Application notes, material updates, and technical insights from our engineering team.
For education and maker projects, choose filaments that print reliably, have low odour and suit supervised use. PLA remains the default.
Printed tooling works when stiffness, wear and locating features are designed and tested.
Protective TPU parts combine hardness, wall and geometry.
Match the material to the validation stage. Automotive prototypes need a test plan, not only a filament name.
TPU adds compliance; the structure still needs to be designed.
Popping is a symptom. Identify moisture, contamination or heat before tuning the profile.
Breakage is a location-specific problem. Diagnose the path and material before tuning print temperature.
Choosing transparent filament: PLA, PETG, PC and other options compared.
Treat matte PLA as a formulation with its own process window. Validate appearance together with flow, strength and dimensions.
Glow-in-the-dark filament needs a larger nozzle, dry material and sufficient part thickness to show a strong, lasting effect.
Dual-color coextrusion vs gradient filament: how each effect works and how to choose.
Treat rainbow filament as a length-dependent effect. Plan the model sequence and approve a physical sample.