Applications 3D Print
High performance printing with water-soluble support material
Thanks to their excellent chemical and mechanical properties, MOWITAL® polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and Kuraray's MowiflexTM polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) are the solution for the challenges currently faced in 3D printing. They make YOUR products shine. As a high-performance printing filament and water-soluble support material, they offer new opportunities for 3D printing right up to industrial production.
For smooth surfaces and high mechanical performance
Kuraray's polyvinyl butyral resins of MOWITAL have outstanding adhesive properties. MOWITAL®-based printing filaments make it possible to manufacture functional parts that can be subjected to high mechanical loads - with excellent break strength and rigidity. MOWITAL® also enables producing top-quality, smooth surfaces for design objects or technical applications in aerospace industries.
And posing no threats to human health
MOWITAL® is compatible with numerous solvents. Ethanol can be used as aerosol (processing aid) for surface finishing of 3D prints by means of polishing. Printing with MOWITAL®-based filaments causes only minimal emissions and unpleasant odors. Printing filaments based on MOWITAL®, like PolySmooth from filament manufacturer Polymaker, are highly compatible with water-soluble support filament Kuraray MOWIFLEXTM 3D 2000 - for optimal printing results.
Adding brilliance by MOWITAL® - see below on the right
PROPERTIES
- good mechanical properties
- heat resistance
- colorless (transparent)
- good adhesion to Kuraray's MOWIFLEX™
- high decomposition temperature (>260°C)
- no heating of build plate needed
- mild printing temperature (190-220 °C)
- high mechanical strength
Use MOWITAL® for
- addition of Brilliance & Transparency
What are the trends you see in 3D printing?
Florian Mummy, Senior Manager R&D, Gurshranjit Singh, Technical Product Manager, Kuraray Europe are talking about trends in 3D printing.
New Feedstock System for Fused Filament Fabrication of Sintered Alumina Parts
The study reports the 3D printing of small, complex ceramic parts (e.g., gear wheels and gripper structures) that achieve sintered densities of about 98% of theoretical and show printing-stage dimensional accuracy comparable to micro ceramic injection molding, with measured layer sidewall repeatability around ±75 µm, and it points to future work on alternative surfactants.
Published in materieals, Volume 13
