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taulman3D Introduces New Versatile PCTPE 3D Printing Filament That includes Unimaginable Properties – 3DPrint.com

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taulman3D has quickly developed into one of the most innovative filament manufacturers in the 3D printing sector. They’re constantly bringing new materials to market that can be used in a wide variety of 3D printers. Whether they are working with Graphene 3D Lab to produce a graphene reinforced nylon material for 3D printing or nylon material for selective laser sintering 3D printers, lately they seem to be one step ahead of everyone else.

Today taulman3D announced to 3DPrint.com that another new material is being launched aimed at FFF-based desktop 3D printers. The material, called PCTPE, stands for “Plasticized Copolyamide TPE”. It’s a chemical copolymer made from highly flexible nylon and thermoplastic elastomer for the chemical and materials engineers out there.

For those of you like me who have no idea when it comes to fancy chemical names, this material is basically your typical flexible 3D printing filament for steroids. It works in virtually any FFF-based 3D printer that can print with ABS. Unlike many other flexible filaments that have problems printing on extruders that require 1.75mm filament because they are too flexible in their raw material form, PCTPE does not have this problem. This is due to a special “pulling” process that taulman3D required of its manufacturers. Basically, the material is stretched during the final manufacturing process. This is a tactic used in making large nylon ropes for large ships when docking because it increases the tensile strength of the ropes. It apparently works with filaments as well and increases its tensile strength as well. The filament does not kink or fold as much as other flexible filaments.

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It also gives users greater flexibility in both print properties and setting options.

“This additional process allowed us to increase the percentage of TPE, resulting in a material that offers the user a wide range of design flexibility based mainly on the nozzle size, the number of perimeters and the percentage of the inner filler used in the cutting,” explained the company. “From thin pieces that clump together like thin paper to thicker shoe soles with just the right flexibility, PCTPE is an easy-to-print material that meets a long list of user needs.”

pctpe4Not only is PCTPE much easier to print than other flexible filaments on the market today, but it also offers some really incredible and unique end results once it is extruded. Tested by 183 people – including some well-known people in the 3D printing space like Jeremy Simon from 3DUniverse and e-NABLE, and Daniel Noree from the OpenR / C and Open Railway projects – it has shown some really big benefits.

With a tensile PSI of 5,043 and a module PSI of 10,954, products printed with PCTPE are not only flexible, but also extremely strong. One of the unique properties of PCTPE is that it doesn’t delaminate, which means you can actually fold it along the printed thread axes without it falling apart. It can be cut, bent, rolled, and tightened without falling apart or distorting.

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taulman3D recommends the use of PCTPE for cell phone cases, used parts for robotics, wearables, prostheses, insoles, shoes, cosplay articles and other fashion-related articles and clothing. The filament can be easily dyed with any acid based dye (RITT) in less than 5 minutes and can even be coated with acid based antimicrobial coatings that would be very useful for shoes and / or prostheses. It prints in bright white with a reflective nylon surface and has very low shrinkage properties. Here are some more unique facts about this new PCTPE filament:

  • Prints on both Bowdens and direct drive extruders.
  • Prints at 230 ° C and is compatible with most other ABS printing settings.
  • Provides a super-layer-to-layer connection that enables individual peripheral walls to be folded along the thread axes without separation.
  • Incredible texture, similar to nylon, perfect for 3D printing wearable objects.
  • More advantages in the following video:

If you want your hands on this latest product from PCTPE, you can do so at taulman3D.com. It is available in both 1.75mm and 2.85mm 1 pound coils. However, this is not all for taulman3D. Keep an eye out for two more materials that are coming from you very soon.

What do you think of this latest filament option from taulman3D? What are your potential uses? Discuss in the taulman3D PCTPE Filament Forum Thread on 3DPB.com. Check out more photos of this new filament below.

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