German chemical manufacturing giant汉克尔has acquired American 3D printing and industrial inkjet company分子公司。Illustrative of a strengthening in its additive manufacturingmaterialsportfolio, the new purchase is a step toward Henkel’s aim of becoming a leading brand within the sector.
汉克尔（Henkel）的3D印刷负责人菲利普（Philipp Loosen）说：“分子强的3D打印和喷墨树脂技术和数字开发能力完美地补充并增强了我们的材料投资组合，并以我们的方法为基础，以提供各种定制的添加剂制造解决方案。”
种植亨克尔的添加材料投资组合
Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, Henkel is responsible for producing global adhesive brands such as Sellotape and Locktite, as well as consumer brands Persil and Fa.
汉克尔entered the 3D printing材料市场2016 and has been steadily building its portfolio since then. In June 2018 it opened a 700 square meter multi million Euro爱尔兰的设施开发新的高级添加材料。最近，它加入了硅谷3D打印初创公司起源’s Open Material Network, which aims to develop additive manufacturing materials for mass production. It has also developed a number of私人客户的定制产品。
Founded in 2014 and based in in the San Francisco Bay Area, Molecule Corp have developed广泛的添加剂制造materials as well as expertise in medical devices, aerospace, automotive and consumer goods. Its range of additive materials include, but are not limited to,女士医疗硅胶, polymerPt Tough和Xc Photoplastic Polycarbonate。它还出售后处理材料CeEco Clean水性清洁剂和铸造产品CI投资可铸造。
准备the industrialisation of additive manufacturing
Ken Kisner, Founder and President of Molecule Corp commented on his company加入化学巨头，“Henkel’s customer centered approach along with our combined product portfolio will help key industries accelerate the speed of innovation and move 3D printing from prototyping to digital manufacturing,” he said.
汉克尔（Henkel）对Molecule Corp的购买符合3D打印和技术公司中“有针对性收购”的计划。Henkel Gearhesives Technologies创新负责人Michael Todd补充说：“分子的技术与工程中心在加利福尼亚州也扩大了我们的全球3D印刷足迹。”
“We now provide 3D printing support to our customers in all major regions around the world.”
分子公司will be present at Henkel’s booth number 609 during the 2019RAPID + TCTshow which takes place from May 21 to 23 in Detroit.
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