Polymaker 3D Printer FDM Filament

Professional and Industrial Grade 3D Printer FDM Filament and Hardware

Polymaker is an international team passionate about 3D printing who produce the very best 3D printing materials by controlling every stage of production. With a diverse portfolio of materials ranging from high performance plastics to unique aesthetic solutions, Polymaker continues to add cutting edge materials to its ever-growing portfolio.

Choose from a Range of Hardware and Filament Categories

Polymaker Hardware family offers 3D printing accessories to optimize the user experience with their filaments.

Polybox - Dry Storage Box

PolyBox™ is a dry storage box designed to provide the optimum environment for 3D printing filaments. The PolyBox™ is compatible with all 3D printers and can house two 1kg spools or one 3kg spool.

Polysher - Removes Layer Lines

The Polysher™ is a desktop post processing unit designed to remove layer lines from PolySmooth™ and PolyCast™ prints. The Polysher™ uses Polymaker’s Layer-Free™ technology to create a fine mist of alcohol which evenly smooths the model.

PolyDissolve™ is a family of dissolvable support filaments. This family offers support solution for our portfolio of filaments. It enables a greater design freedom.

PolyDissolve™ S1

PolyDissolve™ S1 is a water dissolvable support for PLA, TPU, PVB and Nylon based filaments from our portfolio. It is specifically engineered to have a perfect interface with these materials while also displaying good solubility.

PolyDissolve™ S2

PolyDissolve™ S2 is a dissolvable support for PC, ABS and ASA based filaments from our portfolio. It is specifically engineered to have a perfect interface with these materials while also displaying good solubility.

PolyFlex™ is a family of high-quality flexible materials. It provides the perfect solution for applications where high flexibility and durability are required.

PolyFlex™ TPU95

PolyFlex™ TPU95 is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based filament specifically engineered to work on most desktop 3D printers. It has a shore hardness of 95A and can stretch more than 3 times its original length.

PolyFlex™ TPU90

PolyFlex™️ TPU90, created from Covestro’s Addigy®️ family, is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based filament designed to provide great flexibility without compromising on printing speed. It also has the ability to resist ultra-violet (UV) light or sunlight.

PolyFlex™ TPU95-HF

PolyFlex™ TPU95-HF, created from Covestro’s Addigy®️ family, is a TPU with high flow properties making it ideal for high speed printing. Combined with its UV resistance, PolyFlex™ TPU95-HF unlocks new applications for flexible materials in manufacturing.

PolyLite™ is a family of 3D printing filaments made with the best raw materials to deliver exceptional quality and reliability. PolyLite™ covers the most popular 3D printing materials to meet your everyday needs in design and prototyping.

PolyLite™ PLA

PolyLite™ PLA is a high-quality PLA designed for reliability and ease of printing.

PolyLite™ ABS

PolyLite™ ABS is made with a specialty bulk-polymerized ABS resin, which has significantly lower volatile content compared to traditional ABS resins. It delivers excellent printing quality with minimal odor during printing.

PolyLite™ PETG

PolyLite™ PETG is an affordable PETG filament with balanced mechanical properties and ease of printing.

PolyLite™ PC

PolyLite™ PC is produced using a polycarbonate resin specifically engineered for 3D printing. It delivers good stiffness and heat resistance with light diffusing properties.

PolyLite™ ASA

PolyLite™ ASA is an alternative to ABS with an improved weather resistance. Its UV resistance and excellent mechanical properties make it the perfect choice for real life application.

PolyMax™ is a family of advanced 3D printing filaments produced with Polymaker’s Nano-reinforcement technology, to deliver exceptional mechanical properties and printing quality.

PolyMax™ PLA

PolyMax™ PLA is an incredibly easy-to-print filament with improved mechanical properties, making it an excellent alternative to ABS.

PolyMax™ PC

PolyMax™ PC is an engineered PC filament combining excellent strength, toughness, heat resistance and printing quality. It is the ideal choice for a wide range of engineering applications.

