Nexa3D Acquires Addifab to Deliver Transformative Solution for Injection Molding

Nexa3D, a polymer 3D printing company, has announced the acquisition of Addifab, the originator of Freeform Injection Molding, a proprietary and patented digital tooling process. This acquisition combines the design freedom of 3D printing with the mechanical performance of injection molding using thousands of engineering materials, allowing for same-day production of complex geometries.

Transformative Solution for Injection Molding

The joint sales and marketing efforts between Nexa3D and Addifab have already resulted in converting dozens of customers from traditional tooling to digital tooling due to significant time and cost savings. This reportedly transformative solution combines Nexa3D’s ultrafast 3D printers with Addifab’s high-impact, high-temperature soluble resins to print complex tools that are compatible with any injection molding feedstock, delivering complex tooling at a fraction of the cost and time of other 3D printers or conventional tooling processes.

Full Potential of Digital Tooling

According to a press release from Nexa3D, the acquisition of Addifab unlocks the full potential of digital tooling for injection molding by combining the freedom of creation with the reliability and ubiquity of injection molding. This positions Nexa3D for accelerated growth in the fast-growing additive manufacturing space and adds foundational intellectual property and capabilities to its product line.

The xMOLD resin developed by Addifab is compatible with a wide range of off-the-shelf thermoplastic materials, including reinforced high-performance feedstocks, as well as metals, ceramics, and silicones. This enables users of Nexa3D printers to tap into applications that would normally require a substantially larger capital investment. The tool printed with the xMOLD resin is soluble, meaning it does not require complex slides and gates, giving customers the flexibility to test and iterate more frequently.

Commitment to Geographic Expansion and Customer Success

As part of its commitment to the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) market, Nexa3D plans to leverage Addifab’s Copenhagen facility as its Customer Experience Center, inclusive of a product showroom, service and support hub for its European-based customers, and a main warehouse and logistics center in Europe. This move emphasizes Nexa3D’s commitment to geographic expansion, customer success, and broadened access to its ultrafast 3D printing technology and digital tooling solutions.

Avi Reichental, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Nexa3D, stated, “We are very excited to welcome the entire Addifab team to the growing Nexa3D family of people, products, and partners democratizing access to dissolvable tooling for same day complex molded parts using the entire range of industrially proven plastics.”