Effective as of 31 December 2025, support for existing customers and users of the Freeformer in terms of service and spare parts is guaranteed.
Arburg, a company known for the development and commercialization of Freeformer, announces its withdrawal from the additive manufacturing market. In addition to the Freeformer for the production of functional components from original thermoplastic and elastomer plastic granulates, ARBURGadditive’s portfolio also includes the filament printers and silicone printers of Arburg’s sister company innovatiQ GmbH + Co KG, based in Feldkirchen near Munich.
Although the Freeformer industrial manufacturing system and the associated Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) production process caused a stir throughout the industry following their market launch at K 2013 due to their unique technological features, it was not possible to realize the economic goals for this business segment in the long term, nor did the global 3D printing market develop as expected overall.
“The current economic situation also requires us to concentrate fully on our core business, injection moulding machine construction,” says Dr Armin Schmiedeberg.
However, existing AM customers and users of the Freeformer can continue to rely on the Arburg brand promise “Wir sind da.”: In the future, they will receive full support directly from Arburg. This includes a reliable supply of spare parts and comprehensive service for existing Freeformers on the market. However, Arburg will no longer participate in trade fairs, events, and symposia.
No loss for employees
The approximately 40 employees of ARBURGadditive from sales, development, application technology, and assembly will have the opportunity to transfer to Arburg, so that customers can continue to rely on competent contacts and long-standing experts.
Formnext 2025 will be the occasion for Arburg’s entire AM division to bid farewell to the industry.
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