of automotive, aeronautics, consumer goods or electronics started to use this technology for prototyping. The needs of these end users, who are now adopting 3D Printing as a manufacturing technology, are driving our continued innovation and investment in 3D Printing.
Our vision is to be the world’s premier supplier of innovative 3D Printing solutions with cutting edge products, rapid collaborative development and problem solving to meet the challenges of new industrial applications.
Engineered resins, specialty monomers and oligomers for superior performance photocuring technologies, marketed under the N3xtDimension® brand.
Arkema’s Sartomer group has developed a very comprehensive range of products for optimum aesthetics: clarity, detailing and transparency as needed in markets such as dental, hearing aids, and athletic shoes.
N3xtDimension® resins can be formulated to achieve a broad range of specific targeted performance properties such as impact, flexibility, and water solubility, to name a few.
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High performance polyamide 11 polymers. Uniquely derived from 100% renewable and sustainable castor oil, Rilsan® polyamide 11 resins demonstrate significantly better mechanical and impact properties than polyamide 12 polymers typically used for prototyping. Available today for powder bed fusion technologies, polyamide 11 is enabling 3D printed applications in demanding markets such as consumer goods and automotive.
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Rounding out this broad Additive Manufacturing portfolio are resins from Arkema’s famous Pebax ®thermoplastic Elastomers, Kynar® PVDF Fluoropolymer, and Orgasol® Polyamide 12 product lines.
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Ultra-High Performance PEKK polymers. Arkema’s Kepstan® PEKK (polyether ether ketone) resins are among the highest performing in the world. Available for powder bed fusion or filament technologies, this new polymer family shows exceptionally good processability and outstanding properties compared to other high performance polymers such as PEEK. It pushes the limits for 3D printed parts in terms of strength, continuous use temperature (up to 260°C), dielectric properties, and durability.
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Arkema’s engagement in the 3D Manufacturing market is not limited to its material offer. We have recognised for a long time that collaboration is key. Over many years, we have developed a full network of partners along the value chain to expand the application field of 3D Printing. We bring to these partnerships our unique innovation capabilities in new products and design, as well as our deep understanding of the customer expectations forged by decades of servicing these end use markets.
