Category: 3D Printing Materials

Category: 3D Printing Materials
Essemplex: a New Filament With Shape Memory Properties
Essemplex: a New Filament With Shape Memory Properties

Essemplex is a new type of 3D printing filament that combines both ease of printing and shape memory. It is a shape memory polymer (SMP) compatible with all the common methods of processing (thermoforming, molding and extrusion). What makes Essemplex stay apart from other similar filaments is that it can be reshaped after processing. It Read more

Trash Finds Purpose with Project Seafood
Trash Finds Purpose with Project Seafood

The trash that people throw may not always end up in the garbage dumps or in the compost pit. There countless occasions where unusable materials and other clutter end up in strange natural spots such as fields of flowers and the sparkling beaches. It comes to no surprise that the amount of trash this world Read more

The LuzBot Mini—How to Convert 3mm to 1.75mm Filament
The LuzBot Mini—How to Convert 3mm to 1.75mm Filament

If tinkers, machinists, and other device-loving people want to improve or customize their 3D machines, then the Hackaday website can offer some of the most interesting and doable tips and tricks when it comes to the 3D printing technology. Contributing Editor Brian Benchoff submitted an article recently about converting a 3D printer from the widely Read more

A new potato-based 3d printer filament. Does it work well?
A new potato-based 3d printer filament. Does it work well?

The new type of bioplastic called Biome Bioplastics was developed by UK scientists from Southampton. It is now being sold at 3DomFilaments website. The new type of bioplastic is made from starch or potato. Biome Bioplastics is the leading producer of innovative bioplastic technologies. It has been taking part in developing series of breakthroughs, among Read more