August 13, 2021 – BASF Forward AM announced the grand opening of the Additive Manufacturing Technology Center (AMTC) in Shanghai, China, in collaboration with Xuberance, a 3D Printing design and service company. Combining their expertise in high-performance engineering materials and design, the new AMTC will serve as a 3D printing technology hub offering 3D printing design, material innovation, value-added technical services and advanced application solutions for customers in Asia-Pacific region.
The AMTC is located in Shanghai Lingang Science and Technology City, a rapid-growing technical hub hosting a number of industry companies in the field of lean manufacturing and 3D printing. The new AMTC center will enable future regional partnerships and co-innovation for encouraging the deeper industrial use of additive manufacturing using BASF materials. With over 20 3D printers on site covering a variety of the major additive platforms on market, BASF AMTC has chosen to invest into the Farsoon HT403P machine, and to strengthen collaboration with Farsoon in regional projects.
Figure 1: Farsoon’s HT403P installed at AMTC Shanghai. Image courtesy: BASF Forward AM
Farsoon has established a long-term partnership with both BASF and Xuberance. In 2014, Farsoon started to partner with Xuberance for design and innovation projects, as well as the production of direct components on Farsoon machines. Farsoon started an in-depth R&D collaboration with BASF in 2015, focused on engineering high-temperature materials development for the laser powder bed fusion process, which was successfully commercialized since 2018. Farsoon is proud to keep supporting industry partners with our truly open, and productive, machine platform that allow users to achieve their industrial application success with complete freedom of material selection and operational flexibility.
With the open platform, high-temperature capable Farsoon HT403P system, the AMTC plans on a number of projects on BASF’s high-performance materials, to support industry customers with material and application specific 3D printing solutions and services.
In the upcoming Rapid + tct event held in Chicago, IL next month, Farsoon Americas will be displaying a variety of industrial parts produced with BASF Ultrasint series powders. Customers interested are welcome to visit us at booth #7222, or contact us: info@farsoonam.com!
About Farsoon Technologies:
OPEN FOR INDUSTRY – Farsoon is a global manufacturer and supplier of industrial level polymer and metal laser sintering systems. Farsoon is the leading supplier of industrial AM technology in China with increasing growth in the international market. In 2017 Farsoon released the first of a new line of machines under the revolutionary Continuous Additive Manufacturing Solution (CAMS) Concept, and established Farsoon Technologies-Americas in Austin, Texas, USA. In 2018, Farsoon Europe GmbH was established in Stuttgart, Germany to expand direct operations to Europe. Farsoon is committed to developing AM towards its true manufacturing potential and providing customers with best-in-class systems, materials, software, applications and services. With our motto “Open for Industry” Farsoon is focused on technology innovation geared towards truly open and industrial-oriented additive manufacturing platform which offer users a higher degree of control of specific applications and manufacturing capabilities.
About BASF 3D Printing Solutions:
BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, is a 100% subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH. It focuses on establishing and expanding the business under the Forward AM brand with advanced materials, system solutions, components and services in the field of 3D printing. BASF 3D Printing Solutions is organized into startup-like structures to serve customers in the dynamic 3D printing market. It cooperates closely with the global research platforms and application technologies of various departments at BASF as well as with research institutes, universities, startups and industrial partners. Potential customers are primarily companies that intend to use 3D printing for industrial manufacturing. Typical industries include automotive, aerospace and consumer goods. For further information please visit: wwww.forward-am.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.
About Xuberance
Xuberance is an internationally renowned 3D Printing design brand, committed to provide worldwide professional 3D design service, research and digital manufacturing solutions to our customers. We focus on mass customization of 3D digital data creations with the integration of additive manufacturing and innovative digital design approach. Founded by Steven Ma in Vienna 2008, Xuberance relocated to Shanghai and became the first professional 3D Printing design company in China. Xuberance’s portfolio targets the field of Architecture, Space, Furniture, Arts and Products thru direct solution of 3D Printing applications with high quality of international standard.
