Change at the top of Spectroplast: Maximilian Eils takes over on November 1, 2025

Spectroplast has announced a leadership change: As of November 1, 2025, Maximilian Eils will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer. The company is regarded as an early-positioned provider in industrial 3D printing of silicone and addresses applications that can only be implemented to a limited extent with conventional polymer-based processes. Eils is expected to accelerate the industrial adoption of additive silicone manufacturing and translate material developments into scalable production solutions.

“Spectroplast has built an incredibly strong foundation,” said Maximilian Eils. “What excites me most is translating that technical excellence into solutions with real-world impact. We’ll push the limits of what’s possible with silicone 3D printing: expanding our material portfolio, deepening co-development with customers, and building efficient, reliable production processes that deliver value from concept to market.”

Technically, Spectroplast focuses on the additive processing of elastomeric silicone systems that cure after printing into functional components with rubber-elastic behavior. For the target industries, relevant aspects include, among others, components with defined Shore hardness, temperature and chemical/media resistance, as well as the ability to produce complex geometries without tooling. This approach competes both with casting-based prototyping and with injection molding for small and medium series, where time-to-market and variant diversity are decisive.

“At HZG, we believe the future of additive manufacturing lies not only in technologies, but in the ecosystem that supports them — from materials to process engineering, from start-ups to industrial deployment. With Spectroplast’s silicone 3D printing solutions and Maximilian Eils’ operational leadership, the company is poised to become a key element in that ecosystem and help scale solutions from lab to factory”, said Frank C. Herzog, Managing Partner, HZG Group.

“In additive manufacturing, real value comes when material science, process engineering, and application know-how converge. Spectroplast’s focus on silicone, combined with Maximilian’s proven leadership in scaling technology companies, gives us confidence that the company will accelerate meaningful industrial adoption across sectors”, said Johann Oberhofer, Managing Partner, AM Ventures.

With this appointment, Spectroplast reaffirms its ambition to transition silicone additive manufacturing from customer-specific small series to reproducible series production. Whether this succeeds will be demonstrated by qualified processes, stable supply chains, and robust cost models.