STIM-MC · Sacrificial Thermoplastic Injection Moulding platform for manufacturing small and complex metal and ceramic components

AddiFab has developed the first sacrificial thermoplastic injection moulding platform to support the manufacturing of small/medium size, complex and traceable metal and ceramic components with high precison – STIM-MC. AddiFab’s innovative solution is the first to remove the costly and time-consuming gap between prototyping and commercialization ramp-up. This is only possible due to AddiFab’s proprietary resin and process which uses dissolvable resins to create 3D-printed objects that may be used as injection moulds. It runs in a single platform which integrates the automatic production and postprocessing of moulds. With single-use moulds produced automatically, prototypes and components with mould-like quality can be launched for in-market validation and easily modified. Thus, the STIM-MC platform reduces the product development time and cost, while enabling wider benefits for the healthcare, consumer products and automobile industry through new cost-effective materials. Through the successful development and implementation of the STIM-MC project, AddiFab will be in a strong position to exploit the metal and ceramic injection moulding market, forecasted to reach $5.7 billion by 2022. We expected an acumulated revenue of €167 million, 5 years after project completion.