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TPU is one thermoplastic elastomer used in fused filament deposition (FFD) 3D printing. The absence of warping and lack of need for primer makes it an ideal filament for 3D printers when objects need to be flexible and elastic. Since TPU is a thermoplastic, it can be melted by the 3D printer's hotend, printed, then cooled into an elastic solid.
Multi-material 3D printing is the additive manufacturing procedure of using multiple materials at the same time to fabricate an object. Similar to single material additive manufacturing it can be realised through methods such as FFF , SLA and Inkjet (material jetting) 3D printing .
A desktop FFF printer made by Stratasys. Fused deposition modeling was developed by S. Scott Crump, co-founder of Stratasys, in 1988. [6] [7] With the 2009 expiration of the patent on this technology, [8] people could use this type of printing without paying Stratasys for the right to do so, opening up commercial, DIY, and open-source 3D printer applications.
Laripur, Desmopan, Estane, Texin and Elastollan are examples of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). Sarlink, Santoprene, Termoton, Solprene, THERMOLAST V, Vegaprene, [3] and Forprene are examples of TPV materials. Examples of thermoplastic olefin elastomers (TPO) compound are For-Tec E or Engage. Ninjaflex used for 3D printing.
3D printing filament in different colours with models created using the filament. 3D printing filament is the thermoplastic feedstock for fused deposition modeling 3D printers . There are many types of filament available with different properties.
Corsair drawn with 3Doodler. The 3Doodler is a 3D pen developed by Peter Dilworth, Maxwell Bogue, and Daniel Cowen of WobbleWorks, Inc. (formerly WobbleWorks LLC).The 3Doodler works by extruding heated plastic that cools almost instantly into a solid, stable structure, allowing for the free-hand creation of three-dimensional objects.
HSS is a powder-based 3D printing process that produces functional plastic parts from materials such as polyamide 12 (PA12) or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The technology employs an ink jetting process that starts by spreading a thin layer of polymer powder onto a build platform.
CAD library - 3D repository to download 3D models; Fused filament fabrication - 3D printing process that uses a continuous filament of a thermoplastic material; Qlone - 3D scanning app based on photogrammetry for creation of 3D models on mobile devices that can be 3D printed; Metal injection molding; EnvisionTEC - 3D printing hardware company ...