Additive manufacturing

ARBURG Plastic Freeforming (APF) and the freeformer

Industrial additive manufacturing. This is the process of manufacturing components in premium quality and stability from a wide range of original substances, material combinations and colour combinations. The highly flexible production process is easy and intuitive to access and can be configured to meet specific requirements.
Both the production of individual parts and low volumes from qualified standard granulates and the customisation of mass-produced articles can be handled with ease. Even production in clean room environments is possible. By combining fundamental research with continuous technical advances, we are able to offer you both extensive know-how and practical technology to enable you to take your first steps into additive manufacturing with ease.

The APF process

The APF process

We developed the ARBURG Plastic Freeforming (APF) process and the freeformer very specifically as an open system. The manufacturing process can be custom configured to meet individual requirements by adjusting slicing, droplet size and process control to influence the layer-by-layer build process. more...

Materials

Materials

One of the unique selling points of ARBURG Plastic Freeforming (APF) is that you can use plastic granules in the same way as in conventional injection moulding processes. This puts a wide and varied range of qualified original materials at your disposal. more...

Applications

Applications

Innovative technology and equipment, along with a broad material base, enable ARBURG Plastic Freeforming (APF) to be used for a wide range of applications in various industries and with various processes. The manufacture of components from soft materials is just as possible as the use of the freeformer directly inside a clean room. more...

Industries

Industries

As well as functional integration and multi-component technology, ARBURG Plastic Freeforming (APF) also enables standard parts to be individualised. With our freeformer, design freedom meets material diversity. more...

Downloads

Downloads

If you’ve browsed our web pages and have more questions, our download area contains additional detailed information which will certainly help. From videos to examples of application, success stories and specialist articles written by experts – you’re bound to find what you’re looking for. more...

Contact

Contact

Of course, web pages can’t answer every question, in particular if you have a very specific request. Therefore, we encourage you to contact us. We’ll take care of you and provide all the additional information you need. Whatever you need to know, please get in touch! We can be contacted in various ways. more...

Order sample parts

Order sample parts

To get a real sense of the additive look, work and feel of the sample parts produced on our freeformers, why not allow us to send you your very own "showpieces"? You can choose three different samples. Simply make a selection from the images, add your customer data to the form and submit your order. Your original component will be with you in just a few days. more...