22 Février 2016
3D printing new materials
3D printing, also called additive manufacturing allow to create objects by stacking plastic layers.
In production, the challenge of 3D printing is to produce functional pieces, more resistant with the same quality.
In collaboration with U.B.S. (University of South Britain), the Nanovia company for the filament production, and SMM Technology for the prototyping, the goal was to develop functional plastics.
Our recent results allow us to offer several materials categories:
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Bioplastics : Istroflex, flexible biodegradable plastic reinforced with a biobased filler, for the production of blow moulding. PLA reinforced with flax fibers to improve the mechanical properties.
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Fiber reinforced polymers : improvement of mechanical properties of polymers such as ABS, PC, PCTG by reinforcing with recycled carbon fibers.
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Endocrine disruptor : a range of colored materials validated without endocrine disruptor for additive manufacturing of medical product.
3D print is not suitable for all needs, but if your project is compatible, huge gains are possible.
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