06.28.19
The first life-sized, 3D-printed model of a professional female soccer star was produced using Massivit 3D’s GDP technology, enabled by Sartomer’s advanced solutions.
Arkema is sponsoring Gaëtane Thiney, a midfielder/striker for the French women's national team, which is playing in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The soccer player was initially scanned to provide a high-resolution model and the model was then printed by Deko 3D by Sépia on a Massivit 1800.
The model was produced with Massivit 3D’s unique Dimengel printing materials based on Sartomer’s N3xtDimension performance UV-curable, liquid resins.
The resulting display is 1.7 meters (5.5 feet) tall and was 3D printed in just 11 hours.
“We are adamant that, by leveraging Sartomer’s inherent capabilities and rich know-how, Massivit 3D will be able to further deliver new materials to the market with a significantly faster lead time, introduce fresh applications, and enter new verticals," said Amir Veresh, VP business development and marketing at Massivit 3D.
“Sartomer has been providing tailored support to Massivit 3D through its unique, advanced N3xtDimension range of liquid resins, delivering exceptional freedom of performance design," said Sumeet Jain, global business director for 3D Printing at Sartomer. "We support industry innovation at our 3D Printing Center of Excellence where experts create cutting-edge, UV-curable 3D printing resins for ourN3xtDimension range through research and development.”
“This partnership with Massivit 3D illustrates Arkema’s commitment – via its commercial platform 3D Printing solutions by Arkema – to develop close and strategic cooperation with global key players in order to unlock additive manufacturing industrial capabilities,” added Guillaume de Crevoisier, global business director at 3D Printing Solutions by Arkema. “Led by our flagship brands, including N3xtDimension liquid resins, Rilsan bio-sourced polyamide 11, and ultra-high-performance Kepstan PEKK polymer, 3D Printing Solutions by Arkema brings to our partners and customers the best of our advanced and innovative materials as well as our proven expertise for all major 3D manufacturing technologies”.
