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访谈:FormNext启动挑战赛冠军2020 - Nematx

Continuing with our profiles of the2020 formnext start-up challengewinners is NematX. NematX was founded earlier this year to focus on next-generation high-performance polymer 3D printing.

CTO&联合创始人Nematx的Silvan Gantenbein向3D印刷行业进行了采访。

LCP材料的3D打印医疗设备的第一个概念模型。通过Nematx的照片。
LCP材料的3D打印医疗设备的第一个概念模型。通过Nematx的照片。

3DPI您的公司何时成立,在哪里基于运营?

SG:NematX is a spin-off company from ETH Zurich, Switzerland specializing in high-performance polymer 3D printing. The company was founded in April 2020 to commercialize the extensive knowledge gathered at ETH in the field of high-performance materials for 3D printing. Being close to a world-leading technical university also gives NematX access to a large pool of well-educated and highly motivated young people to drive further innovation in the highly dynamic AM ecosystem.

3DPI: Can you tell us more about your team’s background and experience with AM?

SG:NEMATX背后的核心技术是在我在苏黎世Eth Zurich的博士学位论文中开发的。作为具有深入聚合物加工专业知识的材料科学家,我正在寻找一种解决方案,以提高3D印刷聚合物零件的质量差。经过深入评估后,我想出了一种基于液晶聚合物(LCP)的优化材料制剂,以用于挤出AM。通过这种方法,我获得了最终部分属性,这些属性远远超过了现有的聚合物3D打印技术。

3DPI: What does your company do?

SG:With NematX we introduce the next generation of extrusion-based high-performance polymer AM. With our patented “Nematic 3D Printing” technology we are pioneering the use of LCPs to manufacture lightweight polymeric parts with properties rivaling metal and composite AM. Our parts show ten times higher mechanical properties than current benchmark polymers, superior temperature stability beyond 250°C, and excellent degradation resistance in chemical and biological environments.

A selection of industrial use cases realized with Nematic 3D Printing technology. Photo via NematX.
A selection of industrial use cases realized with Nematic 3D Printing technology. Photo via NematX.

3DPI:贵公司如何适应添加剂制造生态系统?

SG:NematX follows a systemic approach to AM, with a strong focus on the optimal interplay between materials, hardware, and software to achieve superior part performance from 3D printing. In the current ecosystem, we are best described as an AM service provider with the goal to fully implement our technology into production environments of our customers. For this purpose, we develop custom material formulations and AM processes in close collaboration with our partners in Aerospace & Space, Medical, and Industrial markets to obtain superior performance and cost advantages compared to existing manufacturing solutions.

3DPI:您如何描述未来几年的企业的路线图?

SG:我们的愿景是为不同行业的客户提供竞争性的AM解决方案,用于现场生产性能最高的聚合物零件。在我们进入工业领域的市场之后,医疗以及航空航天市场将进一步发展。对于后者来说,非常低的气流和保存的机械阻尼特性是一个很大的优势。在医疗领域,LCP材料的固有生物相容性以及我们与人骨的机械性能紧密匹配的能力预计将来将为3D打印的个性化医疗设备铺平道路。

3DPI: Is there anything else you would like our readers to know?

SG:Drop in on us at this year’s (somewhat unusual) Formnext, we’ll be happy to tell you more about our vision or discuss how we can help you realise your ideas. But we are also happy about every visitor who comes by and just says ‘Hello’.

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特色图片显示Nematx为3D打印高性能零件提供了特定应用的LCP材料和制造工艺。通过Nematx的照片。