Compatible with FDM printers, available in customized sizes, and designed for use with specialty polymer filaments
Newark, DE, September 30, 2021 -- Solvay is introducing a new portfolio of additive manufacturing (AM) build sheets marketed under the umbrella of the company’s Ajedium™ brand products. Build sheets or plates are used in additive manufacturing processes as basic surfaces on which the extruded AM filament layers are built upon or 3D printed.
Solvay’s Ajedium™ Build Sheets are compatible with 3D printers for fused deposition modeling (FDM), including vacuum and non-vacuum technologies. They can be customized to any thickness and size to meet the specific dimensions of different 3D printers, and are also available with adhesive backing to protect the building surface and prevent defects during the printing process.
Solvay offers Ajedium™ Build Sheets in a range of options which can be produced from different high-performance polymers, such as Udel® PSU, Radel® PPSU, and KetaSpire® PEEK. They deliver excellent stiffness and flatness, durability, thermal resistance and adhesion properties. The broad portfolio enables designers to select the build sheet that is most compatible with their printing material and printer temperature chamber, while providing them with the peace of mind that the sheet will neither warp nor crack during printing. Additionally, the surface can be treated to further enhance the adhesion of printed parts.
“Ajedium™ Build Sheets are a natural extension of our proven high-performance Ajedium™ solutions for critical applications in markets from Aerospace and Automotive to Energy, Electrical and Electronics, Healthcare and Industrial,” states Rodolfo Patricio, Aerospace & Defense Marketing Manager at Solvay. “At the same time, they complement our portfolio of Radel® PPSU, KetaSpire® PEEK, Solef® PVDF filaments and new material solutions for additive manufacturing.”
Solvay’s new Ajedium™ Build Sheets underscore the company’s strategy to position itself as the industry’s leading supplier of customized AM solutions for applications with high-performance specialty polymers. The strategy rests on three pillars: materials, process and design. For materials, Solvay enables a growing choice of AM-ready filaments and powder materials. In regards to AM process development, Solvay has been working on the Solvay printer evaluation program (S-PEP) and partnerships with leading equipment suppliers. For design, Solvay partnered with Digimat® by e-Xstream, a simulation software database enabling customers to predict and optimize their parts in order ‘to print right the first time’ as well as organizing the Solvay AM Cup competition for talented design and engineering students.
Ajedium™ is a trademark of Solvay.
KetaSpire®, Radel®, Solef® and Udel® are registered trademarks of Solvay.
About Solvay
Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 23,000 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet roadmap crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering a better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €9 billion in 2020. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels and Paris (SOLB), and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program. Learn more at www.solvay.com.
About Ajedium
Solvay acquired the Ajedium™ Film group in 2008, marrying Ajedium’s expertise in film production and technology with Solvay’s family of high performance specialty polymers. Since then, Ajedium™ has continued to innovate beyond films and established itself as a preferred solution provider across multiple industries.
