起源, a silicon valley additive manufacturing startup, has announced thatHenkel, a German chemical manufacturing enterprise, has joined its Open Material Network. As such, Henkel joinsBASF, a German chemical company, in Origin’s platform which aims to developadditive manufacturing materials for mass production.
The Open Additive network combines modular hardware systems, open materials compatibility and extensible software with the goal to enable 3D printing at high volume. It is hoped that the partnership will result in a range of materials intended for additive mass manufacturing for sectors including medical and automotive.
Chris Prucha, founder and CEO of Origin said, “We are eager to give customers even more material options in a diverse range of portfolio materials that can take advantage of our (P3) process such as silicones, epoxies, and polyurethanes,”
“We believe our open network approach with Henkel and other strategic partners will fundamentally reshape manufacturing and global supply chains and we look forward to unveiling world-class and industry-defining projects in development with Henkel in the coming months.”
3D printing biocompatible medical devices at volume
Founded in 2015, Origin began as a 3D printing bureau. The company has since developed its own additive manufacturing system as part of an Open Additive Production platform.
On the platform, Origin has been working with Henkel on the validation of biocompatible materials. Included in this category are Henkel’s silicone resins, themselves based uponISO-10993biocompatibility standards.
起源’s photopolymerization 3D printing systems, called P3, will enable Henkel’s biocompatible resin with medical grade properties, as well as post-processing and handling. The potential applications of the material range from surgery tools to hearing aids.
Philipp Loosen, Head of 3D Printing at Henkel, stated, “We have determined that Origin’s novel programmable photopolymerization technology (P3) offers a complementary technology for our high-performance materials,”
“The partnership has a huge potential to enable a wide range of our resin portfolio for use in additive mass production, especially in the health and wellness sector.”
Additive Manufacturing for mass production
To accelerate the industrialisation of additive manufacturing, 3D printed materials are continuously being developed for end-use products. Therefore, activity focused onscaling additive manufacturing to mass productionlevels remains a constant source of news.
For example, metal AM systems developerTriditive, welcomed Elnik Systems to its SCALADD consortium to help ready formass metal additive manufacturing.
Examples of mass produced 3D printed products for end-use include Adidas andCarbon’srecent iteration of theY-3 4D runners. The shoes are made using a 3D printed midsole and were mass produced for the consumer market. MOREL and ININITAL have also collaborated on a consumer application of 3D printing in the eyewear industry. The mass produced lightweight3D printed glasseswere made using INITIAL’s 3D printing services.
Henkel and Origin will showcase result of the partnership atMD&M Westthis week.
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