Whilst the 3D-printing market grows rapidly, the demand for better 3D-printing materials grows with it. This leads to the development of a wide variety of materials. All new types of resins are finding their way into the market for specific applications. Earlier we wrote an article about the Strongest and Toughest materials available. One of [...]
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Liqcreate Wax Castable is a blue wax-based photopolymer with reliable processability and accuracy on LCD/MSLA, DLP and laser based 3D-printers. 3D-printed parts from this material captures intricate features and show crisp details. This wax-based material offers smooth surfaces with clean burnout for a reliable casting process. Create custom made elegant organic geometries with positive and [...]
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3D-printing resins are known to be brittle materials. It can be experienced that objects break easily. This brittleness comes from the many cross-links and stiff back-bone of the resin formed during 3D-printing. During exposure, the polymerization process starts and is linking all monomers together, forming a highly cross-linked and stiff resin network. Tough materials are [...]
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3D-Printed parts are used in a wide range of applications. In some of these applications the parts are exposed to petrol, cleaning agents or other chemicals. Our engineering team started to investigate the resistance of common chemicals on 3D-printed parts. Compatibility of 3D-printed and post-cured resin parts were tested with several chemicals in this article [...]
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UV post processing is an essential part of resin 3Dprinting to reach the final photopolymer properties. Printed parts need to be cleaned, dried and UV post curing. The washing and drying steps are explained at the support article ‘how to post process SLA, DLP & LCD printed objects’. The next step that follows is UV [...]
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During the development of Liqcreate Strong-X resin, we studied all available high strength resins. This way we found out what was missing, so we could develop the strongest resin. In this article we want to share the knowledge we gained during this research. All data is obtained from the official manufacturers datasheet and the source [...]
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After a part is resin 3d-printed it should be removed from the build plate. The resin 3D-printed part does not have its optimal properties and should be post-processed. It is advised to rinse the resin 3dprinted part at least 4 - 5 minutes in Liqcreate Resin Cleaner, IPA or (Bio) Ethanol, preferably ultrasonic or under [...]
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