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Sumitomo Rubber Develops Rubber Material Compatible with 3D Printing

on July 17, 2025 in Innovation

Sumitomo Rubber has developed a rubber material that can be processed using 3D printers. The company aims to commercialize the material for 3D printing applications by 2026 and will continue to advance its development. Traditionally, producing rubber products using 3D printers has been considered difficult. However, Sumitomo Rubber has succeeded in developing a proprietary material with excellent resilience and high...

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Nagase Chemtex Develops Resin for 3D Printers

on August 10, 2022 in Innovation

Chemical company Nagase Chemtex has developed the RS-IAG series, a special resin that can be used to reproduce detailed 3D printed data, and will market it for applications such as 3D printer-made mid soles for shoes. While the manufacturing of shoes using a 3D printer has the advantages of increased design freedom of the sole, small-quantity, high-mix production, and reduced...

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Michelin Japan Opens AM Metal 3D Printing Plant in Ota

on April 26, 2022 in Tires

Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. opened a metal-laminated molding technology plant on April 15 at its Ota Site in Gunma. Dubbed “Michelin AM Atelier,” the new facility is equipped with two metal 3D printers supplied by Michelin JV AddUp, and is intended to promote and develop additive manufacturing (AM) technology. As a creative center that drives innovation, Michelin AM Atelier...

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Michelin Japan Works on 3D Printing Platform in Gunma

on July 8, 2021 in Tires

Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. is working on a joint project to set up a 3D printing platform in Gunma, with full-scale operations here set to begin next spring. Those working with Nihon Michelin on this include a local manufacturer, Gunma University, Gunma Prefecture, the cities of Maebashi and Ota, and a local trade center run by the Japan External...

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Mitsui Chemicals, Nagoya University Begin Joint Development of Reusable 3D-Printed Mask

on May 22, 2020 in Industry, Innovation

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has teamed up with Professor Katsutoshi Hori of the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University and Friend Microbe Inc., a venture stemming from Nagoya University, to start development for a reusable 3D-printed mask. The greatest feature of this new mask promises to be virus-blocking capabilities while also offering reusability. This is achieved with a reusable...

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JSR Makes Strategic Investment in US Startup Carbon3D

on September 29, 2016 in Innovation

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) is investing $5 million in Carbon3D Inc., a U.S.-based startup with innovative 3D printing technology. Carbon3D has developed a technology called Continuous Liquid Interface Production, or CLIP, which enables faster printing speed, exceptional surface finishing and superior physical properties of 3D printed objects. JSR will start feasibility studies for collaborative activities with Carbon3D Inc. in Japan by leveraging its own technologies in...

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