Frankfurt event is the next platform for Huntsman 3D printing range
04/11/2019
It will have Iroprint F 80112 filament and Iroprint R 1801 resin on display there. These materials are soft and flexible, yet strong.
Iroprint F 80112 filament is a shore A78 thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and the softest, most flexible material in the range. Made from a polyether-based TPU, this filament is designed for fused filament fabrication (FFF) and other forms of extrusion-based printing, and is suitable for use in the production of footwear and other rubber-like applications, Huntsman has said.
For its part, Iroprint R 1801 resin is a radiation cured, one-component polyurethane-based resin that is optimised for easy processing via stereolithography (SLA), digital light processing (DLP) and other radiation-curing printing methods. Developed for the manufacture of footwear components and sports equipment, plus other rubber-like products, the resin delivers the right combination of elasticity and strength alongside a good resolution and high-quality surface.
In the build-up to Formnext, Stephane Peysson, global business development manager at Huntsman Polyurethanes, said: “Our additive manufacturing platform is built on a solid foundation of application knowledge. Over the last three years we’ve taken an agile, open, collaborative approach to innovation, working closely with like-minded partners, customers and product designers to develop a range of materials that can help meet functionality, productivity, scalability and cost requirements.”
He pointed out that, traditionally, urethane-based 3D printing materials are stiff and brittle, and largely aimed at prototyping projects or small-scale tasks. “Iroprint materials are different,” he said, “soft yet strong, and offering specific properties such as high rebound, they are optimised to help increase the adoption of 3D printing in mass manufacturing applications.”
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