Additive Manufacturing
Optimize melt behavior, flow properties, and crystallization for stable processing and high-quality 3D printed parts.
Additive Manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing has matured over the last decades and has become a constant in our product design and development cycles and is debuting in more and more new products.
Polymers and their unique properties are key enablers for the majority of AM technologies – ranging from low viscosity, UV curable resins to polymer powders with distinct melting and crystallization behavior.
To develop and select suitable materials, optimize processing and processes and analyze the finished products, understanding the material-process interactions through thermal analysis and rheology methods are instrumental.
We at NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing can help you identify the most suitable device and method for your needs.

Discover our ebook: Thermal Analysis and Kriechen (Rheologie)Creep is one of the earliest “controlled stress” rheometer tests that quite literally “creeps” the material, i.e. we measure over a relatively prolonged period the small movement (the creep defined as creep compliance, J) of the sample by applying a small constant stress.Rheology in Polymer Additive Manufacturing
The importance of AM in polymer processing is closely linked to its capability of fabricating complex and customized polymer structures with precision.
Our ebook delves deep into the heart of AM, unveiling the power of reliable material characterization techniques, specifically thermal analysis and rheology.
Explore various thermal analysis methods like DSC, TGA, TMA, LFA and DMA! Dive into the world of rheology with rotational, oscillation and capillary rheometry, as NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing is the only company on the market who offers all rheological methods!
Learn how these techniques shape the behavior of materials in AM processes like Powder Bed Fusion, Material Extrusion, Vat Photopolymerization and more.
The ebook is free of charge. Download it here:

Additive Manufacturing Applications by NETZSCH
Learn about Additive Manufacturing by watching our series on YouTube:
- 11.05.2026
How Glass Fillers Influence Powder Aging in Polymer Additive Manufacturing

- 18.12.2024
Focus on Advanced Kinetic Modeling of Photo-induced Curing with UV Light Intensity

- 24.07.2024
Effiziente Nachhärtung von Beschichtungen und 3D-Druck-Teilen mittels Dynamisch-Mechanischer-Analyse

- 22.11.2023
New ebook: Thermal Analysis and Rheology in Polymer Additive Manufacturing

- 04.10.2023
Optimierung von Extrusion-, Spritzgieß- und 3D-Druck-Herstellverfahren für die Automobilindustrie

- 07.06.2023
Thermal Stability and Curing Behavior of Acrylate Photopolymers for Next Generation Additive Manufacturing

- 08.12.2022
Material Characterization Solutions for Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing

- 26.09.2022
How to Speed Up your Digital Light Synthesis Process by 73% with Thermal Analysis