PolyMax™ PETG

PolyMax™ PETG offers better mechanical properties than any other regular PETG making it a good candidate for a wide range of applications.

PolyMax™ PC-FR

PolyMax™ PC-FR, creation from Covestro’s Makrolon® family, could achieve V0 performance in the UL94 flame retardancy test and displays excellent toughness, strength and heat resistance. This filament opens new applications in the automotive, railway and aerospace industries.

PolyMide™ is a family of Nylon/polyamide based filaments. Produced with Polymaker’s Warp-Free™ technology, PolyMide™ filaments deliver engineering properties intrinsic to Nylon and ease of printing.

PolyMide™ CoPA

PolyMide™ CoPA is based on a copolymer of Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6. The filament combines excellent strength, toughness, and heat resistance of up to 180˚C.

PolyMide™ PA6-CF

PolyMide™ PA6-CF is a carbon fiber reinforced PA6 (Nylon 6) filament. The carbon fiber reinforcement provides significantly improved stiffness, strength and heat resistance with outstanding layer adhesion.

PolyMide™ PA6-GF

PolyMide™ PA6-GF is a glass fiber reinforced PA6 (Nylon 6) filament. The material exhibits excellent thermal and mechanical properties without sacrificing the layer adhesion.

PolyMide™ PA12-CF

PolyMide™️ PA12-CF is a carbon fiber reinforced PA12 (Nylon 12) filament. Thanks to the low moisture sensitivity of PA12, this product features outstanding mechanical and thermal properties even after the moisture conditioning process. Combined with its ease of print with Warp-Free™️ technology, this product is ideal to create manufacturing tools.

This Specialty family provides unique filaments from Polymaker to unlock new 3D printing applications.

PolyWood™

PolyWood™ is a wood mimic filament without actual wood powder, which removes all risks of nozzle clogs. PolyWood™ is made entirely with PLA using a special foaming technology. It exhibits the same density and appearance as wood.

PolySmooth™

PolySmooth™ is a unique, easy-to-print filament designed for hands-free post processing. The surface can be smoothed with alcohol to achieve layer free models using the Polysher™.

PolySupport™

PolySupport™ is a break away support for Polymaker PLA based filaments. It has a perfect interface with PLA, strong enough to support it and easily removable by hand.

PolyCast™

PolyCast™ is a filament designed to produce investment patterns for investment casting applications. 3D printing significantly cuts down both the cost and lead time by eliminating the tooling process.

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If you would learn more about Polymaker filaments, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

What is Fiber Steering? 3D Anisoprinting with Continuous Fibers

May 19, 2021

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What is Fiber Steering? 3D Anisoprinting with Continuous Fibers

Continuous Fiber 3D Printers are great but what’s the point of 3D printing long fibers if you can’t control the direction of the fibers in the way you need them to be?

It’s a bit like having a car with a that can only drive straight.

Fiber Steering Composites - Controlling Fiber Trajectories

Fiber steering is the ability to control the trajectories of fiber reinforcement.

It is one of the biggest advantages of continuous fiber 3D printing technology. This allows you to produce optimal composites for a given load without increasing the weight, wich impossible with conventional composite manufacturing technologies such as composite layup or winding.

FFiber Steering Composites - Reinforcement Where You Need It

For example, you can effectively reinforce the parts with holes. It’s well known that holes are stress concentrators that significantly reduce the strength of structural elements. The main goal was to find a method for rational reinforcement of such parts.

The sample was reinforced with curved paths corresponding to the load distribution, without increasing the weight. Traditionally, to increase the strength of an element, a part thickness is increased that leads to an increase of the part weight.

As a result of a specific layup of the reinforcing fiber in the sample, the stress concentrations are removed from the holes and the load evenly distributed over the entire part.

Fiber Steering Comppsites - Applications

Fiber steering has been the subject of intense study. In the article “Manufacturing and Testing of A Fibre Steered Panel with A Large Cut-out, Composite Structures (2017)” described an experiment that showed that fiber steering is effective for a panel that is the lower wing skin with a large hole.

