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MakerBot LABS Experimental Extruder for Method.
MakerBot has announced its Method Materials Development Programme which has been launched with several materials created by the likes of Mitsubishi Chemical and Jabil.
The materials can be processed on MakerBot's Method platforms thanks to the company's Experimental Extruder, which will be launched in an open beta programme starting next month, but are still yet to be certified. MakerBot will be working with KIMYA, Polymaker and the aforementioned two to qualify the materials in the coming weeks and months.
Those materials include the Jabil PETg ESD, suitable for printing parts that could be exposed to electrostatic discharge; the KIMYA ABS Carbon, which is reinforced with 30% chopped carbon fibre; the KIMYA ABS ESD, which is filled with carbon nanotubes and also protects against electrostatic discharge; the KIMYA PETG Carbon, another carbon-reinforced grade; the Mitsubishi Chemical DURABIO, a bio-based material combining the transparency of PMMA with a higher chemical and scratch resistance compared to polycarbonate; and Polymaker's PolyMax PC and PolyMax PC-FR materials.
MakerBot has so far built a portfolio of eight materials since the launch of the Method series of machines late last year, including the Nylon grade it introduced earlier this month. The Method has represented MakerBot's shift into the professional space, encompassing a heated build chamber, dual performance extruders, dry-sealed material bays and Stratasys SR-30 support material, with the Materials Development Programme and the Experimental Extruder seeking to reinforce that position. A limited number of the Experimental Extruders are to be given away for free during the beta programme commencing next month before they go on sale in Q1 of 2020.
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MakerBot LABS Extruders
"The MakerBot Method platform brings features to engineers that were previously only available on much more expensive industrial 3D printers," commented Nadav Goshen, CEO of MakerBot. "These features enable Method 3D printers to achieve industrial reliability, precision, and engineering performance by tightly controlling the entire printing environment, from the heated chamber to the sealed filament bays and performance extruders."
“Jabil is excited about the opportunity to work with MakerBot to provide third-party materials for the METHOD Platform. The Materials Development Program should provide MakerBot customers with access to a broader range of materials and, ultimately, unlock more applications for additive manufacturing,” offered Matt Torosian, Director of Product Management Additive Manufacturing, Jabil.
“Mitsubishi Chemical is constantly working on creating new engineering materials solutions for industrial 3D printing and very proud to cooperate with MakerBot, a leading high-end printer manufacturer,” added Dick C. Hoogerdijk, Director, Marketing and New Business Development, Mitsubishi Chemical.
MakerBot is exhibiting in Hall 12.1 Stand F99 at Formnext.
