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#3DStartup: Spectroplast and Silicone 3D Printing
Spectroplast provides a SLA silicone additive manufacturing service in order to produce functional parts for mass markets. The startup spun out of ETH Zurich after a few years of research and development in silicone resins. The company was created by…
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Spectroplast provides a SLA silicone additive manufacturing service in order to produce functional parts for mass markets. The startup spun out of ETH Zurich after a few years of research and development in silicone resins. The company was created by a foursome with different experiences and expertise. We had the chance to interview Petar Stefanov, Co-Founder and CTO of the company. He told us about Spectroplast, his vision of industrial-scale 3D printing using silicone and the many potential applications of this technology.
Can you present yourself and tell us more about the creation of Spectroplast?
Petar Stefanov
Spectroplast AG is a Swiss start-up from ETH Zurich that was formed in October 2018. Our company has the competence to materialise silicone designs with our cutting-edge 3D printing process using high precision silicone additive manufacturing technologies.
Readily functional products can be made using any off-the-shelf silicone and without using moulds – thereby, cutting costs and time.
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