by Ravi Toor | Mar 17, 2023 | Updates
Dear Valued Customer, Firstly, thank you once again for being a valued Filamentive customer. We appreciate your custom and are proud to support your 3D printing needs – whether printing for pleasure, profit – or both! At a time of economic...
by Ravi Toor | Feb 28, 2023 | Help
3D printing generates large amounts of waste, caused by failed prints and / or rejected support structures. In fact, this HSSMI report infers that 33% of 3D prints become waste. In the UK alone, this could be around 379,000 kg of waste plastic generated annually, as...
by Ravi Toor | Feb 14, 2023 | General
Despite the numerous advantages of 3D printing, the process itself generates large amounts of waste. As a provider of sustainable materials for 3D printing, Filamentive is regularly asked by customers, researchers and industry professionals about the true...
by Ravi Toor | Jan 12, 2023 | Help
Why we need to use Recycled Filament for 3D Printing Materials 3D printing is a double edged sword. Whilst fundamentally an additive technology with minimal wastage, the use of plastic as a feedstock could further worsen our existing waste management issues. ...
by Ravi Toor | Nov 29, 2022 | General
Filamentive sustainable materials have been used to produce eight, 3D-printed statues for the recent Adidas ‘Support is Everything’ campaign. Research has found that London has more statues of men (21%) and animals (8%) than it does of women (4%). To...