EnvisionTEC and Henkel Expand Partnership to Drive Next Level of Additive Manufacturing in Industrial Production
With the launch of new systems from EnvisionTEC and the expansion of Henkel’s industrial-grade materials portfolio, the companies report that they are well-positioned to support the volume production of end-use parts.
EnvisionTEC and Henkel recently announced an expansion of their partnership agreement to further drive the adoption of production-level 3D printing. Over the past two years, the companies have collaborated on a variety of applications. With the launch of EnvisionTEC’s next-generation Xtreme DLP and Envision One cDLM HT printer technologies and the expansion of Henkel’s industrial-grade materials portfolio, the companies report that they are well-positioned to support the volume production of end-use parts.
Both companies have already engaged in printing parts for the medical and industrial sectors. Henkel’s new materials are reportedly designed to create a shift in photopolymer material chemistry and to deliver FDM functionality with the surface finish and accuracy of SLA/DLP using EnvisionTEC’s high-speed production systems. Together, the partners aim to tap into the potential to leverage this material know-how in accelerating the adoption of DLP technology in industrial production. Henkel reports that the combination of its material expertise and EnvisionTEC’s printer technology enables the creation of parts that are stable over time without losing mechanical properties, becoming brittle over time, or changing color while maintaining accuracy and surface finish.