Special Filaments – Filatech

Wood-PLA Filament

FILATECH — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 06:01:11 +0000

WOOD-PLA filament PLA (Polylactic Acid) is one of the two most commonly used desktop 3D printing filaments (with the other being ABS filament). It is the "default" recommended material for many desktop 3D printers, and with good reason - Wood PLA is a composite of wood fibers in Polylactic Acid Polymer. Wood PLA is useful in a broad range of printing applications when you need wood looking finishing on your projects, it has the virtue of being both odorless and low-warp and does not require a heated bed. Wood PLA filament is also one of the eco-friendliest 3D printer materials available; it is made from annually renewable resources (corn-starch) and natural wood fibers and requires less energy to process compared to traditional (petroleum-based) plastics. Our Wood PLA filaments for 3D Printing are available in some light to darker shades of wood color in both 1.75mm and 2.86mm. The latest range of Wood PLA filaments have been developed by our expert engineers utilizing the latest technology and high quality prime virgin raw material.

HIPS Filament

FILATECH — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:55:04 +0000

HIPS – HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE

High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) is very similar to ABS. The main difference is that HIPS plastic can be dissolved using Limonene as a solvent, therefore making it a great option as support material when printing ABS with dual extrusion printer.

HIPS filament is as easy to 3D print with as ABS but is much less likely to warp.

Our HIPS filaments are available in different colors and 1.75mm and 2.85mm diameter.

PC Filament

FILATECH — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:48:12 +0000

PC – POLYCARBONATE

Polycarbonate (PC) Polycarbonate is strong and very resistant to impact, this material is used when making bullet-proof glass. Not only is polycarbonate an extremely tough and durable thermoplastic material it is also very resistant to temperature.

This material is malleable when cool and can bend without cracking.

PC has a very high impact strength, far greater than glass and more than ten times that of an acrylic material like PMMA.

At the same time, it has less than half the density of glass, but with comparably high level of transparency. In fact, polycarbonate transmits visible light better than many kinds of glass.

It is this relatively light weight and transparency, combined with incredible strength, which makes polycarbonate such an attractive material choice for a wide variety of commercial uses. Our Polycarbonate filaments are available in different colors and 1.75mm and 2.85mm diameter.

PA Filament

FILATECH — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:45:26 +0000

PA – POLYAMIDE (NYLONE)

PA (Nylon) is an incredibly strong, durable, and versatile 3D printing material. Flexible when thin, but with very high inter-layer adhesion, nylon lends itself well to things like living hinges and other functional parts.

Nylon filament prints as a bright natural white with a translucent surface, and can absorb color added post process with most common, acid-based clothing dyes or synthetic cloth specific dyes.

Nylon filament is extremely sensitive to moisture, so taking drying measures during storage and immediately prior to printing (using desiccant, vacuum, or elevated temperature) is highly recommended for best results. Our PA is a specially formulated 3D printing Nylon filament that comes in a variety of colors and 1.75mm and 2.85mm diameter.