Industrial implementation of additive manufacturing has been considered to be limited by processing speeds and material durability. However, material selection criteria for industrial applications is never so simple. Market success also requires versatility in process integration and materials. By extending deposition 3D printing techniques to reactive systems, tremendous versatility can be achieved. Reactive deposition 3D printing techniques offer versatility without significant changes to the printing method. High quality printing requires integration of reaction rates, printing speeds, and printing paths. The resulting printing system permits variations in polymer structure, additives (including fillers and colorants), and process conditions. Industrial use cases in a range of demanding elastomeric applications will be described.

Reactive additive manufacturing platform with material versatility

ACS Fall 2021

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