Arkema, a leader in high-performance materials for composites and photocurable liquid resins for additive manufacturing, is strengthening its partnership with Continuous Composites, creator of Continuous Fiber 3D Printing technology (CF3D).
Arkema and Continuous Composites strengthen strategic partnership
Arkema has invested to rapidly advance the development of 3D composite manufacturing, a groundbreaking innovation for strong, lightweight structures.
Continuous Composites is a pioneering technology company that has reinvented composite manufacturing techniques using their patented CF3D technology with a complete solution including software, hardware, materials, and motion platforms. The company’s core technology is driving a fundamental shift in composites design and manufacturing capabilities utilising high-performance thermosets resins.
Sumeet Jain, Senior Worldwide Director of Arkema’s 3D Printing Solutions, said: “We are delighted to strengthen our strategic partnership with Continuous Composites, which has an agile, reliable team with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit. Our investment is a testament to the belief in the market opportunity [and] this collaboration will accelerate the development of innovative materials and disruptive manufacturing technology.”
With world-renowned expertise in designing photocurable liquid resins, Arkema has a specific N3xtDimension offering for additive manufacturing processes and is now developing a new generation of solutions with their use for CF3D. N3xtDimension is part of the 3D Printing Solutions by Arkema platform, delivering an unlimited array of solutions for all major 3D manufacturing technologies worldwide.
The two companies have succeeded in hitting key milestones with the ongoing co-developments focused on progressing N3xtDimension photocurable resins for the CF3D process. This co-innovation has enabled the production of customised and large-scale composite parts with high performance mechanical properties for applications in aeronautics, automotive, and energy sectors, among many others.
