BASF collaboration offers robust 3D printing materials
17/11/2015
Farsoon Hi-tech will supply the printer and Laser-Sinter-Service will offer support to manufacturers using the German group’s materials.
Laser sintering is one method used in the field of additive manufacturing. Following a three-dimensional blueprint, a laser draws the shape of an object in a powder, e.g. polyamide. The material powder hit by the laser beam melts and forms the desired 3D object layer by layer.
The materials currently offered on the market do not, however, satisfy the requirements for industrial applications for functional components as regards stability in long-term use or mechanical and chemical stress.
BASF has developed a polyamide-6 powder for laser sintering processes which can be adapted with customers for specific applications. Objects made of this material are distinguished by higher strength and heat stability than objects made of the previously used polyamide-12, said BASF.
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