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New AM Applications for Aerospace, Automotive, Rail Industries



Essentium, Inc. offers Duratem, a high-impact and high-temperature thermoplastic material.

"The high-performance material enables new additive manufacturing (AM) applications for aerospace, automotive and railway industries, enabling manufacturers to rapidly produce end parts that meet industry standards for reliability, repeatability and performance," said a company spokesperson.

Duratem offers impact resistance five times that of PEI 9085 while being comparable in price, the company reported. The material can withstand temperatures of 150 °C and is resistant to flame, smoke and toxicity (FST) and passed FAR 25.853 FST testing. Essentium's Duratem is a versatile material suitable for a wide range of applications, from aerospace and automotive parts to maintenance uses such as replacing clamping blocks and switch covers. It is also suited for railway components, including ventilators and covers.

Essentium used a multilayered filament technology and worked with its partners in an open ecosystem to develop the material. The company is working with the U.S. Air Force to qualify Duratem for flight-worthy parts.

Duratem is an open material that can be used on high-temperature 3D printing machines, including the Essentium High-Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 180 HT and HSE 280i HT 3D printing platforms. The material complies with Essentium's certificate of conformance, which provides individual spool traceability through the ISO and AS9100 quality process.

Nirup Nagabandi, Ph.D., Vice President, Materials Engineering, Essentium, said: "Innovative advancements in materials are fueling the adoption of AM in transportation industries. The expanding variety of materials, including Duratem, enables the production of high-performance parts suitable for diverse applications. Our focus on open materials reflects our dedication to providing customers with breakthrough materials and technologies that allow them to explore new possibilities in AM."

For more information contact:

Essentium

19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd.

Suite 100

Pflugerville, TX 78660

512-643-0548

sales@essentium.com

www.essentium.com

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