MakerBot Adds PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR Specialty Materials for Functional Prototyping and End-Use Applications on METHOD X
April 28 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
MakerBot Continues to Rapidly Expand
Industrial-Grade Materials for the METHOD Platform
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), continues to rapidly expand its METHOD
materials portfolio with PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR. The addition of
these two new materials brings the number of MakerBot materials for
METHOD to 10, underscoring the company’s efforts to deliver a wider
range of industrial-grade solutions to open more additive
manufacturing applications for engineers.
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PC-ABS (polycarbonate-acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) has high
heat resistant properties and high tensile strength, which make it
optimal for use across automotive, rail, and electronics
industries. PC-ABS FR is a flame-retardant material that meets the
UL-94 V0 standard, an important fire safety specification. The
materials are ideal for applications such as automotive and rail
parts, LCD panels, appliances, electronics enclosures, handles,
adapters and chargers, portable handheld devices, and cosmetic
covers. The addition of polycarbonate to ABS delivers higher impact
strength and heat resistance than the standard ABS material, and is
used frequently in injection molding.
PC-ABS prints more successfully with an enclosed heated chamber,
consistently delivering high-quality parts. Parts printed on a
desktop 3D printer with only a heated build plate are susceptible
to temperature variations that can cause part deformation and lower
part strength. MakerBot increased METHOD X’s maximum enclosed
chamber temperature at the build plane from 100°C to up to 110°C to
ensure superior part accuracy and interlayer adhesion.
“With its excellent thermal and mechanical properties, PC-ABS is
a widely-used engineering material for applications that require
high impact and heat resistance. METHOD X is the only printer in
its price class with a heated chamber that reaches up to 110°C on
the build plane, making it ideal for printing PC-ABS,” said
Johan-Till Broer, VP of Product Development, MakerBot. “PC-ABS is
another example of METHOD’s ability to support real
engineering-grade materials that print more successfully with a
heated chamber. As a result, this improves the success rate and
efficiency of the prototyping process, reducing time to market for
new products.”
As end use, injection molded parts are commonly made of PC-ABS,
it is important for engineers to prototype their designs with a
material as close to their end use part as possible. This is
especially critical for functional prototyping to ensure the
prototype checks are representative. Combined with METHOD’s
industrial 3D printing features, PC-ABS enables engineers to
achieve parts with high dimensional accuracy and repeatability. The
material can also be printed with SR-30 soluble supports, allowing
customers to produce complex geometries with intricate or deep
internal cavities or overhangs.
MakerBot has an extensive offering of engineering-grade
materials for the METHOD platform, which also includes ABS, ASA
Nylon, PETG, Tough, PLA, SR-30, PVA and a diverse host of qualified
third-party materials from leading filament suppliers.
PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR are expected to ship beginning in May 2020,
and will be available in black.
For more information, visit
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 PC-ABS and ABS-FR materials 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 the risks and uncertainties
associated with Stratasys’ business, 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 PC-ABS and ABS-FR materials to be the same as
Stratasys and/or MakerBot does; the risk that unforeseen technical
difficulties will delay the availability and/or shipping of the
MakerBot PC-ABS and ABS-FR materials; the risk that sales of the
MakerBot PC-ABS and ABS-FR materials will be adversely impacted by
reduced economic activity in worldwide markets as a result of the
coronavirus outbreak; 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 February 26th, 2020. Stratasys and MakerBot are 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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