瓦克establishes first silicone 3D printing lab in the U.S.

瓦克，基于慕尼黑的化学小组Aceosilicone rubber 3D printing brand, has opened its first ACEO Open Print Lab in the U.S.

The new开放打印实验室在Wacker位于Ann Arbor的硅胶研发设施中成立密歇根州, offering first-hand tutorials and hands-on training for customers seeking to 3D print with silicone rubber.

Wacker Silicones Project 3D Printing负责人Bernd Pachaly博士说：“我们很高兴在Ann Arbor的开放印刷实验室推出了ACEO历史上的另一个里程碑。”

“North America is one of the leading markets in additive manufacturing. Our new facility brings 3D printing with silicones much closer to potential customers in the region.”

Aceo Silicone 3D打印

In 2016, WACKER introduced the 3D printing webshop for its trademark brand, ACEO. ACEO technology is a drop-on-demand principle, integrated into its propriety 3D printers. A print head is used to deposit single silicone voxels on a building platform. After each layer, the curing process is activated by UV light.

密歇根州Wacker Chemical Corporation的副总裁Wacker Silicones致力于向客户教育这项技术Ian Moore，他解释说：“我们在该地区的业务合作伙伴希望了解如何在我们的支持下将他们的想法和产品推向市场。”

“WACKER’s Silicone R&D Center in Ann Arbor was designed to develop advanced and forward-looking solutions for silicones. With the new Open Print Lab, we can significantly expand our local portfolio and contribute to the growing demand of the market.”

ACEO多材料3D印刷有机硅的样品。通过ACEO的照片 — A sample of ACEO multi material 3D printed silicone. Photo via ACEO.

ACEO开放印刷实验室

In 2017, WACKER established its first ACEO Open Print Lab in Burghausen, Germany, to help customers understand how 3D printing with silicones can accelerate business needs. The new Open Print Lab, in Michigan, is headed by Sarah Burke, a Lab Manager at ACEO who previously worked at the Silicones R&D Center. The lab will be equipped with two ACEO 3D printers, which are able to process a broad range of silicone rubber withdifferent Shore A hardnesses。ACEO Open Print Lab团队将为最多四人开放的小组开放研讨会。