Stratasys and Shin Etsu launch silicone material for industrial 3D printing
Stratasys Ltd. and Shin-Etsu, a Japanese expert in silicone science, collaborated to launch P3 Silicone 25A, bringing together Stratasys’ production-grade P3 DLP technology and Shin-Etsu’s expertise in silicone chemistry.
Suction cups made with new P3 Silicone 25A.
Designed exclusively for the Stratasys Origin DLP platform, this high-performance silicone enables production of flexible parts that match the performance of traditionally molded silicone.
The new material addresses a longstanding gap in industrial 3D printing – the need for genuine silicone parts that offer precise printability, durability and repeatability, without the time and cost constraints of injection molding.
P3 Silicone 25A delivers the chemical resistance, thermal stability, and mechanical behavior of conventional silicones, while eliminates tooling, reduces lead times, and supports localized, low-volume production.
“P3 Silicone 25A combines excellent physical properties and long-term reliability with detailed and precise printability. It can rightly be considered ‘true silicone’ in both composition and performance,” said Makoto Ohara, Head of Sales and Marketing Department S4, Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe B.V.
“The proliferation of additive manufacturing in production environments depends on specialty materials that perform to the standards of traditional methods. P3 Silicone 25A gives manufacturers the flexibility of additive with the trusted performance of true silicone—backed by repeatable results and real-world data,” said Rich Garrity, Chief Business Unit Officer of Stratasys.
The material has been validated in thermal aging tests up to 1,000 hours at 150°C and passed biocompatibility and flame retardancy certification.
P3 Silicone 25A is available for order in EMEA and APAC and coming to the Americas later this year.
