Large-scale industrial manufacturing in 3D Printing is often difficult to achieve because repeatability cannot always be ensured. The challenge is even bigger in photopolymer-based 3D printing when we know that to guarantee high precision, the size of the projection is limited. As you may know, one of the solutions to ensure high precision is to use materials that can deliver to the parts the maximum level of properties.
That’s the reason why specialty chemicals company Evonik is working with Australia’s 3D printer manufacturer Asiga to enable high-performance applications in DLP 3D printing.
As a reminder, Asiga specializes in desktop stereolithography, and launches one of the world’s first LED based DLP 3D printer in 2011. The collaboration is timely as Evonik already has in store a range of photopolymers product line for industrial 3D printing applications that it introduced last year – photopolymers that can demonstrate the company’s expertise and capabilities in the field.
INFINAM® TI 3100 L for instance delivers high toughness and impact-resistant 3D parts which can withstand strong impact or permanent mechanical effects such as pressing or impact. INFINAM® ST 6100 L is setting-up a new benchmark in the category of high strength polymer resins. It combines tensile strength of 89 MPa, flexural strength of 145 MPa and HDT of 120 °C, and thus fills the material gap in ultra-high strength photopolymers. INFINAM® RG 3101 L combines excellent impact resistance with high-temperature resistance while exhibiting long-lasting thermomechanical performance, the company explains in a press release.
“The cooperation with Asiga, once again, confirms the growth approach we are focusing on with our new product line of INFINAM® photopolymer resins launched last year. We are sending an important signal to our customers who will now benefit from an even broader access to our high-performance materials with excellent processability properties on Asiga’s DLP 3D printers to explore new infinite applications,” says Dr. Rainer Hahn, Head of Evonik’s photopolymer market segment within the Additive Manufacturing Innovation Growth Field.
Asiga invests extra miles in a range of process monitoring technologies which control part accuracy and production stability across many industries including medical and general manufacturing. Asiga’s product line covers a broad range from powerful desktop 3D printers including their MAX series to large format floor standing such as the PRO 4K.
“As we continue to strengthen our open material architecture we are delighted to provide our customers access to Evonik’s new range of INFINAM® photopolymers. Combining the latest material developments in additive polymer science from Evonik with our industrial grade 3D printing hardware creates robust additive manufacturing solutions with endless possibilities“, Graham Turner, Global Operations Manager, Asiga.
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