[Delft, Netherlands] – [17-03-2025] – CEAD Group, a leader in Large Format Additive manufacturing solutions (LFAM), is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Polymaker, a global innovator of 3D printing materials. This partnership underscores CEAD’s commitment to customer success by continuously validating high-quality materials for its platforms and solutions.
Polymaker, renowned for its cutting-edge materials and extensive global distribution network, is an ideal partner for CEAD. The collaboration will enable CEAD customers to access a broader range of tested and validated materials on CEAD solutions, ensuring optimal performance and reliability in their applications.
“This partnership highlights CEAD’s unwavering dedication to providing our customers with robust and innovative solutions,” said Lucas Janssen, CEO of CEAD Group. “Polymaker’s expertise and global reach make them a strategic partner in our journey to drive customer success and further expand the possibilities in large-scale additive manufacturing.”
“We are excited to announce our partnership with CEAD, which perfectly aligns with our mission to ‘Simplify Creation.’ By combining Polymaker’s high-quality materials with CEAD’s cutting-edge technology, we aim to make large-format additive manufacturing more accessible, efficient, and reliable for creators across industries. Polymaker is deeply committed to the growth of LFAM/FGF and will continue to invest in its development. While the PolyCore™ PETG-1013, PETG-1000, and ABS-5022 have been validated on CEAD systems, we plan to validate all PolyCore materials in the near future.” – Xiaofan Luo, CEO of Polymaker
By combining CEAD’s advanced technology with Polymaker’s extensive material portfolio, the collaboration is set to unlock new opportunities for innovation across industries. Both companies are committed to driving advancements in Large Format Additive Manufacturing, making it more accessible and reliable for customers worldwide.
At Formnext 2024, CEAD’s partner Benkert Bänke showcased two remarkable examples of 3D-printed furniture—a modular bench and a translucent design table. These cutting-edge pieces highlight the synergy between Polymaker’s advanced thermoplastic materials and CEAD’s Flexbot solution, demonstrating the potential of large-format additive manufacturing in furniture design.
Discover the full case study and see how CEAD and Polymaker are shaping the future of 3D-printed furniture. Read more here.
About CEAD
CEAD is a pioneer in the field of combining large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) with integrated subtractive processes to develop automated turnkey solutions for industrial applications.
Founded in 2014, CEAD revolutionizes the production of large composite parts with its scalable technology solutions, reducing production time, costs and material waste, providing a more sustainable manufacturing approach.
CEAD’s proprietary systems based on in-house developed LFAM extrusion technology, including the robot-based Flexbot and cartesian-style Flexcube, seamlessly integrate software, large format 3D printing and advanced post-processing technologies, such as milling. This enables end-users to efficiently produce high-quality, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic parts with exceptional strength and durability.
Operating globally, CEAD delivers and installs end-to-end automated LFAM solutions tailored to meet the unique demand of specific industries. By combining innovation, industry expertise and dedicated partnership, CEAD is reshaping manufacturing and unlocking new opportunities across industries. Discover how CEAD’s solutions can transform your production process, together.
Visit our website today: www.ceadgroup.com
About Polymaker
Polymaker is a high-tech enterprise specializing in 3D printing materials. Focused on producing high-performance 3D printing materials by controlling every stage of production. Based on a vision of developing 3D printing into a mainstream manufacturing method, Polymaker are committed to producing diversified functional materials and expanding the choice of material on offer. Polymaker is a company that is customer-oriented, pioneering, creative, and responsible, and committed to simplifying creation, quality, and sustainability, in the pursuit of producing safe and clean materials for the 3D printing industry. Nowadays, Polymaker has grown to be one of the top-ranking innovators and suppliers of extruded 3D printing materials which have served for myriads of domains including automobiles, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, medical services, and daily necessities.
Find more information at www.polymaker.com
About PolyCore™
PolyCore™ is a family of pellet-based 3D printing materials for Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF). Built on Polymaker's 10+ years of experience and expertise in material-extrusion based 3D printing, PolyCore™ features excellent printability and is widely compatible with most pellet-extrusion 3D printers. It is worth emphasizing that all PolyCore™ series products have been developed based on specific applications, particularly in the fields of architecture and mold applications.
Find more information at PolyCore™ - Polymaker
