XENIA PRESENTS NEW PA12 CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED FILAMENT
Xenia announces the launch of XECARB® PA12-CF-ST, a new carbon fibre reinforced filament for FFF/FDM 3D printing.
Impact Resistance
Lightness
Performance
XECARB® PA12-CF-ST
Developed on a PA12 (Nylon 12) matrix, XECARB® PA12-CF-ST delivers high strength, excellent abrasion resistance and low moisture absorption, while the 15% carbon fibre reinforcement allows it to achieve high mechanical performances, lightness and dimensional stability.
ST: Super Tough Technology
Xenia’s proprietary Super Tough (ST) Upgrade significantly enhances impact resistance and elongation at break, allowing the material to withstand shocks and mechanical stress without compromising its lightweight nature.
With a Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) of 150 °C, the filament also ensures reliable performance and precision for functional components, making it ideal for demanding structural 3D printing applications.
APPLICATIONS
Thanks to this combination of mechanical performance, lightness and processability, XECARB® PA12-CF-ST is suited for automotive, aerospace, industrial and consumer goods applications requiring structural capability, fatigue resistance and long-term durability in demanding environments.
With the introduction of XECARB® PA12-CF-ST, Xenia extends its 3DF Materials portfolio of filaments developed for high-performance additive manufacturing, which currently includes:
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XENIA® collaborates with Politecnico di Milano on the development of O.L.I.V.I.A., an innovative drone for humanitarian missions
Xenia Materials is proud to have partnered with Fly-Mi EUROAVIA Milano, the student association of the Politecnico di Milano, supporting the development of O.L.I.V.I.A., an autonomous drone designed to compete in the UAS Challenge 2025.
This partnership marks the second consecutive year of cooperation between Xenia and the Fly-Mi team, following the success of their previous project, NYX.
O.L.I.V.I.A.
Optimized Lightweight Intelligent Vehicle for Immediate Assistance
The UAS Challenge brings together university teams from around the world to design and fly unmanned aircraft for humanitarian scenarios. With O.L.I.V.I.A., the students demonstrated remarkable technical skill and teamwork, securing third place overall and gaining international recognition for their rigorous engineering approach.
O.L.I.V.I.A. is a fixed-wing drone with a V-tail and semi-elliptic high-wing configuration, capable of fully autonomous missions, from take-off to landing, while carrying up to 1.75 kg of payload.
Developed using advanced composites, it combines structural efficiency with lightweight construction and high aerodynamic performance. Its dual-battery system and redundant positioning and communication links also earned the team the Safety Award for system reliability.
O.L.I.V.I.A. TAKES FLY WITH XENIA MATERIALS
To achieve the precise aerodynamic and structural requirements of the high wing, the team needed high-quality moulds capable of withstanding autoclave lamination cycles.
For this purpose, the students relied on Xenia Materials’ XECARB® 40-C20-3DP, a high-performance 3D-printable polycarbonate reinforced with 20% carbon fibre. This material provided excellent machinability, dimensional stability and thermal resistance, enabling the production of smooth, precise moulds that ensured the wing’s aerodynamic efficiency.
Its lightweight design also facilitated handling and accurate positioning during lamination, while its mechanical integrity allowed the moulds to endure multiple autoclave cycles at 120°C and 2 bar without deformation, perfectly supporting the fabrication of the carbon fibre components that make O.L.I.V.I.A. both lightweight and robust.
“Xenia’s XECARB® 40-C20-3DP material allowed us to create moulds that were precise, strong and easy to work with during the autoclave lamination process” said the Fly-Mi EUROAVIA Milano team. “Having reliable moulds was crucial to achieving the aerodynamic performance and structural quality needed for O.L.I.V.I.A., and it played a major role in helping us secure third place in the competition.”
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM
The collaboration took place within Xenia’s Academic & Research Support Program, which promotes innovation by encouraging the exchange of knowledge and experience between industry professionals and the academic world.
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XENIA PRESENTS ITS RANGE OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES FOR THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY
In advanced chemical processing, material selection plays a crucial role in ensuring operational continuity, safety, and controlled process conditions.
Xenia expands its portfolio with a range of conductive thermoplastic solutions engineered to deliver consistent performance even when exposed to corrosive media, elevated temperatures, and stringent ATEX requirements.