Three panels, one for each type of laminate, are built from thermoset prepreg material using automated fiber placement. One of the panels was made by fiber steering, the other two were with straight fibers: one with quasi-isotropic and the second with constant stiffness.

All panels are tested in pure tension. The failure loads, failure modes, and weights of the tested panels are compared. The results indicate that the variable stiffness laminate (fiber steering) is capable of sustaining loads of up to 2 times, before failure, then the constant stiffness and quasi-isotropic laminates of equal weight.

Design Consulting supplies the complete range of Anisoprint continuous fiber desktop and industrial 3D printer range that provides an open system to print in virtually any plastic material and re-inforce the 3D print with continuous basalt or carbon fiber.

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If you would to discuss Anisoprinting, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

3D Printing Non-planar continuous fiber reinforced composites

May 17, 2021

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3D Printing Non-Planar Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites

Most 3D printing processes are actually 2.5D but what does that really mean if it is a 3D printer? The conventional process of 3D printing is laying material on top of each other on a parallel plane (usually the print bed), and as layers build, it results in a three-dimensional object.

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Planar Continuous Fiber 3D Printing

In traditional 3D printers, moving parts are most often either the print bed (or table), or the print head, or both of them, such as in the Anisoprint Composer Desktop series of continuous fiber 3D printers. Even though the table and the print head move along the x, y, z axes, the layers are still stacking in the parallel plane, and each subsequent layer is parallel to the previous one.

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Limitations

Both FFF (plastic) and continuous fiber 3D printing have a number of limitations. Since the layers are stacked parallel to each other, it is not possible to reinforce parts in two planes at the same time and therefore, the part can only be reinforced in the same plane.

For example, in the parts pictured below, it is not possible to effectively strengthen parts using conventional 3D printers.

The second limitation is in the difficulty with printing curved shape models because the extruder is fixed to the XY plane and cannot move out of these planes so that the nozzle remains always perpendicular to the point where the material is laid out.

Continuous Fiber Non-Planar 3D Printing

There is a way for ‘’true 3D printing’’ with continuous fibers by using an Anisoprint 6-axis robot that allows reinforcing parts of any shape in different planes.

The robot includes a 6-axis robot arm and an end-effector printing with continuous fiber. The robot’s axis allow free movement in 6-axis to print complex shapes, without additional supports, molds and tools.

Contact Us

If you would to discuss Anisoprinting, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Anisoprint Materials

Materials

With an open printing system, you have the freedom to use any filament. Choose from Anisoprint materials, extended material profiles from Polymaker and eSun or use your own!

Anisoprinting Open System

3D print complex parts with

Flexible materials choice
Modify the fiber volume ratio
Multiple fiber laying trajectories

COMBINE

BASE FILAMENT

WITH

CONTINUOUS FIBER

OR

Anisoprint Plastic Filaments

SMOOTH PA is 10% carbon fiber reinforced PA12 filament, which provides improved
surface quality, strength and warping. Compared to other polyamide filaments on the
market, Smooth PA features low moisture absorption and anti-warping technology.

CFC PA is a non-filled Polyamide 12 developed by Polymaker for Anisoprint CFC (Continuous Fiber
Co-extrusion) technology. The low viscosity of the plastic ensures better adhesion between the fiber
layers, while the fast cooling and solidification rate helps to achieve better fiber placement.
This low water absorption plastic can be printed without a dryer.

