3D Printing Collaborative Innovation

Arkema operates 3D printing centers of excellence around the world that support UV curing, powder bed fusion and extrusion technologies, where internal experts work with customer partners to develop cutting-edge 3D printing solutions. These facilities enable global technical expertise to support innovative developments, as well as dedicated local R&D and technical collaboration.

Sartomer's 3D Printing Centers of Excellence, dedicated to UV-curable 3D printing, are located in Exton, PA, USA, and Verneuil, France. These advanced R&D labs provide Sartomer and its partners a collaborative space to perform innovative material research and develop custom resins designed for high performance end-applications. 

• Dedicated wet chemistry labs for synthesis of new materials and formulation studies
• Advanced analytical and thermo-mechanical testing equipment allowing robust materials characterization
• Capability to address technical needs ranging from new molecules to customer end uses
• Suite of 3D printers of major photocure technologies (SLA, DLP, MJP) to support customer projects and use as development tools
• Potential to host additional printers for collaborative work
• A collaborative space for chemists and application engineers to work together to solve unmet material challenges of the industry
• An innovation hub for customer partnerships and joint project work

• Foster collaborations with partners in Europe
• Solve additive manufacturing material challenges 
• Leverage strong synthesis, analytical and formulation capabilities
• Test material performance
• Develop high performance materials for a wide variety of applications and industries

Converting new applications to 3D Printing requires close collaboration with formulators, machine manufacturers, software editors and end users. 

Partnering with Carbon to help scale new materials across numerous customer applications

Continuous Composites’ CF3D® technology and N3xtDimension® partner for UV-curable 3D printing of next generation composite materials

Collaborating with EnvisionTEC, a global developer of professional-grade 3D printing solutions, to develop E-Aquasol water-soluble resin for use on cDLM® 3D Printing platform

Enabling super-fast production of large, lightweight 3D-printed models with Massivit 3D, a pioneer of large format 3D printing solutions for visual communication

Collaborating with Paxis, a 3D printing innovator, to co- develop custom materials for Paxis’ WAV™ (Wave Applied Voxel) additive manufacturing process technology