Chemical Resistance
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Stability
Performance
Xenia’s portfolio of conductive materials dedicated to the chemical process industry includes formulations developed on HDPE, PP, and PVDF polymer base.
Designed to withstand chemically aggressive fluids, high temperatures and potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX-certified and static-dissipative environments), this new range of thermoplastic composites delivers outstanding chemical resistance, thermal stability and electrical conductivity up to 10e-2 ohm*m (volumetric resistivity), ensuring reliable performance in demanding chemical processing and industrial environments.
Conductive HDPE
The combination of HDPE and carbon fibre results in a highly electrically conductive composite that offers an excellent balance between mechanical strength, electrical dissipation and chemical resistance.
This material is particularly suited for components requiring mechanical performances and controlled electrical conductivity in industrial applications such as piping systems and infrastructure, and insulation or protection components.
Conductive PP
Xenia’s PP-based compounds are designed to enhance stiffness, mechanical strength and electrical conductivity while preserving the polymer’s inherent chemical resistance.
Available with different carbon fibre reinforcement levels (10%, 20%, and 30%), they deliver an optimal balance between electrical conductivity and mechanical robustness, making them ideal for technical parts such as tanks, storage vessels, piping systems and infrastructure.
Conductive PVDF
Compared to neutral PVDF, Xenia’s PVDF-based compounds offer permanent electrical conductivity (down to 10e-2 ohm*m), ensuring stable antistatic performance over time (ATEX Compliance) while preserving PVDF’s exceptional chemical resistance.
Their V0 fire resistance rating enhances safety, while improved UV resistance extends durability, even in demanding outdoor environments.
These materials are suitable for producing pumps, valves, sensors and cables in contact with fluids, as well as components for batteries and electronic devices.
With this range, Xenia offers an integrated and well-established solution for the chemical industry, addressing operational needs related to safety, durability and performance in demanding process conditions.
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XECARB®: CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED MATERIALS FOR PERFORMING FOOTWEAR
What defines truly high-performance footwear?
Thanks to cutting-edge materials and innovative technologies, sports footwear has become a true performance driver.
Carbon fibre-reinforced polymers push the limits further, offering enhanced structural stiffness, precise motion control and superior energy return.
The result: more power, quicker responsiveness and featherlight performance, without compromise.
XECARB®
CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED MATERIALS
Xecarb® is the range of thermoplastic composites reinforced with carbon fibre.
By combining varying fibre contents with different polymer matrices, it is possible to develop materials with tailored mechanical and performance properties, designed to meet specific application requirements.
PROPERTIES
Stiffness
Higher stiffness provides maximum support and protection during sports activities, ensuring precise and secure control of every movement.
Impact Resistance
Carbon fibre-reinforced materials retain their performance even at low temperatures, with minimal differences between -30 °C and +23 °C.
Rebound
The high stiffness of carbon fibre translates into explosive energy return, ideal for supporting intense activity and high-energy movements.
Density vs Performance
High-level performance without compromise: reduced weight and slim profiles, with mechanical properties consistently at their peak.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
The carbon fiber reinforcement ensures significantly enhanced mechanical performance, including a marked increase in tensile modulus, making the material stiffer and more responsive under load.
LIGHTWEIGHT
Carbon fiber enables high mechanical performance without compromising lightness. The balance between stiffness, strength and low weight makes the material ideal for high-performance applications where lightness is a key requirement.
*The chart data are based on publicly available information.
APPLICATIONS
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XENIA® PRESENTS NEW RANGE OF IMPACT MODIFIED THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS
Xenia Materials introduces the new ST Upgrade: a technology designed to enhance the impact resistance of its fibre reinforced materials.
Fibre-reinforced thermoplastics are well established for their exceptional balance of mechanical strength, stiffness and reduced weight. However, certain applications are subjected to conditions that require performance beyond what standard grades can offer.
ST UPGRADE
SUPER TOUGH UPGRADE
The ST Upgrade delivers a remarkable increase in impact resistance, achieving an average improvement of 60% compared with original formulations and ensuring reliable performance both at room and low temperatures.
Simultaneously, it enhances flexibility and elastic behaviour, with elongation at break increased by an average of 40% compared with non-upgraded formulations.
