Making the strongest materials printable
So industry can make what matters
Chromatic 3D Materials is a 3D printing technology company using chemical reactions to make manufacturing more flexible, cost-effective, and sustainable.
Our RX-AM™ materials and technology platform is how companies print industrial-strength elastomeric parts anytime, anywhere ─ one part to 1 million.
It’s not for hobbyists or for prototypes. It’s for commerce.
With applications in transportation, industrial parts and equipment, textiles, medical devices, and defense, our materials and technology help scale the type of novel innovation and sustainable solutions the world urgently needs.
What makes us different
We take a materials-first approach to printing.
We know commercial applications demand certain materials like thermoset elastomers. That’s why we’ve made them printable — starting with polyurethanes that are virtually indistinguishable from molded polyurethanes.
Manufacturing is our DNA
Our team has deep experience in manufacturing, materials science, and scaling new innovations globally.
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Dr. Cora Leibig
CEO & FOUNDER
Cora has more than 20 years of experience in new product development and the commercialization of specialty chemicals and plastics. She has held global leadership roles at Dow Chemical and Segetis, a venture-backed startup developing renewably-sourced specialty chemicals. She holds degrees from MIT and is an inventor on more than 25 patents.
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Bob Gafvert
VP OF SALES
Bob has 30 years of experience in business development and commercial operations within the 3D printing, plastics, and injection molding industries. Leading Chromatic’s global commercial team, Bob is responsible for identifying and collaborating with manufacturers and brand owners who can benefit from additive manufacturing with thermoset elastomers.
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Dr. Bart Engendahl
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GERMANY
Bart is an industrial manufacturing enthusiast with more than 10 years of industry experience. He led process development for nylon at DSM, and later became a leader and founder at two clean-tech companies in the US. Today he leads Chromatic’s application development and German operations.
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Brian Mullen
VP OF R&D / CHIEF SCIENTIST
Brian’s deep background in polymer chemistry has led him to be the primary inventor on more than 50 patents, and he has spent over 20 years of his career developing materials at GE Plastics, BASF, Evolve Additive and Segetis. His expertise in polymer chemistry, process, and product commercialization greatly benefits the material development for Chromatic.
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Jeff Tronnes
PRODUCT & OPS DIRECTOR
Jeff is an experienced project manager and a 3D printing expert. He has over two decades of experience in product and process development in both R&D and operations organizations. He has a passion for developing teamwork and brings creative solutions to our day-to-day problems here at Chromatic.
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Rick Strub
CONTROLLER
Rick has over 25 years of experience as a financial controller in various manufacturing environments. He has worked as part of the leadership team in multi-facility manufacturing companies. He has experience working with ERP systems and complex financial budgeting and reporting systems. He is focused on learning all aspects of Chromatic’s business and providing information key to setting the strategic path of the company.
Our Board
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Jordan Noone
DIRECTOR
Jordan is Co-Founder and General Partner at Embedded Ventures, an early-stage deep tech venture capital fund based in Los Angeles. Prior to launching Embedded, Jordan worked at SpaceX and later co-founded and was the CTO of 3D-printing rocket start-up Relativity Space.
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Charles Churet
DIRECTOR
Charles is the president and founder of Oyat Invest, a Swiss-based investment firm. After more than 30 years at Dow Chemical, he acquired and grew Axson, an automotive sealing business, which he later sold to Sika, PPG and Maeder. He has been a member of Chromatic’s Board since 2018.
Financing
Chromatic has raised $10 million in grants and private investment. Our investors bring global reach and extensive industrial experience.
Our values
Headwaters
of innovation
Chromatic is a company born in Minnesota, home of the Mississippi River headwaters. We believe our technology is at the forefront of industrial transformation, and that
our customers’ innovation is
fed by our own.
Flexiblity first
We make adaptability economical for manufacturers by shaping our business model and platform to meet customer requirements.
Our story
In 2016, materials scientist Dr. Cora Leibig recognized an opportunity in the 3D printing industry to make more robust parts from materials industrial designers know and trust. She understood the promise of 3D printing, its potential to transform supply chains, and the industrial design possibilities — if only the right materials could be printed, like thermoset elastomers.
Drawing on her education from MIT and her 20+ years of industry experience, Cora founded Chromatic 3D Materials and invented reactive extrusion additive manufacturing. Today the business serves more than 50 customers and development partners across a range of industries in the US and abroad. Chromatic established the GmBH in Germany in 2020 to meet rising demand from European manufacturers.
Visit us
US Headquarters
Chromatic 3D Materials
684 Mendelssohn Ave N
Golden Valley, MN 55427
German Facility
Kirchstr. 18 52538
Selfkant, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany