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ThermaX™ PEI, Made Using ULTEM™ 1010, High-Temperature 3D Printing Filament from 3DXTech

ThermaX PEI Filament made with ULTEM 1010, is really just ULTEM 1010 from SABIC, also known as Polyetherimide --...

CarbonX PA12+CF Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Nylon 12 (CFPA12) 3D Printer Filament by 3DXTech

CarbonX™ Carbon Fiber PA12 is made using high-modulus carbon fiber and a specialty Nylon 12 (PA12) that 3DXTech chose...

CarbonX HTN-CF - Carbon Fiber Reinforced High Temperature PPA Nylon Filament by 3DXTech - 2021

If you’re looking for something that prints easily in an enclosed chamber like Nylon, yet withstands temperatures higher than...

CarbonX PA6+CF Gen3 Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Nylon 6 (CFPA6) Filament by 3DXTech 2021 Overview

CarbonX CFPA6 is based on Nylon 6,6 with carbon fiber -- approximately 10-13% carbon fill. 0:00​ - Intro 1:46​...

Applications and Ideas for Carbon Fiber Nylon - Functional 3D Printed Parts Pt. 2

Carbon Fiber Nylon. What is it? Think Zip-ties -- polyamide is almost everywhere you look. “Nylons” worn by women...

What is Carbon Fiber Nylon Filament and Should You 3D Print It - Pt. 1

Carbon Fiber Nylon. What is it? Think Zip-ties -- polyamide is almost everywhere you look. “Nylons” worn by women...

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Design Guidelines

Almost anything can be learned by Googling it -- the same is true for 3D Printing.  An excellent article...

PEEK vs CFPEEK: Which is Better and Why? 3D Printing The World's Strongest Thermoplastics

  PEEK or CFPEEK?Short Answer: CFPEEK, if your application allows the carbon fiber infill.Why? It's SO MUCH EASIER. The...

All About PEEK + Carbon Fiber Composite Filament (CFPEEK): Open-Material 3D Printers 2020

In this video, we're giving our insights and experience printing in CFPEEK -- the carbon-fiber composite version of Polyetheretherketone...

Demystifying 3D Printer Accuracy - Mechanical Limits, Theoretical Possibilities

Let’s clarify a confusion about FDM 3D printing: "Quality" between different machines is not equal; it’s extremely subjective. Every...

AON M2 - 2020 Edition

Rob takes a deeper look into the AON 3D Printer at Formnext 2019 and explains the specifications, design, and functional uses.

The Power of Wi-Fi Enabled Printing

Over the past few years, electronics manufacturers have embraced a new trend in device design: wireless connectivity. Everything, from refrigerators to smart-assistant speakers, now ship with the ability to connect to other devices, via home or office WiFi network.