APPLICATIONS
The ST Upgrade can be applied to applications that demand advanced performance, from aerospace and motorsport, where lightweight and high-stiffness components are essential, to consumer goods requiring structural reliability, such as ski boots, bindings, mountain boots, hockey skates and shoe soles and plates.
The ST Upgrade can be selected and applied across a defined range of Xenia formulations, including:
Thanks to its versatility, the ST Upgrade can be applied to any polymer base and reinforcement processed by Xenia, offering maximum design freedom and delivering tailored solutions for the most demanding applications.
XELIGHT®: LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS FOR SUPERIOR PERFOMANCE
What drives the material choice in sports footwear?
When it comes to sports footwear, materials are required to ensure lightness, flexibility, structural support and responsiveness.
These properties are essential to meet the high standards of designers and athletes, enabling footwear to deliver speed, control and reactivity with every movement.
Xenia has developed a range of materials that redefines lightness, without sacrificing mechanical and functional performance.
XELIGHT®
XTREME LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
Based on PEBA, XELIGHT® is Xenia’s range of ultralight thermoplastic composites designed for the sports and athletic footwear industry.
Thanks to their elastic structure and lightness, these materials represent the ideal solution for applications that require agility, responsiveness and freedom of movement.
MATERIALS PROPERTIES
Lightness
Engineered with Xenia’s SuperLight Technology, these materials deliver densities as low as 0.87 g/cm³ without compromising on mechanical strength.
Flexibility
Thanks to their flexibility, XELIGHT® adapt seamlessly to natural movements, delivering both dynamic performance and superior comfort.
Energy Return
Xelight® optimized flexural response with low energy dispersion ensures superior rebound, boosting propulsion and maintaining performance over time.
Impact Resistance
Their impact resistance, even at low temperatures, ensures effective energy absorption and dissipation, as well as increased durability, providing protection and support during activity.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
XELIGHT® vs PEBA vs TPU
This range of materials was developed to meet the demands of high-performance footwear, offering mechanical strength and flexibility at an exceptionally low weight. The lower density, compared to PEBA and TPU, opens new possibilities in lightweight shoe design.
*Data for TPU and PEBA are based on publicly available values
APPLICATIONS
CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED FILAMENTS FOR 3D PRINTING: PA11 vs PA12
In the 3D printing industry, producing functional components that match the performance of traditional manufacturing methods requires materials that offer an optimal balance of low weight and high mechanical strength.
Among these, carbon fiber-reinforced PA11 stands out as a bio-based solution that combines mechanical properties, chemical resistance and sustainability.
On the other hand, carbon fiber-reinforced PA12 remains one of the most established solutions for producing high-performance components, especially in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and precision engineering.
Which one to choose?
XECARB® SL 3DF
Lightened 15% Carbon Fibre Reinforced PA11
Based on the properties of PA11, Xenia has developed XECARB® SL 3DF, a technical filament reinforced with 15% carbon fiber that delivers an exceptional combination of strength and lightness, featuring a density of only 0.99 g/cm³.
Lightness
Structural performance
Impact Resistance
SUPERLIGHT TECHNOLOGY
By integrating proprietary Superlight technology, XECARB® SL 3DF achieves a significantly lower density than conventional filaments, enabling the manufacture of lightweight, strong, and durable parts without sacrificing mechanical performance.
*Data for PA12 + 15% Carbon Fibre is based on publicly available values
SuperLight technology allows for up to a 20% reduction in mass per unit volume, optimizing material usage and enhancing production efficiency compared to standard, non-lightweight filaments.
CARBON FIBRE-REINFORCED PVDF FOR THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY
PVDF is widely used in the chemical industry due to its excellent resistance to corrosive substances and its strong thermal performance.
However, in hazardous operating conditions classified as ATEX, the material may exhibit some limitations
When carbon fibre is integrated into polymer matrices such as PVDF, it acts as a reinforcement that significantly enhances the material’s properties, allowing it to:
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
The addition of carbon fiber progressively increases the stiffness of the material, enhancing its resistance to deformation under increasing pressure.
Comparison between unfilled PVDF, 10% carbon fibre reinforced PVDF and 20% carbon fibre reinforced PVDF.
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
Carbon fibre reinforcement contributes to increase the electrical conductivity, allowing the material to perform antistatic functions.
