Supporting 3D sector with material developments, Henkel attracts attention with exciting innovations. Stated to developed resins for SLA and DLP printings, the company will present the new material in 2017.
One of the leading brands of German and global sector with cosmetics, adhesive, coating and cleaning solutions, Henkel prepares to expand its solutions. Offering new material with its chemical expertness, the company annoounced to develop new resin series.
Seeing the huge promise of light-based 3D printing processes, Henkel plans to supply light cure resins for SLA and DLP 3D printing, adding to its large portfolio of light cure acrylic, silicone, epoxy, and polyurethane adhesives. Henkel will take advantage of its technical expertise in the production of various materials to develop a new line of materials suitable for both functional prototyping and production-standard additive manufacturing in “areas not possible today”, according to the company.
Henkel believes it is strongly positioned to develop light-curable 3D printing materials suitable for use in all of these areas and more. The company is striving to have the first of these materials commercialized by 2017, in order to offer customers with new products as soon as possible. With several links to 3D printing companies and projects already established, Henkel should have few problems marketing its new products to the SLA and DLP printing market.