Business as Usual In response to enquiries related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can confirm that we are currently fully operational. Being Proactive The health, safety and wellbeing of our people, customers and suppliers is of paramount...
3D-printed toys from Twin Toys Twin Toys make colourful, safe, and engaging toys for children - designed and 3D-printed in the UK with recycled bio-plastic from Filamentive. Twin Toys’ aim is to make children’s toys that are fully circular from using recycled...
Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom – January 16th 2020 – UK 3D printing filament brand, Filamentive, is proud to announce the release of six brand new PETg colours, made from 99.5% recycled plastic. The brand new rPETg colours are made from post-industrial...
Produce made from PLA As a UK provider of PLA 3D printing filament, we are often asked by 3D printing users about the different types of PLA filament and what the best PLA filament is. This article will therefore give an overview of what PLA is, as well as explain...
With the Christmas period nearly upon us, there's a few important dates for your diary that you need to know. Filamentive will be closed from Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will reopen on Thursday 2nd January 2020. As well as this, we also have some advisory final...
3D printing is regarded as somewhat of a double-edged sword - whilst at its core 3D printing is fundamentally less wasteful than traditional, subtractive manufacturing methods, the use of plastic as a feedstock has the potential to exacerbate the global plastic...
Due to a huge increase in demand for sustainable alternatives to regular plastic, there is a worldwide PLA shortage currently. Due to this situation, prices for the following PLA products - will increase on Friday 1st November 2019. (r)PLA - 20%PLA Matte -...
Consumer awareness around sustainability has vastly increased in recent years; the debate about plastic specifically has transitioned from fringe debates into the mainstream. A 2018 Nielsen report highlighted that 81% of those surveyed felt strongly that companies...
As some of you may be aware, UK filament brand, rigid.ink, recently announced that they are ceasing to supply filaments to the 3D printing world. Rigid.ink have served thousands of 3D printer users over the last 5 years and earned a strong reputation in the market,...
Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom – 21 August 2019 – Filamentive is pleased to announce our participation in The Ultimaker Material Alliance Program - a collaboration allowing filament companies to offer their products in Ultimaker Marketplace. ...
Having sustainability at the heart of our company’s operations, any initiative that aims to reduce wastage and use less plastic in 3D printing is welcomed by us. The MasterSpool initiative certainly grabbed our attention when it was first conceptualised (even...
"Is PLA is sustainable?" "Is PLA is biodegradable?" "Is PLA is compostable?" "Is PLA is recyclable?" As a brand of 3D printer filament, questions like this are received on an almost daily basis. As sustainability is central to our business model and ethos,...