Comparison between unfilled PVDF and carbon fibre-reinforced PVDF.
INDUSTRIES AND APPLICATIONS
Thanks to its enhanced properties, carbon fibre-reinforced PVDF proves to be a reliable choice for applications that demand high performance in terms of strength, durability and safety, especially in complex and high-risk environments.
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XENIA® SET TO UNVEIL NEW CERAMIC THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES AT EPHJ 2025
Xenia Materials announces the launch of XERAMIC™, an innovative range of ceramic thermoplastic compounds developed to deliver high performance combined with refined aesthetic appeal.
Thanks to its ceramic content, Xenia’s XERAMIC™ range offers high thermal conductivity, enabling efficient heat dissipation and a cold-touch surface, as well as high density, making it a distinctive addition to Xenia’s typically lightweight-focused portfolio.
Thermal Conductivity
Density
Hardness
XERAMIC™ materials are formulated by combining selected base polymers with a precisely engineered ceramic filler.
XERAMIC™ is now available on a bio-based PPA polymer matrix, in the PURE version charged with a high level of ceramic content, and in the CORE version, which combines carbon fibre with ceramic reinforcement.
THE MATERIALS
XERAMIC™ | PURE
High Percentage of Ceramic Content
XERAMIC™ | Pure is formulated using a bio-based PPA polymer matrix and a high content of engineered ceramic filler.
This combination delivers a unique balance of performance, thermal conductivity and aesthetic refinement, making it ideal for applications where surface quality and high properties are both essential.
XERAMIC™ | CORE
Ceramic Content and Carbon Fibre Reinforcement
XERAMIC™ | Core builds on Xenia’s expertise in fibre-reinforced composites by combining ceramic filler with carbon fibre reinforcement.
Based on a bio-sourced PPA polymer matrix, this innovative formulation merges the distinctive characteristics of ceramic reinforcement with the mechanical properties of carbon fibre.
With the launch of XERAMIC™, Xenia further consolidates its commitment to the development of advanced thermoplastic composites, combining exceptional mechanical performance with refined aesthetics to address the growing demand for solutions where both technical excellence and design value are essential.
CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS FOR THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY
In the Chemical Process Industry (CPI), selecting the right materials is essential to ensuring the longevity and reliability of critical components such as pumps, valves, pipes, cables, batteries and sensores.
Xenia has designed a new range of materials based on PVDF, engineered to combine high performance and reliability for advanced applications.
Compared to neutral PVDF, these compounds offer permanent electrical conductivity, ensuring stable antistatic performance over time (ATEX Compliance) while preserving PVDF’s exceptional chemical resistance. Their V0 fire resistance rating enhances safety, while improved UV resistance extends durability, even in demanding outdoor environments.
At the same time, their processability remains similar to pure PVDF, ensuring complete integration into existing manufacturing workflows.
Chemical Resistance
Electrically Conductive
Fire Resistance
UV Resistance
PVDF is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer that provides excellent chemical resistance, including high tolerance to strong acids and oxidizing agents.
It exhibits outstanding thermal stability, with an operating range of -40°C to 150°C, and is highly resistant to UV radiation, making it ideal for outdoor applications.
With remarkable mechanical strength, abrasion resistance and structural integrity even at high temperatures, PVDF also exhibits piezoelectric properties and chemical inertness, making it highly durable in demanding conditions.
THE MATERIALS
XECOND™ E 45
Easy Flow Conductive PVDF
XECOND™ E 45 is a high-performance conductive PVDF material designed for electrical conductivity applications.
It is easily processable and is suitable for both injection moulding and extrusion processes.
With a tensile modulus 20% higher than standard PVDF, XECOND™ E 45 offers enhanced strength and durability, making it ideal for use in demanding electrical applications where conductivity is essential.
XECARB® 45-S
Structurally Modified Carbon Fibre Reinforced PVDF
XECARB® 45-S is a carbon fibre reinforced PVDF, based on structurally and chemically modified PVDF.
Available with 10% or 20% carbon fibre reinforcement, this high-end material is designed for advanced structural and conductive applications.
It combines exceptional resistance to chemically aggressive substances with superior structural integrity, delivering outstanding durability and strength for the most demanding environments.
Available also in filament form for 3D printing:
INDUSTRY & APPLICATIONS
