Carbon announced a reduction in the price of epoxy and polyurethane 3D printing resins

Carbon
announced price reductions for its most widely used resins,
EPX82
,
EPU41
and
RPU70
.EPX82
(epoxy),
EPU41
(elastomer polyurethane) and
RPU70
(hard polyurethane) can be purchased in bulk for $
50
per litre.
Carbon
said it was supplying the products at lower prices to provide viable production tools for the production of large digital components in a variety of markets
in
.Carbon
also fulfilled a promise made a year ago to offer
RPU70
resins at a volume discount through the
Carbon
Materials Program at a price of less than $
100,
per litre. The company announced the news at the
Formnext
international precision molding and
3D
printing exhibition in Frankfurt, which
Josep DeSimone
, chief executive of
Carbon
, believes will bring new opportunities and applications.Dr
Joseph DeSimone
, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Carbon
, commented: "Global demand for mass-produced digital manufacturing is growing rapidly as more and more manufacturers apply these next-generation technologies to production processes and supply chains.
Carbon
has made digital manufacturing a reality, and the rapidly increasing demand for mass production has led us to reduce resin prices the most. This will create new high-value applications and opportunities that were previously
impossible and will help transform the
3D
printing world, estimated to be worth $
10 billion, into an industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Thecore materials for the latest price reductions are the
RPU70, EPX82
and
EPU41
.
RPU70
is a versatile, tough, rigid material comparable to
ABS
,
EPX82
with rigidity, high strength, high temperature resistance and other advantages, can be mainly used in electrical connectors, such as glass filling
PBT
comparable. At the same time, the
EPU41
is a highly elastic, tear-resistant material comparable to traditional
TPU
elastomers for use in footwear, sporting goods, robots, prosthetics and washers and seals.Carbon
also announced four new European service providers this week, adding
Complete Fabrications
,
Erpro Group
,
Kurz
and
RapidProductManacturing
as new production partners. The addition of these companies has enabled
Carbon
production network
(CPN)
to now have more than
35
global members."Digital manufacturing technology has evolved from the early days of traditional
3D
printing for prototype applications to a comprehensive digital manufacturing system," said
Dana McCallum,
Carbon
's head
of production partners. An
Carbon
strategy is to provide manufacturers around the world with many of the benefits of digital manufacturing. As part of the
Carbon
production network, our partners have a truly scalable, complete digital manufacturing platform that delivers faster processes and creates high-quality end-use components with injection molding-like properties. "