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USA (April 3-7, 2022). delighted to provide our customers
access to Evonik’s new range of
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Exploring infinite 3D applications INFINAM photopolymers. Combining
“The cooperation with Asiga, once the latest material developments in
again, confirms the growth approach we additive polymer science from Evonik
are focusing on with our new product with our industrial grade 3D printing
line of INFINAM photopolymer resins hardware creates robust additive
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launched last year. We are sending manufacturing solutions with endless
an important signal to our customers possibilities”, Graham Turner, Global
who will now benefit from an even Operations Manager, Asiga.
broader access to our high-performance
materials with excellent processability New product line of INFINAM®
properties on Asiga’s DLP 3D printers photopolymers
to explore new infinite applications,” Last year, Evonik introduced first
says Dr. Rainer Hahn, Head of Evonik’s ready-to-use formulations of its new
photopolymer market segment within photopolymers product line for industrial
the Additive Manufacturing Innovation 3D printing applications. INFINAM TI
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Growth Field. 3100 L leads to high toughness and
Evonik’s new INFINAM impact-resistant 3D parts which can
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photopolymers are ready-to-use high- withstand strong impact or permanent
performance formulations that can be mechanical effects such as pressing or
processed seamlessly on Asiga’s DLP impact. INFINAM ST 6100 L is setting-
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3D printers. up a new benchmark in the category
Asiga is an innovation driver in of high strength polymer resins. It
desktop stereolithography, launching combines tensile strength of 89 MPa,
the world’s first LED based DLP 3D flexural strength of 145 MPa and HDT
printer in 2011. Today the company of 120 °C, and thus fills the material gap
continues to focus on a range of process in ultra-high strength photopolymers.
monitoring technologies which control INFINAM RG 3101 L combines
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part accuracy and production stability excellent impact resistance with high-
across many industries including temperature resistance while exhibiting performance materials for all
medical and general manufacturing. long-lasting thermomechanical major polymer-based 3D-printing
Asiga’s product line covers a broad performance. technologies. The specialty chemicals
range from powerful desktop 3D Evonik’s 3D printing activities company thus drives 3D printing as a
printers including their MAX series to are bundled in the group’s additive large-scale industrial manufacturing
large format floor standing such as manufacturing innovation growth technology along the entire value chain.
the PRO 4K. field. The strategic focus is on the In this context, Evonik has organized its
“As we continue to strengthen our development and manufacturing product range under the new INFINAM
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open material architecture we are industrial ready-to-use high- brand.

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