Plastic Printing
Our plastic prints are extremely high quality, capturing detail as small as 10 microns. We have 3d printed in plastic for hundreds of clients, producing objects as diverse as jewellery, medical components, shoe insoles, ornaments, antique medals, coins and automotive components, to name a few.
We usually print in a rigid production-grade grey resin that delivers a surface finish comparable to injection moulding and provides long-term environmental stability. The high-contrast grey colour is ideal for parts requiring high feature definition like texture and lettering. This material is suitable for painting and plating and is recommended for prototyping and production for consumer products and general use on small parts requiring high detail and accuracy.
Special Resin Formula
Rigid Grey Resin
This resin exhibits thermoplastic behavior with necking at the break, making it ideal for rigid snap-fit applications such as covers. It also features 72˚C heat deflection temperature and 30% elongation at break. Fast print speeds and simplified post-processing speeds enable exceptional throughput.
Rigid Gray is tested to 8 years of indoor and 1.5 years outdoor mechanical performance per ASTM D4329 and ASTM G194 methods, ensuring that printed parts remain functional and stable for long periods in real-world conditions.
Types of resin materials:
Rigid grey is our standard choice of resin when printing plastics, but other materials and colours are available on request. Note that minimum order numbers or model size may apply. Examples of other possible materials are below:
High contrast grey plastic for long-term use parts with balanced thermal and mechanical properties
Durable, hard rubber-like material
Production-grade, rigid material for production parts
Black plastic for long-term use parts with a good combination of impact strength, elongation, and tensile strength.
White plastic for long-term use parts with a good combination of impact strength, elongation, and tensile strength.
A clear, production-grade material offering long-term stability and clarity
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