Desktop 3D printing leader, Ultimaker has announced a number of new optimised material options for its recently launched larger Ultimaker S5 machine.
Major materials manufacturers have joined the company’s material alliance programme which aims to bring a wider variety of professional materials to the market for plastic extrusion-based processes. This week at TCT Show, Ultimaker is showcasing materials from DSM and Owens Corning alongside a new print core CC Red 0.6 which enables reliable 3D printing on the S5 with composite materials.
The alliance sees material profiles developed for DSM’s Novamid CF10, a carbon fibre filled grade PA6/66 filament capable of producing parts with injection moulding-like properties. Reinforced with 10% carbon fibre, the material can produce stronger and tougher parts for functional prototyping and end-use parts.
The second is for Owens Corning XSTRAND filament which has been designed for functional prototyping and industrial applications due to its strong mechanical and thermal properties enabled by glass-fibre reinforcement.
The CC Red 0.6 print core features a 0.6 mm diameter nozzle with a customised geometry and wear-resistant ruby cone to deliver reliable printing with composite filaments.
Jos Burger, CEO at Ultimaker said, “I am extremely proud to see that our global material alliance with leading material companies such as DSM and Owens Corning so quickly open up the possibility to use very sophisticated engineering plastics on the Ultimaker S5.
“This alliance will continue to give more professionals access to high-end materials for all kinds of use cases and industries and will give each Ultimaker S5 in the field an extra upgrade.”
Both the new print core and material profiles in Ultimaker Cura will be available in November.
