Materials supplier M. Holland Co. has added 3D printing filaments from Braskem SA to its product portfolio.
M. Holland's 3D printing clients now have access to polyethylene and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene filaments from Braskem, officials said in a news release. Both materials deliver high printability, reduced warpage and shrinkage and better interlayer adhesion than other filament options in the 3D printing market, they added.
Braskem's FL300PE filament is a low density, lightweight material providing excellent surface finish, low warpage and high dimensional stability, officials with M. Holland in Northbrook, Ill., said. The material is ideal for packaging, consumer and industrial applications.
The Braskem material "provides an incredible level of thermal stability that makes the material consistent and significantly easier to print," said Carlos Aponte, market manager, 3D Printing at M. Holland.
M. Holland's clients also now have access to Braskem's glass fiber reinforced FL500PP-GF filament. This PP is highly rigid and extremely printable with excellent surface finish and mechanical properties, officials said. It can be used in many applications including military and defense and industrial manufacturing tools.
"Our specially formulated PE and glass fiber reinforced PP materials are ideal for many 3D printing applications in the injection molding world," said Jason Vagnozzi, commercial director of additive manufacturing at Braskem.
M. Holland is one of North America's largest resin distributors, selling more than $1 billion in materials to more than 4,000 customers annually.
Braskem, with U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia, ranks as Brazil's largest petrochemicals firm and as one of North America's largest producers of polypropylene resin. The firm also is a major supplier of bioplastics.