Friday, March 28, 2014

3D Printing filament goes green!

The new filament has several environmental, and functional benefits over a typical PLA filament. First off, it is made from a renewable resource, soy beans, which drive a large part of the Indiana economy, instead of petroleum based materials. Secondly, the new Filasoy filament has a much lower melting point, than that of traditional filament, meaning it requires less energy to 3d print an object. The soy based filament also reduces brittleness within printed objects, while maintaining all of the good qualities of traditional PLA filaments. Lastly, soy is known for its anti-microbia properties, meaning that it is great for printing out toys for children, or objects which will come in contact with many germs.

Video for FilaSoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WTMbGDbs38M

Original article
http://www.3ders.org//articles/20140328-students-develop-renewable-soy-based-3d-printing-filament-filasoy.html

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