Nowadays, almost any material can be printed and a high-performance thermoplastic polymer like PEEK cannot be left behind. However, due to the high viscosity in the molten state and the anisotropy of conventionally printed products, printing high-quality PEEK products is a challenge.

In 2005, HenkJan van der Pol won the first Ir. A. Davidson Award, in recognition of his precision technology at Demcon. He likes to come up with elegant solutions for mechatronic challenges.