An R&D project initiated by Spain-based specialty acrylic-butadiene-styrene (ABS) producer Elix Polymers aims to develop advanced resin grades specifically for 3D printing using the fused filament fabrication (FFF) process. FFF is more commonly known as fused deposition modelling (FDM). ELIX’s aim is to create materials that will produce parts with better mechanical properties such as resistance to impact, low warpage, dimensional precision and high resolution.
Elix Polymers is working in collaboration with AIMPLAS Plastics Technology Centre Valencia, Spain) to develop this new generation of polymer materials and their application in 3D printing. The Spanish government-run Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) has also committed funding to the project.
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