The freedom to create innovative products and parts is realized with additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing (3DP). By combining Lubrizol’s material expertise with their additive manufacturing partners, Lubrizol 3D Printing Solutions can be used to transform customers’ product visions into new innovations. The solutions provide customers with design freedom, as well as production flexibility.
Lubrizol 3D Printing Solutions offers end-to-end solutions for customers by utilizing the full potential of 3DP.
ESTANE® TPU for 3D Printing
Lubrizol 3D Printing Solutions features an extensive portfolio of materials for 3DP, including their portfolio of ESTANE 3D TPU which can be used in powder bed fusion and fused filament fabrication technologies.
ESTANE 3D TPU is a highly versatile elastomer that delivers superior performance without compromising stability and consistency. It features exceptional abrasion resistance, high elasticity, resistance to oils and solvents, and flexibility over a wide temperature range. The 3D printing materials from Lubrizol can be offered either in pellet form for filament extrusion purposes or powder TPU (MJF, SLS or HHS).
3D Printing Markets
Engineered to meet high-performance demands, Lubrizol’s TPU can be used across a variety of applications and in various industries, such as:
- Footwear
- Electronics
- Automotive
- Medical
- Aerospace
- Industrial
- Consumer Goods
Bjørn Thorsen A/S is the Nordic distributor of Lubrizol 3D Printing solutions. For more information, please contact our expert Mikko Långström at mol@bjorn-thorsen.com.
About The Lubrizol Corporation
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, leverages its unmatched science to unlock immense possibilities at the molecular level, driving sustainable and measurable results. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales and technical offices around the world and has approximately 8,600 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com/engineered-polymers.
About the Bjørn Thorsen A/S Group
The Bjørn Thorsen A/S Group (BTG) core distribution team focuses on sales of special raw materials from leading chemical manufacturers (e.g. BYK, ExxonMobil, Lubrizol, Borealis, Cabot, Sun Chemicals, Venator, DRT and others) to customers in diverse end uses in Automotive, Coating, Construction, Industrial, Medical, etc. In recent years, BTG has increasingly acted as a true solution provider, by leveraging its considerable application and processing technology know-how, together with flexible and efficient logistics services from warehouses in several European and other locations around the world. This broader capability is reinforced by the development expertise of its affiliates Customized Compound Solutions A/S (CCS) and Nordic Grafting Company A/S (NGC) that complement BTG’s offering with their own product ranges of customized alloys, compounds and reactive polymers, available globally in response to individual needs.
*ESTANE® is a registered trademark property of The Lubrizol Corporation.