Anisoprint Continuous Fibers

CONTINUOUS CARBON FIBRE + PETG
Effective Diameter (mm)	0.35
Fiber Volume (%)	60
Elastic Modulus (GPa)	150
Tensile Strength (MPa)	2200
Density, g/cm3	1.4
Tensile modulus in fiber direction (GPa)	64
Poisson ratio 21	0.36
Tensile ultimate stress in fiber direction (MPa)	860
Tensile elongation in fiber direction (%)	1.3
Compressive ultimate stress in fiber direction (MPa)	290
Flexural strength (MPa)	520

CONTINUOUS BASALT FIBER + PETG
Effective Diameter (mm)	0.28
Fiber Volume (%)	60
Elastic Modulus (GPa)	54
Tensile Strength (MPa)	1557
Density, g/cm3	1.7
Tensile modulus in fiber direction (GPa)	22
Poisson ratio 21	0.34
Tensile ultimate stress in fiber direction (MPa)	600
Tensile elongation in fiber direction (%)	1.2
Compressive ultimate stress in fiber direction (MPa)	195
Compressive modulus in fiber direction (GPa)	20

eSUN Plastic Filaments

Anisoprint have the following eSun filament profiles in their Aura software:

eSUN ePA Nylon

Fire retardant (UL94-V2 flame retardant).
Printing temp. is 230~260℃.
Super strong.

eSUN PETG

Combines the benefits of ABS (stronger, temperature resistant, more durable) and PLA (easy to print) in one material.
High mechanical strength and excellent flexibility
Excellent layer adhesion.
Less warping and shrinkage.
100% recyclable

Printing Parameters:

Print temperature: 240~255℃
Bed temperature: 80~90℃
Printing speed: 30~60mm/s
Moving speed: 30~60mm/s

Colours: Clear, Blue, Yellow, Magenta, Solid Red, Green, Orange, Solid Black, Solid White, Solid Silver, Solid Blue, Solid Grey, Solid Gold, Solid Yellow, Solid Green, Solid Purple, Solid Orange, Solid Fire Engine Red, Grey and Purple.

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If you would learn more about Anisoprint, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Anisoprint

Continuous Fiber 3D Printers

One of the most advanced, fastest and largest continuous fiber 3D printers on the planet

ANISOPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
MANUFACTURING OPTIMAL COMPOSITES THROUGH CONTINUOUS FIBER 3D ANISOPRINTING

With over 10 years experience in composites manufacturing, Anisoprint are the experts in composite material for 3D printing.

If you need to 3D print super-strong parts that rival metal, that are lightweight and need to print fast, look no further than Anisoprint.

With the ability to print any plastic as a matrix, the Anisoprint system lays continuous fiber to make strong, lightweight parts.

Print for

Mass
Scale

Models

Choose from Desktop A4/A3 sizes or the Industrial large format ProM for non-stop production.

Desktop

Composer A4 and A3

Continuous fiber reinforced composites

Anisoprint Composer Desktop comesin 2 models, the A4 and the A3.

A4 Build Volume: 297x210x140mm

A3 Build Volume: 460x297x210mm

System: Open. Providing users with flexible material choice, fiber volume ratio, parts complexity and fiber laying trajectories

Structure: Optimal composite Lattice reinforcement structures for miminum weight, price and production time.

Industrial

Prom IS 500

Continuous fiber reinforced composites

High-temp plastics up to 400 degrees celsius such as PEEK and PEI

Large Build Volume: 600x420x300mm

Heated Build Chamber up to 160 degrees celsius

System: Open. Providing users with flexible material choice, fiber volume ratio, parts complexity and fiber laying trajectories.

Made for 24/7 3D production printing.

Structure: Optimal composite Lattice reinforcement structures for miminum weight, price and production time.

3D Print with Excellent Surface Finishes, Accuracy and Lattice Structures

Materials

With an open printing system, you have the freedom to use any filament. Choose from Anisoprint materials, extended material profiles from Polymaker and eSun or use your own!

Anisoprint Materials

COMBINE

BASE FILAMENT

WITH

CONTINUOUS FIBER

OR

Plastic Filaments

Anisoprint has profiles of Anisoprint, generic, Polymaker and eSun filaments. Learn More about the open Anisoprint system, supported filaments and continuous fibers

Case Studies

Click here to visit the case studies page and learn more about Anisoprinting applications

Aura and Aura Premium Slicing Software

Specially designed software for anisotropic 3D printing to give you the freedom and flexibility to 3D print the most complex structures, lay fibers in the right areas, in the right volumes and direction to achieve the right direction loads and orientations.

