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conjunction with Markforged’s high-strength continuous fibre composite materials to make glass fibre-reinforced assembly tools. The colours help the operator quickly identify the correct tool. Precise PLA is scheduled to be available on all
Markforged Industrial Series printers that are equipped with the latest A3648 extruder by the end of June.
Composite printer In May, Stratasys expanded its F123 Series of 3D printers with the introduction of the F190CR and F370CR 3D printers, plus new FDM Nylon-CF10 material reinforced with carbon fibre. The new printers offer high stiffness and strength materials in a hardened machine ready for composite material printing. The new composite 3D printers are designed for manufacturers and industrial machinists to supple- ment traditional fabrication technologies with high-strength composite 3D printing. Stratasys says they are ideal for jigs and fixtures. “Stratasys is providing manufacturers with the 3D printers and materials to support the growth of additive manufacturing on the factory floor, including these new printers that give manufactur- ers the ability to build stronger, print stiffer and print more accurately,” said Dick Anderson, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing for Stratasys. “We have the verified and published data that proves these new printers have dimensional repeatability of up to 99% regardless of part size or geometric complexity.” Stratasys has also announced new manufactur-
ing materials across three different 3D printing technologies, including third-party materials for FDM 3D printers for the first time. “The addition of
Above: Stratasys has introduced new manufacturing materials across three different 3D printing technolo- gies, including third-party materials for FDM 3D printers for the first time
16 new materials dramatically expands the use cases addressable by Stratasys for a wide variety of manufacturing settings,” it says. They include Strata- sys Validated materials for FDM 3D printers, a variety of open, exploratory materials for the P3-based Origin One 3D printer that can be used with an Open Material License, and polypropylene powder for the SAF (selective absorption fusion) technology-powered H350 3D printer. Materials developers contributing new materials
to the program include major polymer makers Covestro, Evonik, Arkema, and BASF, as well as other companies possibly less well-known in the injection moulding world, such as Mechnano (which specialises in ESD formulations), photopoly- mer specialist Liqcreate, and PolySpectra (whose COR Alpha cyclic olefin resin photopolymer is described by the company as the “strongest, most durable, and heat-resistant 3D printer resin polymer on the market”). Covestro is extending its collaboration with
Stratasys by adding new validated filaments to the material ecosystem for FDM technology, starting with the Addigy PA6/66-GF20 FR LS filament. FDM is the third 3D printing technology on which both companies are collaborating, as Covestro Somos resins are already available on the Stratasys Neo printers for stereolithography and the Origin One P3material ecosystem. Addigy PA6/66-GF20 FR LS filament is the first
Above: The new Stratasys composite 3D printers are designed for manufacturers and industrial machinists to supplement traditional fabrication technologies with high-strength composite 3D printing
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Covestro filament in the Stratasys FDM Open Material platform. Covestro says the flame-resistant low-smoke flame retardant filament is one of few commercial filaments that meet norms EN 45545-2, NFPA 130 (ASTM E162, ASTM E662), SMP 800-C and FAR 25.853. Its certifications for flame, smoke
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