3D printing materials: our solutions

Today’s supply chain is shifting from “just in time” to “here and now”. Design engineers are no longer satisfied by standard products, and are now demanding more personalized solutions - “Faster”, ”Stronger”, ”more Sustainable”, ”more Renewable”, ”Smarter”. They demand materials that process easily and then demonstrate outstanding performances.

3D Printing Solutions by Arkema, brings a step change in additive manufacturing’s possibilities. Beyond offering an industry leading portfolio of materials, the engagement of Arkema is about unlocking new perspectives by bringing full solutions and expertise from the customer’s premises to the industrialization.

Arkema offers its customers the most extensive range of materials dedicated to 3D printing. Led by flagship brands such as Sartomer’s N3xtDimension^® resins, Rilsan^® bio-based polyamides, Kynar^® fluoropolymers, and Kepstan^® PEKK resins, Arkema’s product offering spans all major additive manufacturing processes – UV Curing, Powder Bed Fusion and Extrusion. Arkema can respond effectively to a broad list of specifications for mechanical and thermal resistance, flexibility, transparency, color and durability.

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The promises of 3D Printing over traditional manufacturing techniques are well known: faster development cycle, freedom of design and personalization, lighter parts, less waste and less assembly, decentralized manufacturing… In other words, 3D printing helps use less, longer and smarter.

Thanks to Arkema’s experience in highly demanding markets, we connect world class innovators in equipment production with end-users. Collaborative development is key. We share our spirit of collaborative development globally, while supplying and servicing each customer locally. Intimacy with our customers has been the bedrock of our success. As pioneers in extreme applications such as satelites & planes, world-record breaking sports shoes, dental & medical, petrol transportation or automotive, Arkema has grown its business in partnership with its customers. Challenges that are shared are solved faster. Some of the world’s most famous end-user brands count Arkema as their trusted partner and supplier.

Ability to reliably simulate part behavior is key in predicting the optimal design and making the best of 3D Printing. We can recommend to our customers the best trade off between cost and properties for each part, and are dedicated in being at the forefront of simulation tools.

We partner with our customers to develop custom materials and resins for their unique end-use applications. With our dedicated team of scientists and our 3 global centers of excellence, for each printing technologies, we have enabled the success for our customers in many markets including aerospace, medical, dental, automotive, industry and consumer goods.

We are ready to support our partners globally. Our teams are actively investing in all three regions - Europe, Asia, and North America - to serve you better. Our worldwide presence enables us to provide local and quick expertise from customized solution design to implementation.

Converting new applications to 3D Printing requires close collaboration with machine manufacturers, software editors or end users. Arkema engages in such collaboration and brings the best of its advanced materials and innovative chemistry to optimize part properties and surface finish, or higher throughput. These challenges are driving our innovation.

Customers of the HP 3D Multi Jet Fusion™ printer can print parts using new

Arkema materials developed on HP’s open platform.

Our partnership with EOS led to the development of Kepstan^® PEKK powders, making possible mass-produced aviation parts that withstand extreme conditions.

With Prodways, we are working on the development of new Polyamides 12-based laser sintering material solutions for the automotive, aerospace and medical industries.