After its first successful participation in the ORPLAST scheme leading to the commercialization of 4 new recycled filaments, KIMYA is now targeting between 70% and 100% recycled materials in so-called high-performance filaments, without affecting the properties. The additive manufacturing expert is committing itself again for a period of 3 years to a research and development program that will lead to a new offer on the market by 2024!
The FIL’REC project: combining performance and eco-design
With higher resistance levels and benefiting from physical-chemical properties, such as resistance to high temperatures and warping, these materials are notably suitable for applications in the railway, automotive and aerospace industries.
“Developing recycled high-performance materials poses a significant technical challenge for our teams, but which will enable us to provide the market with a unique offering, as there are no players in the additive manufacturing market currently using recycled high-performance materials. It is also an opportunity for us to extend our offering of engineering materials and to expand our range of eco-designed filaments”, states Nicolas Morand, R&D, Innovation & Industrialization Manager at KIMYA
Partnering to target industrial relocation
Convinced that Industry 4.0 is synonymous with local production, KIMYA is seeking to take part in the relocation of industrial projects. This is why the additive manufacturing expert aims to collaborate mainly with French operators in this third stage of the ORPLAST scheme.
“At KIMYA, we know that it is only by adding our strengths that we will be able to create a local and sustainable production ecosystem. We have set ourselves the primary objective of working with French companies, from the sourcing of recycled plastic materials to the various stages of technical feasibility”, explains Pierre-Antoine Pluvinage, Business Development Director at KIMYA
To learn more about the ORPLAST project, dive back into our article announcing the 2018 FIL’REC project being selected by ADEME.
“Our ultimate goal is to offer a comprehensive range of filaments containing between 70% and 100% recycled materials. This third stage of the ORPLAST program is once again an excellent vehicle for private-sector operators to demonstrate that growth and innovation can no longer be done at the expense of resource preservation” concludes Pierre-Antoine Pluvinage.
