According to Avi Reichental, co-founder and executive chairman of Nexa3D, 3D printing is an unstoppable transformative force in every application area, and ultra-high-speed 3D printing is the next frontier in the field of additive manufacturing. It is also an end user and strategic cooperation Areas of high concern for partners, dealers and investors.
Recently, Nexa3D, a California-based SLA 3D printer manufacturer, announced that Nexa3D has joined Henkel ’s open materials platform, a leading global chemical company, and is working with Henkel to develop a series of co-branded photopolymer SLA resins that will pass Nexa3D's global distribution channels.
New potential new business model combination
Through the newly established partnership, Nexa3D has now joined Henkel ’s material partner open platform. Both companies are committed to using their expertise in SLA 3D printing technology and high-performance resins to use Henkel materials to manufacture functional parts on NXE400 3D printers. The first material they collaborated optimized for the NXE 4003D printer is an ABS 3D printing resin developed using Henkel Loctite material technology.
Henkel has a good track record in developing various 3D printing materials that overcome the shortcomings of conventional photopolymer resins used in 3D printing. Nexa3D has now developed a new 3843-xABS black material based on Henkel's Loctite material series. 3843-xABS black material has high bending and tensile physical properties, as well as high green strength and heat deformation temperature.
The 3843-xABS black material is suitable for a variety of applications, including mechanical components for robots and automated machinery, brackets, levers and arms, and parts and components for transportation vehicles, as well as products such as drones.
In addition to the jointly developed new materials, the two companies also plan to optimize Henkel ’s 3D printing resin product portfolio to Nexa3D ’s NXE4003D printer platform to enable the creation of functional components in a wider range of applications.
The secret of Nexa3D's rapid printing is its Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing (LSPc) technology, which gets rid of the slow curing process from bottom to top, which is common in light curing technology. Another core technology is the patented structured light source matrix, which greatly shortens the 3D printing cycle of precision functional components. From a few hours to a few minutes, the technology can combine high-speed and high-resolution 3D printing with convincing injection molding performance, size and scale manufacturing capabilities.
In addition to the characteristics of the device itself, Nexa3D launches customized solutions for different application areas and establishes a strategic partnership with partners in subdivided application areas. In the field of dentistry, Nexa3D has also established a strategic partnership with digital and traditional dental materials, 3D printers and service providers BEGO, which aims to transform the manufacturing status in the field of digital dentistry. Under the agreement, BEGO will sell high-speed Nexa3D dental printers. At the 2019 Cologne International Dental Exhibition (IDS), Nexa3D also introduced another new SLA system, Varseo XL, which was developed specifically for the dental industry. The cooperation between Nexa3D and BEGO makes the system compatible with BEGO's full range of dental resins.
Nexa3D attaches importance to each key node in the field of high-speed production, materials, applications, sales network, manufacturing, etc. pay attention to leveraging strength to establish a partnership with the head company on each key node In a more closed development mode, Nexa3D is similar to Android in the field of mobile phones, and adopts a comprehensive cooperation approach. Nexa3D's development strategy will create a competitive advantage for itself.