New APLA+ (Pro PLA) Offering Heat and Impact Resistance Rivaling ABS
APLA+ (now called Pro PLA) was created specifically for 3D printing, where most filament materials are formulated first for other industries then adapted for FDM filaments. Its predecessor, APLA, was the first ever material formulated for 3D printers. Specifically, APLA+ was designed with the high impact strength needed in industrial applications to meet the growing demand by companies for a material with the properties of ABS, but the printability of PLA. Where annealed APLA displays impact strength levels at 1.7 times that of standard PLA, the new APLA+ boasts 4.3 times that of PLA. Even before post-processing, APLA+ exhibits significantly higher impact strength than ABS. Both APLA formulations are annealing PLAs with high heat resistance. A post-print annealing process will crystallize the materials and provide additional heat and impact properties. All of 3D-Fuel’s PLA materials (Ingeo™ PLA, APLA, and APLA+) are all NatureWorks’ Ingeo™ certified, meaning the filament has passed a defined set of tests to assure the quality of the product. Annealing directions and printing tips may be found here: http://www.3dfuel.com/advanced-pla/ APLA+ is available now at 3DFuel.com: https://www.3dfuel.com/collections/pro-pla All prints 10% infill, 2 shells.
APLA+ (now called Pro PLA) was created specifically for 3D printing, where most filament materials are formulated first for other industries then adapted for FDM filaments. Its predecessor, APLA, was the first ever material formulated for 3D printers. Specifically, APLA+ was designed with the high impact strength needed in industrial applications to meet the growing demand by companies for a material with the properties of ABS, but the printability of PLA. Where annealed APLA displays impact strength levels at 1.7 times that of standard PLA, the new APLA+ boasts 4.3 times that of PLA. Even before post-processing, APLA+ exhibits significantly higher impact strength than ABS. Both APLA formulations are annealing PLAs with high heat resistance. A post-print annealing process will crystallize the materials and provide additional heat and impact properties. All of 3D-Fuel’s PLA materials (Ingeo™ PLA, APLA, and APLA+) are all NatureWorks’ Ingeo™ certified, meaning the filament has passed a defined set of tests to assure the quality of the product. Annealing directions and printing tips may be found here: http://www.3dfuel.com/advanced-pla/ APLA+ is available now at 3DFuel.com: https://www.3dfuel.com/collections/pro-pla All prints 10% infill, 2 shells.