Two-year tie-up results in 3D printing tool for footwear
20/11/2019
The resin delivers a combination of elasticity and strength alongside an excellent resolution and high quality surface, according to the companies, and can be used to make footwear components, sports equipment and other products that need to have the look and feel of rubber.
Stephane Peysson, global business development manager at Huntsman, said: “This is the culmination of more than two years of close cooperation between DWS and Huntsman - and is our first collaboration in the field of radiation curing 3D printing. This is also the first time that DWS has teamed up with a major polyurethane provider, taking advantage of our world-class equipment, technology and people.
Maurizio Costabeber, chief technology officer at DWS, added: “DWS and Huntsman have created a manufacturing solution that will help ease the adoption of 3D printing processes into the manufacturing environment for the creation of a multitude of industrial, rubber-like products, including, specifically, footwear and sports equipment.”
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