INFINAM®

Evonik's 3D printing activities are bundled in the group’s additive manufacturing innovation growth field. We draw on necessary resources to constantly develop new materials, expand our production capacities, and bring external expertise in-house. All these measures create the general framework for us to be at the forefront. Our years of expertise in polymer chemistry are the basic prerequisite for our success. In addition, we have built up a strong industry partner network over the years. Within those networks, we actively shape the market and set trends to always stay one step ahead.

We offer a wide range of powders, elastomers and PEEK filaments for industrial 3D printing. Our INFINAM® PA12 ready-to-use materials are considered the gold standard in powder bed fusion technologies. Furthermore, Evonik offers the industry's most extensive portfolio of 3D-printable biomaterials for medical technology, which can be used to manufacture medical device parts designed for temporary and permanent body contact. 

We draw on the enormous chemical expertise of our researchers in component development and formulation. On this basis, we can offer the market a unique 3D printing materials with excellent properties and help our customers to conquer new application areas.

Materials used in 3D printing are just as important as the printers themselves. Though ceramics, metals or even sand are available for 3D printing, polymers are the most commonly used 3D printing materials today. 

Further development of new 3D printing materials will enable a greater range of applications for this technology, as well as move many application areas towards industrial 3D printing at scale.

Our polymer-based 3D printing materials are grouped into two types of materials, filaments and powders,  depending on main 3D printing technology of choice:

Evonik collaborates intensively with 3D printer manufacturers and other 3D technology providers. Since launching our first polyamide powder for 3D printing in 1996, our goal has been to diversify the landscape of today's available high-performance materials for 3D printing.

High-Performance Materials to unbound 3D Printing at Scale

Thanks to the group's innovation strength, years of expertise in polymer chemistry and strong industry partner network, Evonik knows the right buttons to develop and manufacture materials and adjust process to a series capable solution.

We offer a wide range of powders, elastomers and PEEK filaments for industrial 3D printing. Our INFINAM® PA12 ready-to-use powders are considered the gold standard in powder bed fusion technologies. Furthermore, Evonik offers the industry's most extensive portfolio of 3D-printable biomaterials for medical technology, which can be used to manufacture medical device parts designed for temporary and permanent body contact.

Plastics are durable, easily fusible, offer many possibilities with their properties, and are ideally suited for this cutting-edge technology. As a PIONEER in ready-to-use 3D printable polymers, Evonik has a variety of innovative high-performance 3D printing materials ranging from reinforced to flame-retardant and elastic materials. 

To bring the 3D printing industry a decisive step closer to series production, we work with many different companies and our Application Technology Centers across the globe offer a showcase for the international 3D printer scene. In addition to machines from HP and 3D Systems, thes centers feature 3D printers from EOS and Voxeljet - market leaders in Germany, Sintratec - from Switzerland, and TPM from China.

The resulting knowledge is fed back into further development of new 3D printing materials for the various printing processes. INFINAM® Polyamide 12 (PA12), used in countless applications, is often the basis for this. We can either work on the base polymer or with additives like flame retardants or glass particles, for example.

Regardless of how quickly additive production will gain an industrial foothold, Evonik is determined to accommodate every new application through its growing array of high performance 3D printing materials. This includes observing market dynamics, driving innovation, and contributing our own expertise in development of 3D printing materials in a targeted manner and at an early stage. Above all, Evonik sees cooperation along the value chain as a door-opener to one of the most exciting future markets for engineering plastics and high-performance polymers. This is where Infinity meets reality to unbound sustainable 3D printing at scale.