New Open Material Options for 3D Printing
July 1, 2022
Stratasys is bringing more materials options to FDM 3D printers to accelerate AM adoption.
Stratasys Ltd. has announced a new open tier of third-party materials for FDM 3D printers via an annual Open Material License (OML). The company is already providing open material availability on Neo stereolithography 3D printers, as well as the recently announced Stratasys Origin One and Stratasys H350 3D printers. By extending this materials ecosystem approach to FDM technology, Stratasys will enable manufacturing customers to address new applications with demanding requirements while also having dual sources for materials.
Stratasys has been rapidly expanding its materials ecosystem across P3, SAF and stereolithography 3D printing systems, giving customers a range of material offerings. The company recently introduced an Open Material License for the P3-based Origin One along with two new materials from Loctite by Henkel. Stratasys is now bringing accelerated material innovation to the most popular FDM systems.
Dick Anderson, Manufacturing Senior Vice President, said this new material ecosystem reflects the increasingly central role of AM for Stratasys customers. "Our customers urgently need the benefits of AM at scale in their organizations-addressing sustainability, cost competitiveness, agility and customization requirements," he said. "Our three-tiered material ecosystem will help bring material innovation to our customers faster."
The Stratasys Material Ecosystem includes:
- Stratasys Preferred: Preferred by Stratasys for its customers for the highest performance applications. These materials are engineered to provide the best combination of material and printer performance and are developed either by Stratasys or third-party material partners.
- Stratasys Validated: Materials validated by Stratasys with basic reliability testing to accelerate the expansion of material options available in the marketplace.
- Open: Unvalidated materials accessed via an OML. These materials may offer unique attributes and the potential to address new applications, but they have not received validation testing or optimization relative to performance and functionality on a Stratasys printer.
Stratasys-Validated materials are expected to be available to customers of FDM 3D printers during the second half of 2022, starting with the Fortus 450mc.
Stratasys now provides a progressively managed open-material ecosystem for the industry's most comprehensive polymer additive technologies, delivering a broad range of optimized and validated materials. Through GrabCAD Print software, customers will now have access to system print parameters to refine material capabilities as needed, optimizing part performance. All Stratasys Preferred materials and Validated materials for Stratasys systems are available for purchase through Stratasys and reseller partner channels.
For more information contact:
Stratasys Ltd.
7665 Commerce Way
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-937-3000
info@stratasys.com
www.stratasys.com
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