MakerBot Continues to Expand the METHOD Platform with New Nylon Material
November 14 2019 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
MakerBot Nylon enables advanced functional
prototyping and end-use part production;
2019 marks an impressive time for MakerBot
materials, as the company concludes the year with eight materials
for METHOD
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), announces the addition of Nylon to its
growing portfolio of engineering-grade materials, bringing the
total to eight for the METHOD platform, as the company continues to
drive accessibility of industrial additive manufacturing. Optimized
for high abrasion resistance, Nylon is widely used for functional
prototyping and end-use applications within the automotive,
industrial products, and consumer products industries.
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Due to its high flexural, tensile, and impact strength, Nylon
has strong mechanical properties and is ideal for applications that
require repetitive motions or applied force, such as manufacturing
tools and fixtures, articulated parts, snap fits, living hinges,
gears, and air intakes. These parts often experience increased heat
due to friction and may require flexibility due to interactions
with other parts. Nylon also has high thermal properties and is
heat resistant up to 180°C.
“The availability of eight materials for METHOD in less than a
year underscores our commitment to customers. As we continue to
rapidly expand our materials offerings, customers can choose from a
variety of materials that offer different mechanical and thermal
properties suited to their applications,” said Nadav Goshen, CEO,
MakerBot. “Nylon’s unique combination of mechanical properties,
accompanied with high heat resistance, opens up a new set of
applications for the METHOD platform, such as gears, living hinges,
and repetitive motion manufacturing fixtures. Engineers can also
increase efficiencies in the workplace by using Nylon for a range
of end-use applications.”
Nylon is sensitive to moisture and can easily absorb water in
the air. This tendency can cause filament stored in even moderate
humidity to produce parts with warping and deformation. METHOD’s
sealed material bays can keep Nylon free of damaging humidity. A
new spool drying feature will also allow customers to use the
METHOD X heated chamber to dry out Nylon spools that have been
affected by moisture uptake.
A suite of built-in sensors also helps to ensure materials are
stored in their optimal environments—a feature previously only
available in traditional industrial 3D printers. In addition,
printing Nylon with MakerBot’s water-soluble PVA support material
enables users to print complex geometries.
Nylon is expected to begin shipping in early 2020 and will be
available in black. For more information, visit
https://www.makerbot.com/3d-printers/materials/method-materials/.
About MakerBot
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), is a
global leader in the 3D printing industry. The company helps create
the innovators of today and the businesses and learning
institutions of the future. Founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY,
MakerBot strives to redefine the standards for 3D printing for
reliability, accessibility, precision, and ease-of-use. Through
this dedication, MakerBot has one of the largest install bases in
the industry and also runs Thingiverse, the largest 3D printing
community in the world.
We believe there's an innovator in everyone, so we make the 3D
printing tools that make your ideas matter. Discover innovation
with MakerBot 3D printing.
To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statement
The statements in this press release relating to Stratasys’
and/or MakerBot's beliefs regarding the benefits consumers will
experience from the MakerBot Nylon material and its features and
Stratasys’ and MakerBot’s expectations on the timing of
availability of the MakerBot Nylon material are forward-looking
statements reflecting management's current expectations and
beliefs. These forward-looking statements are based on current
information that is, by its nature, subject to rapid and even
abrupt change. Due to risks and uncertainties associated with
Stratasys' and MakerBot's businesses, actual results could differ
materially from those projected or implied by these forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to: the risk that consumers will not perceive the benefits
of the MakerBot Nylon material and its features to be the same as
Stratasys and MakerBot do; the risk that unforeseen technical or
other difficulties will delay the availability of the MakerBot
Nylon material; and other risk factors set forth under the caption
“Risk Factors” in Stratasys' most recent Annual Report on Form
20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on
March 7, 2019. Stratasys (or MakerBot) is under no obligation (and
expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or alter its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by the
rules and regulations of the SEC.
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