Posts in Category: 3D Printing Materials

Can You 3D Print In ESD Safe Materials?

What is ESD Protection? Electrostatic discharge (ESD) materials are plastics that reduce static electricity in order to protect electrostatic-sensitive devices or to contain flammable liquids or gasses. These materials are commonly found in electronic devices and throughout electronics manufacturing facilities to protect components. There are different levels of surface resistance requirements that are summarized in

What is Variable Width Fill? Plus 4 Ways It’s Useful

Written by: Ken Postel

Published in: 3D Printers, 3D Printing Materials

Often overlooked, there is a checkbox at the bottom of your Model Settings menu called Variable Width Fill. Load a model into your F123 Series, Fortus 380mc, Fortus 450mc, or Fortus 900mc printer and open the model settings tab in GrabCAD Print. If you hover your cursor over the information logo next to the Variable

Iterate and Prototype Faster Than Ever with 3D Printing

Written by: Ken Postel

Published in: 3D Printers, 3D Printing Materials

The name of the game in new product development is time. Time to prototype iterations, time to market and time of development go hand-in-hand in bringing a new product to the masses. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, for every 7 product ideas, only 1.5 launch. Of those that do launch, only one will yield

What is the Strongest 3D Printer Filament?

Written by: Ben Davis

Published in: 3D Printing Materials

We recently produced the second round of torture tests in our 3D printing materials torture test series to see which is the Strongest 3D Printer Filament. What started out as a spontaneous YouTube review video for a new Stratasys material has turned into something that we would love to try on our 3D printing materials

3D Printing: The 3 Biggest Misconceptions

Written by: Ben Davis

Published in: 3D Printers, 3D Printing Materials

Like so many other groundbreaking ideas, there is a balancing act between understanding what the current technology is actually capable of doing and what is simply impossible with current market limitations. A challenge for the 3D printing industry is separating the myth from reality. Some misconceptions go beyond the current capabilities of additive manufacturing (AM)