At Filamentive we recently asked our LinkedIn community: “What’s your biggest hesitation about using recycled filament?” The responses were telling. About 44 % cited no clear cost/value benefit, 24 % pointed to “availability, 12 % worried about performance, and 20 %...
As 3D printing moves beyond prototyping into real-world product manufacturing, more designers, educators and businesses are asking an important question: What filament should you use if your 3D printed parts may be handled by children? From classroom models and...
3D printing is efficient, flexible and increasingly embedded in education, engineering and manufacturing across the UK. But it is not waste-free. Failed prints, support structures, purge towers, calibration models and spool ends quietly accumulate. Even in well-run...
The additive manufacturing industry has made huge strides in performance and productivity—but one sustainability problem has quietly grown alongside it: unused MJF powder. Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) is now a mainstream industrial process for producing PA12 nylon parts at...
As 3D printing continues to move beyond prototyping and into functional, end-use applications, one question often comes up: What is the best heat resistant filament for my application? It’s a reasonable question — and one that’s often answered poorly. Heat resistance...
