Verbatim BVOH material
Verbatim's BVOH material put to use in the printing of a cube.
Verbatim, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group, has launched Butenediol Vinyl Alcohol Co-polymer (BVOH), a high-performance water soluble support material.
The data storage and LED lighting specialist has been committed to developing materials for 3D printing for several years. According to Verbatim, BVOH allows quick and successful printing of complex objects with overhangs with 3D printers that support dual extrusion.
With reliable extrusion properties and quick dissolve time, Verbatim believes it is introducing a material with sufficient time-saving benefits, enabling designers to realise 3D models swiftly. BVOH exits the extruder at rates of up to 30mm/s and adheres well to Verbatim’s PLA, PET and ABS materials. While, users are able to benefit from the different properties that these other materials provide, they can also reduce waste, which can be disposed with household effluent at a dilution rate of greater than 20 parts water to one part BVOH.
Verbatim see the material contributing to the growing adoption of desktop 3D printing in industrial markets. The company also highlights that the increasing number of dual extrusion printers, which in turn means a greater use of soluble material support structures, such as BVOH.
“Verbatim BVOH is very reliable and prints like regular 3D printing material, meaning that more complex objects can be designed and printed at high quality,” said Shigeyuki Furomoto, Manager, Global CEO office, Mitsubishi Chemical Media. “This printing performance, together with its fast dissolving speed, will help push desktop material extrusion printer usage much more into both industry and professional maker applications.”
Verbatim’s 1.75mm diameter BVOH filament is available now, with the 2.85mm diameter version available from September.
