| In-PLA 1.75mm by Taulman3D Black - 1KG |
 Announcing In-PLA an innovative Industrial PLA developed by taulman3D Code named PLAdium for tracking during preliminary release beyond our dedicated testers How innovative? Color Correct clear base resin: Allows follow-on colors to be significantly more vibrant and lustrous. Allows for (non-yellow) translucent colors. Allows (non-yellow) transparent or semitransparent prints. More transparent prints using XTC-3D 2 part epoxy coating. Larger nozzles, equates to a more transparent printed thread. And taulman3D Strength: Ultimate Tensile Strength 9.89 ksi ASTM D638 Tensile Modulus 521.6 ksi ASTM D638 Tensile Strain at Break 3.9% ASTM D638 Gardner Impact Strength 2.04 in-lb ASTM D5420 Flexural Modulus 285.99 ksi ASTM D790 Mechanical: In-PLA is manufactured on 1kg spools loaded to 1kg. Print temperatur e = 207C � 212C (NOTE: Increase temp to 218C - 224C to provide a very glossy effect) All other settings are identical to standard PLA configurations for print speed and printing surfaces. Available in 1.75mm round and 2.85mm round. The most impressive feature of PLA, to a high strength materials company, i s it�s extremely small warping/shrinkage when 3D Printed. This feature allows PLA to be used on non-heated build platforms, prints with better bridging and reduces the required support material. In addition as numerous Engineering design houses print Form/Fit prototypes for customers, this low shrinkage factor can be easily calculated into the final design resulting in a closer resemblance to the final machined or injection molded part. This type of process is making significant reductions in time to production as well as reducing design cycle costs. From Tom at taulman3D: While the reduced shrinkage of PLA has been of interest to taulman3D for some time, it was important we bring additional new and innovative features to the 3D Printing community that went further than what is currently available from hundreds of material suppliers around the world. While the small shrinkage feature is a significant advantage of PLA, we wanted to bring PLA closer to the utility side of 3D Printing. With In-PLA, we have developed this additional strength and look forward to new uses and applications where a stronger PLA can fill a need. As a material to be used by design houses for Form/Fit, it was also important to bring a material that can more closely align with color and gloss expectations. The clarity of In-PLA needed to meet a transmission specification of 90% at 2mm when formed to an optical flat, or thick film without a yellow tinge. This was a difficult specification to reach, but will allow follow�on colors or special orders to be more easily matched to standard industrial color swatches. We also wanted In-PLA to take advantage of the optical correction capability of being coated with XTC-3D, a clear, 2 part coating that corrects for zero DOF of clear plastic threads. The next major effort for us was to add an extrusion mfg line. A little known fact about taulman3D is that our materials are not extruded, but are drawn. A manufacturing method where the material comes out of the main heaters larger in dia, and then drawn or stretched under water to size specifications. This unique manufacturing method allows us additional control of the final taulman3D material features when 3D Printed. However PLA is an extruded line and we have added the best extrusion equipment with all of the laser sensors needed to maintain a constant dia and size. This also makes it easier to compare taulman3D lines to other currently available PLA lines. As most purchase PLA on 1kg spools, it was also important that users have access to taulman3D�s In-PLA on a 1kg spool loaded to 1kg. Price: 39.95 |