For FFF and CFC printers
Supports STL, STP, OBJ and 3DS files
Models saved locally to PC
G-code generalisation geometry view
Separate settings and combinations for printers, plastics and profiles
Layer masks
Combination of continuous fiber lattice, linear, concentric and curvlinear fiber orientation
Modify the fiber to volume fraction
Open system to print any material
G-Code export
Headless mode

Case Studies

Click here to visit the case studies page and learn more about Anisoprinting applications

Get In Touch

If you would learn more about Anisoprint, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Professional and Industrial Grade 3D Printer FDM Filament and Hardware

Choose from a Range of Hardware and Filament Categories

Polybox - Dry Storage Box

Polysher - Removes Layer Lines

PolyDissolve™ S1

PolyDissolve™ S2

PolyFlex™ TPU95

PolyFlex™ TPU90

PolyFlex™ TPU95-HF

PolyLite™ PLA

PolyLite™ ABS

PolyLite™ PETG

PolyLite™ PC

PolyLite™ ASA

PolyMax™ PLA

PolyMax™ PC

PolyMax™ PETG

PolyMax™ PC-FR

PolyMide™ CoPA

PolyMide™ PA6-CF

PolyMide™ PA6-GF

PolyMide™ PA12-CF

PolyWood™

PolySmooth™

PolySupport™

PolyCast™

Get In Touch

If you would learn more about Polymaker filaments, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

What is Fiber Steering? 3D Anisoprinting with Continuous Fibers

Fiber Steering Composites - Controlling Fiber Trajectories

FFiber Steering Composites - Reinforcement Where You Need It

Fiber Steering Comppsites - Applications

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3D Printing Non-Planar Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Planar Continuous Fiber 3D Printing

Planar Vs Non-Planar - Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Limitations

Continuous Fiber Non-Planar 3D Printing

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Materials

With an open printing system, you have the freedom to use any filament. Choose from Anisoprint materials, extended material profiles from Polymaker and eSun or use your own!

Anisoprinting Open System

3D print complex parts with

Flexible materials choice

Modify the fiber volume ratio

Multiple fiber laying trajectories

COMBINE

BASE FILAMENT

WITH

CONTINUOUS FIBER

OR

Anisoprint Plastic Filaments

Anisoprint Continuous Fibers

eSUN Plastic Filaments

Get In Touch

If you would learn more about Anisoprint, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Continuous Fiber 3D Printers

One of the most advanced, fastest and largest continuous fiber 3D printers on the planet

ANISOPRINTING TECHNOLOGYMANUFACTURING OPTIMAL COMPOSITES THROUGH CONTINUOUS FIBER 3D ANISOPRINTING

Print for

Mass Scale

Models

Desktop

Composer A4 and A3

Industrial

Prom IS 500

3D Print with Excellent Surface Finishes, Accuracy and Lattice Structures

Materials

With an open printing system, you have the freedom to use any filament. Choose from Anisoprint materials, extended material profiles from Polymaker and eSun or use your own!

Anisoprint Materials

COMBINE

BASE FILAMENT

WITH

CONTINUOUS FIBER

OR

Plastic Filaments

Anisoprint has profiles of Anisoprint, generic, Polymaker and eSun filaments. Learn More about the open Anisoprint system, supported filaments and continuous fibers

Aura and Aura Premium Slicing Software

Specially designed software for anisotropic 3D printing to give you the freedom and flexibility to 3D print the most complex structures, lay fibers in the right areas, in the right volumes and direction to achieve the right direction loads and orientations.

Get In Touch

If you would learn more about Anisoprint, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

ANISOPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
MANUFACTURING OPTIMAL COMPOSITES THROUGH CONTINUOUS FIBER 3D ANISOPRINTING

Mass
Scale