Rapid curing 3D printing resin developed by Sartomer and sirrus
Sartomer, a subsidiary of Arkema, a French advanced materials company, has developed a new type of fast curing resin for 3D printing in cooperation with sirrus, an Ohio based chemical start-up. "Based on the copolymerization of methylene malonate and methacrylate, this resin is said to improve the speed of UV curing process: research shows that some methacrylates have faster UV curing rate," said Mark Holzer, vice president of application development, sirrus
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Sartomer specializes in the development of advanced UV curing resin solutions for 3D printing. It is also a global supplier of (meth) acrylate monomers, oligomers and other specialty chemicals used in a variety of market areas, such as coatings, graphic arts, adhesives, etc.
Sartomer's range of UV curable resins includes N3xtDimension and SAR-GEL (a material used to detect water at the bottom of the tank) for UV curable 3D printing. The company has been working with many partners to help develop new and advanced UV curable resins. For example, at the end of 2019, Sartomer developed a water-soluble resin called e-aquasol in collaboration with envisiontec, a global 3D printer and material manufacturer. The new solution is designed for envisiontec's proprietary continuous digital light manufacturing (cdlm) 3D printing platform and combines Sartomer's UV curable resin technology. In the same year, the company also cooperated with continuous composites, an Idaho based additive manufacturing materials company, to promote the use of composite technology to develop additive manufacturing. The partnership involves a combination of technologies: continuous composite's patented continuous fiber 3D (cf3d) printing technology and akoma's UV curable resin solution. Arkema, Sartomer's parent, announced in early 2019 that it had opened a new production line at its plant in Nansha, China, to increase production of Sartomer's 3D printing resin by 30%.
Sartomer's 3D printed medical device image from Sartomer
As with previous collaborations, Sartomer's partnership with sirrus will combine their expertise to develop a fast curing resin for 3D printing. Founded in 2009, sirrus is a developer of novel methylene malonate monomers and oligomers. Its chemical solutions have been used by customers in many industries, especially for coatings, adhesives, sealants, adhesives and other polymer products. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Shokubai, a global chemical company, which is a supplier of monomers, functional chemicals and polymer catalysts. Therefore, sirrus' methylene malonate monomer will be used together with Sartomer's methacrylate solution to help develop a fast curing 3D printing resin: "the cooperation between sirrus and Sartomer has produced many discoveries, which are leading the development of new 3D printing resin. Jeff Klang, director of global R & D for Sartomer 3D printing, explained
Article source: Zhongguancun Online
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