Spectroplast CEO Maximilian Eils outlines materials-first strategy after Zurich-to-Munich headquarters move

Spectroplast, a silicone 3D printing service provider, relocated its headquarters from Zurich to Munich, a move that coincided with Maximilian Eils joining as CEO in late 2025. Speaking on TCT's Additive Insight podcast, Eils described the company's offering as spanning materials development, application development, and prototyping through production for liquid silicone rubber parts. He framed the company's strategy around a materials-first approach rather than machine or process novelty, and outlined where he sees silicone additive manufacturing opening new application opportunities.

Silicone AM remains a narrow, technically demanding niche: replicating elastomer properties such as durometer and biocompatibility additively is harder than with standard thermoplastics, which keeps the field limited to specialists like Spectroplast rather than general-purpose polymer AM vendors. The Munich relocation puts the company closer to European automotive, medical device, and industrial manufacturing customers, though the interview disclosed no funding, capacity, or revenue figures. The near-term signal is organizational: a materials-focused leadership change and a geographic repositioning, not a new product or technical milestone.