Italy-based CNC machining and 3D printing service bureau Weerg has added a new material to its portfolio, the Extreme™ Carbon Fiber+PA12. Developed in-house in its R&D unit, the company aims to use the material in metal replacement applications.
The company explains that the materialis a thermoplastic polymer in high-tech yarn. It combines the benefits of the two materials that compose it, delivering this way advanced mechanical properties, dimensional stability and resistance to chemicals.
Its processing requires the implementation of 6 new 3D printing systems with FDM technology dedicated to the production. As a reminder, Weerg is an early adopter of HP MJF and believes that this new addition will complement the 12 HP Multi Jet Fusion 5210 industrial printers already in place.
Formulated specifically for metal replacement, Weerg explains that the Extreme™ Carbon Fiber+PA12 material delivers stiffness and XYZ flexural strength superior to the classic PA12, with a performance similar to aluminum 5083. Among the pluses there is also the extreme lightness deriving from the rectilinear infill at 15% and the excellent chemical resistance to oils, greases, aliphatic and alkaline hydrocarbons. Extreme™ Carbon Fiber+PA12 also absorbs very little moisture, a feature that guarantees optimal performance in all conditions, even outdoors and below zero. Currently available in natural black finish, which respects the mechanic features, this material is ideal for applications that require the right combination of rigidity, strength and durability in many fields ranging from automotive to biomedical, aerospace to design.
“We have invested in enhancing our R&D department to accelerate the testing of the most innovative open-source materials with the aim of further expanding our offer in the field of 3D printing,” says Matteo Rigamonti, founder of Weerg. A sector that in the last year has exponential growth and increasingly shows the need for new materials to be used for specific industrial processes. “The introduction of Extreme™ allows us to propose online the parts and components making process to combine the performance of metals with the versatility of additive manufacturing, with the added value of all the pluses that distinguish the weerg.com platform, among which the extremely competitive costs“, adds Rigamonti.
In addition to the new Extreme™ Carbon Fiber+PA12 printable with FDM technology, Weerg proposes 3D processing in Nylon PA12, Nylon PA11 and Polypropylene, made with HP MJF technology, and in resin. It also manufactures with ABS like grey resin obtained with MSLA LED with the exclusively owned technology 4KSPER™ TECHNOLOGY and ensures that we may expect more materials in the upcoming weeks.
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