From March 3-5 at JEC World 2020 (Paris-Villepinte), the Arkema group will showcase its advanced materials and new solutions for increasingly effective composites.

These innovations were developed through strategic partnerships to meet changing 3D production technologies and keep up with increasing demand for advanced composites in the construction, transportation, wind and sports sectors.

Rapid digital development is substantially changing the way in which products are designed and manufactured in many sectors. 

Arkema works with partners who are leaders in 3D creation and design to enrich its offer of high-performance materials, 3D Printing Solutions by Arkema, and develop new supply chains.

Arkema recently announced two new partnerships and is contributing to the development of completely integrated digital manufacturing platforms.

The partnership between Continuous Composites and Sartomer, a subsidiary of Arkema, aims to combine Continuous Composites’ patented Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D) technology with Sartomer’s N3xtDimension photocurable resins. Two conferences to present this new generation of composites will take place at the Arkema booth on March 3 at 2:00 p.m. and March 4 at 11:00 a.m.

With its high-performance PEKK Kepstan polymer, Arkema has partnered with 9T Labs (Zurich), a start-up specializing in 3D printing of thermoplastic composites.

9T Labs developed a technology that automates the manufacture of composites using additive manufacturing (AM), as well as advanced software algorithms.

Two conferences to present this automated production technology will take place at the Arkema booth on March 3 at 3:00 p.m. and March 5 at 10:00 a.m

The flagship product from its range of thermoplastic matrices, Elium resin—a liquid thermoplastic resin for making recyclable composite parts—uses the same conventional thermosetting resin transformation technologies with one major advantage: It can be transformed at room temperature. The mechanical properties of the parts obtained are comparable to thermosets.

At JEC World 2020, Arkema is launching its new Elium C445 resin for solid-surface applications. It is a liquid acrylic resin specifically adapted for room temperature casting of large objects. It is perfectly formulated to receive high mineral filler rates while maintaining high water, thermal shock and scratch resistance.