Welcome to the August 2025 edition of the Total Materia newsletter!
Edition Highlights
This month, discover enhanced features in Horizon’s Extended Range and strengthened compliance coverage in Green Line, improving reliability, accuracy, and flexibility for materials management. Explore the latest updates across metals, additive manufacturing, polymers, and regulatory data. We also invite you to our Coventry event in October and spotlight AGH University’s innovative use of Total Materia to advance research and teaching.
We’re constantly enhancing the Total Materia platform to ensure you have access to the most comprehensive and up-to-date materials information.
Here’s what’s new in August 2025:
| Category | Key Updates |
| Metals - Standards Updates | API, ASD-STAN, ASTM, GOST, ISO, MPIF, SAE, VdTÜV |
| Metals – Producer Updates | Luxfer MEL Technologies; Nidak Corporation |
| Additive Manufacturing – Producer New | 3D Systems Corporation, Balena, Carbon3D Inc. CA, Formlabs Inc., MacLean-Fogg Company, Magforms Technology Co. Ltd, Pro3dure medical GmbH, Recreus Industries S.L., Spectroplast AG, Stratasys, PolySpectra Inc., Vista Materials Inc. |
| Additive Manufacturing – Producer Updates | Lumas Polymers (formerly Jabil) |
| Polymers PLUS – Producer New | INEOS Group AG, Baystar – Bayport Polymers LLC, Bamberger Polymers Inc., Shell Polymers, Syensqo, Hexcel, Envalior |
| Polymers PLUS – Producer Updates | INEOS Group AG; Toray Industries Inc. |
| Green Line – Compliance – Producer New | BioLogiQ; Beologic; SCG Chemicals; ELIX Polymers S.L. |
| Green Line – Compliance – Producer Updates | ELIX Polymers S.L. |
| Green Line – Regulations Updates | AICS, REACH, CoRAP, BPR, KECI, Japanese regulations (CSCL, ENCS, ISHL, PACSs, PRTR) |
| Green Line – SVHC Producers’ Statements Updates | 3D Systems; Chi Mei Corporation; Epoxy Technology |
Horizon: Extended Range Enhancements
• Stress-strain data exported from Horizon’s Extended Range module is now rounded to two decimals, ensuring smoother curve representation in external solvers.
• This improvement eliminates irregularities reported by users, allowing for more reliable simulations and cleaner results in engineering workflows.
Green Line: Strengthened Compliance Coverage
• The NAS 411-1 regulation, widely applied in the aerospace sector, is now fully supported in Green Line’s compliance tools.
• Users can choose whether to include the updated PFAS substance list in their assessments, giving greater flexibility while aligning with evolving industry requirements.
• This update helps organizations reduce compliance risks, adapt to regulatory changes, and maintain confidence in material choices across complex supply chains.
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Join Us in Coventry on October 28th, 2025
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event "Material Information as a Catalyst for Innovation, Sustainability, and Compliance", taking place at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Coventry, UK. |
- COLD WORK TOOL STEELS
Cold work tool steels combine high carbon content with alloying elements like chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten to deliver excellent hardenability, wear resistance, and dimensional stability. Operating effectively up to 200°C, they are widely used in dies, gauges, forming tools, and molds where toughness and resistance to distortion are critical. This article explores their classifications, compositions, and industrial applications, showing how tailored alloy balances meet modern production requirements. - HOT WORK TOOL STEELS
Engineered to perform under extreme heat and thermal cycling, hot work tool steels are essential for processes like die casting, extrusion, and forging. Their ability to retain hardness, resist thermal shock, and withstand wear ensures durability in demanding conditions. With classifications into chromium, tungsten, and molybdenum types, this article details their unique compositions, performance requirements, and critical role in shaping modern manufacturing tools.
AGH University of Science and Technology, a leading center for engineering and materials research in Poland, has streamlined access to reliable alloy data by adopting Total Materia Horizon. This enables faster verification, accurate property analysis, and simplified standards comparisons, improving research efficiency, enriching teaching, and equipping students with practical, industry-relevant skills.