ULTEM has manufactured itself a useful place as an industrial 3D printer filament. Ultem holds its own with PEEK in strength and durability despite being much cheaper. It is a favorite for ... Read more
PEEK, also known as Poly Ether Etherketone, is seeing increasing use in 3D printing in recent times, but has been around since the 1980s. Offering fantastic mechanical properties, and as strong as ... Read more
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) has had a remarkable fall from grace. Once considered the future of 3D printing and a frontrunner of polymer additive manufacturing, it has fallen by the wayside in ... Read more
Paper 3D printing might not change the world, but it could be the fun, accessible technology that pushes 3D printing into the mainstream. Producing customizable, colorful toys and models is one way ... Read more
Glass 3D printing filaments are a handy way of adding strength to your models, and can be made safely and easily using many desktop 3D printers. Hobbyists and professionals alike will find ... Read more
3D printing with solid metal can only be done on industrial 3D printers… unless you use metal filaments, then you can print heavy, metallic, and even magnetic objects all on a standard 3D printer.
If you’re looking for a flexible yet durable filament for your 3D printing project, look no further than Polypropylene filament. PP filament is used in a wide variety of everyday products, making ... Read more
New techniques in steel 3D printing are creating new possibilities for the future of steel production. While limitations on the technology such as scalability were an obstacle to further progress, metal 3D ... Read more
When weighing up filaments for 3D printing, a common compromise is sacrificing accuracy for stability or vice versa. NylonX filament boasts strength in both. NylonX (also written as Nylon X or Nylonx) ... Read more
One of the most widely used metals in society, aluminum 3D printing is expanding the uses of this historically jack-of-all-trades metal. As metal 3D printing continues to develop with new techniques and ... Read more
If you’re looking for a durable, flexible, sustainable 3D printed material wide a wide variety of applications, look no further than silicone. Silicone 3D printing has attracted a lot of attention for ... Read more
Extremely strong yet so light, carbon fiber 3D printer filaments are increasingly used to create high-quality prototypes. Carbon fiber filaments are usually infused into standard PLA or ABS filaments, but are also ... Read more