Acquisition extends additive manufacturing filament capabilities solutions
Airtech Advanced Materials Group has integrated Kimya’s high-performance filament portfolio into its existing range of pellets and filaments for additive manufacturing applications, a strategic move which expands development and production capabilities, validation equipment, and intellectual property.
The move allows for Airtech to offer clients a large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) and high-performance thermoplastic applications.
Production is due to start at Airtech Europe’s headquarters in Luxembourg of high-quality filaments. The filaments will be offered to customers alongside the company’s Dahltram pellet and filament resins.
Gregory Haye, director of additive manufacturing at Airtech Advanced Materials Group, said: “Airtech is excited to bring Kimya filaments to the global market and build on the great foundation of quality and technical support they had established.”
Integration of the product supports the company’s wider goal to provide a broader portfolio of additive manufacturing materials to a global market, providing reliable availability and strong technical support.
Haye added: “We found Kimya’s portfolio to be highly aligned with our technical and customer-focused approach at Airtech to develop, sell, and support our family of high-performance resins. These materials are very complementary to our existing offerings, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds as we work to scale Kimya filaments to global markets and launching new and exciting formulations.”
Airtech provides vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials for prepreg, autoclave, resin infusion, and wet lay-up processes. Sectors such as aerospace, wind energy, solar, marine, automotive, and general composites can benefit from their products.
