Products in 3D Printing Polymers: Molds/Dies/Tools

Nexa3D xCE-White, a high-performance polymer for producing end-use plastic parts and injection molding tools in minutes. This new material is a single cure polymer that delivers higher flexural strength that is typically achieved only in dual cure cyanate ester resins. xCE-White has excellent isotropic properties and exhibits long-term environmental stability making it well suited for a variety of automotive parts, electronics and many industrial components as well as the production of injection molding tools.

Nexa3D xPP405-Clear is a high elongation and high toughness material with outstanding impact resistance and excellent surface finish. This stiff and durable high performance material is ideal for a wide variety of tools in the production floor, including manufacturing aids and final parts such as housings and consumer goods applications. The unique set of performance attributes makes it comparable to an unfilled thermoplastic like polypropylene. Parts can be printed with various DLP printers and machined, tapped, or polished for final finish.

Nexa3D xPP405-Black is a high elongation and high toughness material with outstanding impact resistance and excellent surface finish.This stiff and durable high performance material is ideal for a wide variety of tools in the production floor, including manufacturing aids and final parts such as housings and consumer goods applications. The unique set of perform anceattributes makes it comparable to an unfilled thermoplastic like polypropylene. Parts can be printed with various DLP printersand machined, tapped, or polished for final finish.

Nexa3D xCE-Black, a high-performance polymer for producing enduse plastic parts and injection molding tools in minutes. This new material is a single cure polymer that delivers higher flexural strength that is typically achieved only in dual cure cyanate ester resins. xCE-Black has excellent isotropic properties and exhibits long-term environmental stability making it well suited for a variety of automotive parts, electronics and many industrial components as well as the production of injection molding tools.

Introducing Essentium’s new line of industrial grade filaments that are ESD safe. Essentium’s ESD materials are proven to succeed in an industrial setting. With non-marring surface properties, you don’t have to worry about latent failures in electronics. These materials are the only industrially proven, safe material for ESD sensitive applications where you need a material that you must trust. PCTG is an easy to print material with significantly increased impact strength when compared to PETG.

A styrene-based, expendable pattern casting material, compatible with most standard foundry processes.Applications Create patterns directly rather than through indirect methods Complex investment casting patterns Reactive metals like titanium Low melt-temperature metals such as aluminum, magnesium and zinc Ferrous and non-ferrous metals Economic, low-volume production castings without tooling Smaller parts can be joined to create very large patterns Sacrificial, expendable patterns Features Functions like foundry wax and is "foundry friendly" Low residual ash content (less than 0.02%) Short burnout cycle Easy-to-process plastic Good plastic powder recycle characteristics Benefits Create complex patterns without welds or joints Reduce lead times resulting in faster time-to-market Compatible with autoclaves, low-temperature furnaces, and vacuum plaster casting methods Easy to assemble and repair patterns Rapidly test new designs in iterative process

Applications General purpose prototyping Models requiring high clarity Headlamps and lenses Fluid flow and visualization models Transparent assemblies Snapfits and complex assemblies Medical models and medical devices Benefits The highest clarity and transparency Durable and strong Humidity and moisture stable USP Class VI capable

VisiJet® SL Jewel Direct casting of jewelry patterns High contrast blue color Reduce cost and speed process with stone-in-place casting Models requiring high detail Excellent resolution and accuracy

Essentium TPU 80A-Z is the lowest durometer filament in Essentium’s electrostatically dissipative (ESD) portfolio. With non-marring surface properties, you don’t have to worry about latent failures in electronics. These materials are the only industrially proven, safe material for ESD sensitive applications. Currently, Essentium TPU 80A-Z is the softest 3D printing material that can be printed on any open-source printer. It has excellent elongation at break and impact strength and has a low friction surface that allows for easier feeding while printing.

Essentium’s TPU 58D-AS is an industry-first ESD safe and anti-static 58D Shore hardness thermoplastic polyurethane filament that is available in a variety of colors. This cutting-edge material resulted from a close collaboration between Croda and Essentium to develop an exclusive anti-static filament line based on Croda Ionphase™ permanent antistatic additives. It has excellent impact strength, tear strength, and abrasion resistance and is safe for clean room and electronics manufacturing applications.

An accurate print material for jewelry and fine featured pattern productionApplications Jewelry manufacturing Direct casting Master pattern production Models requiring high detail Features Outstanding accuracy 0.025mm layer thickness capability Low ash formulation Benefits Fine features are faithfully reproduced Easy feature visualization Material can be burned out for direct casting

Essentium TPU 74D-Z is a high durometer filament in Essentium’s electrostatically dissipative (ESD) portfolio. With non-marring surface properties, you don’t have to worry about latent failures in electronics. Essentium’s Z line of filaments are the only industrially-proven safe materials for ESD sensitive applications. Essentium TPU 74D-Z is a no-warp drop in replacement for ABS. It has excellent impact strength, tear strength, and abrasion resistance.

Essentium TPU 95A-Z is a medium durometer filament in Essentium’s electrostatically dissipative (ESD) portfolio. With nonmarring surface properties, you don’t have to worry about latent failures in electronics. These materials are the only industrially proven, safe material for ESD sensitive applications. Essentium TPU 95A-Z balances high elongation with impressive impact resistance and tensile strength. This filament has a low friction surface that allows for easier feeding while printing.

Essentium PET-CF is a 15% carbon fiber reinforced polyester filament made with Luvocom® 3F resin from Lehvoss. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a semicrystalline polyester commonly used in soda bottles and automotive parts when reinforced with a fiber-filler. This material is one of the easiest filaments in our portfolio to print and has an outstanding price-to-performance ratio. PET-CF has a good balance of stiffness and strength, and when annealed it has temperature resistance of over 155˚C, and good chemical resistance for common solvents.

Z-PETG is an industrial-grade material which offers outstanding resistance to impact of time, most acids and alcohols, and weak alkalies. Its properties include durability and tensile strength. Z-PETG is the best choice for prototypes which will undergo real crash tests, including industrial trials that involve oils and greases. Z-PETG is a blend of the popular PET material and glycol. This helped to eliminate the brittleness of models and boost their durability. Z-PETG will support your innovative ideas with its low shrinkage level, and allow you to create prototypes of complex mechanisms, automotive parts, and manufacturing tools unaffected by some chemicals.

Essentium PCTG is a member of the copolyester family, chemically similar to PETG. Our PCTG is an easy-to-use material with incredible surface finish and excellent impact resistance. This robust material can be printed in open air and over a large temperature range. Compared to PETG, our PCTG has a similar strength and stiffness, while offering superior impact strength and chemical resistance.

Essentium HTN-CF25 (high-temperature nylon) is a polyamide based chemistry with a 25% carbon fiber reinforced core. HTN-CF25 is the highest strength and stiffness material in the Essentium portfolio. This material also boasts easy processing and excellent thermal resistance. This material is designed for tooling applications, high strength/stiffness jigs and fixtures, and as a replacement for light-duty aluminum parts.

Essentium HTN (high-temperature nylon) is a polyamide based chemistry that has improved mechanical and thermal properties compared to standard nylons. Additionally, it is an easy-to-print, low-warp material that boasts high toughness and wear resistantance. This material is a drop-in replacement for Acetal (Delrin®) and has best-in-class slow moisture absorption.