Year founded
2020
Startup Profile
Non-Polymeric3D
Revolutionizing Additive Manufacturing of Metallic and Ceramic Parts
Location
Shomrat, Israel
Funding Stage
Seed
Company Vertical
Industrial technologies (4.0), Sustainability, Automotive, Homeland Security, Military and defense, Dental Tech
Description
Background
3D printing of metallic and ceramic objects is now a solid manufacturing process. Its advantages include the ability to manufacture highly complex geometries, reduce material waste, shorten development time, and produce customized parts with properties suitable for demanding applications. However, direct metal 3D printers that use lasers or electron beams are typically very expensive to purchase and operate. A more economical alternative is to use inexpensive 3D printers for plastic to print parts from metal or ceramic powders mixed with a polymer binder, then densify them through post-processing such as debinding and sintering. This approach can deliver high-quality metal parts at significantly higher scalability and lower cost, making advanced additive manufacturing more accessible for research, prototyping, and both small- and large-scale production.
Additive Manufacturing of metallic and ceramic parts is anticipated to grow rapidly 25.65% CAGR through 2035) reaching $44.3B.
High flowability of metallic powders mixed with a polymer binder is essential, as it enables plastic-type 3D printers to feed and extrude the material smoothly and consistently. Good flowability helps prevent nozzle clogging, irregular deposition, and internal defects, while also improving dimensional accuracy and the uniformity of the printed green part. As a result, it directly contributes to more reliable printing and better final properties after debinding and sintering.
Our innovation, technology, and products
Non-Polymeric3D developed a new proprietary metal and ceramic powders production technology, which allows the creation of unique bimodal powders – powders composed of two different specific particle sizes that others cannot attain. When mixed with a binder polymer, bimodal powders are far more flowable than single-sized-particle powders our competitors can make. Thus, we offer the metallic and ceramic materials that are far better for printing with plastic printers.
The powder creation technology we developed is the only one that can:
1. Create metallic and ceramic bimodal powders.
2. Disperse more than one metallic or ceramic material at once, allowing us to offer endless mixed metallic or ceramic new materials for printing tailored to customers' requirements. For example, we can offer powder consisting of 60% titanium and 40% aluminum, which can be optimal for aerospace manufacturing. The mixed powders we can make and offer are all bimodal and hence optimal for printing with inexpensive plastic 3D printers.
Industry impact and applications
Our unique metallic and ceramic powders can support a wide range of industries that depend on high-performance parts, including aerospace, medical, automotive, defense, energy, electronics, and industrial manufacturing. Because these powders are designed for improved flowability, printability, and material tailoring, they can help manufacturers produce components with complex geometries, reliable quality, and application-specific performance more efficiently and at lower cost. This enables companies to develop parts that are better suited to their technical requirements while expanding access to advanced manufacturing.
Market validation
Our materials already attract potential customers, including the IDF (Maf’at) and Hyundai Motors, with which we have conducted mutual POC studies. We are now conducting POCs with additional entities.
Alongside our materials, we also offer extensive R&D and production capabilities to entities seeking to develop and test new devices comprising metallic or ceramic components.
In the long run, we also intend to offer a full project handover path for entities that do not want to handle their component production.
