Which 3D printing materials should you use?

There's a lot of decision making in your journey to find the perfect material for your use case, much less a 3D printer that can print it.

First, we'll define what it is you should be looking for when choosing a 3D printing material for your parts and prototypes.

Then, we'll point out specific use cases or examples of why you would use a certain resin for the industry you're in whether it's for:

• Casting
• Electroplating
• Mold-Making
• Jigs & Fixtures
• ... and more!

Then we'll tell you why you should 3D print with Formlabs SLA 3D printers.

EAC's Additive Manufacturing Specialist, Lauren Adey, and Formlabs' Product Manager, Levi Smith, help us to explore available 3D printing materials specific to popular industries using Formlabs' 3D printers!

     What we cover:

• Who is EAC? Who is Formlabs?
• Additive Manufacturing Trends
• Scalability with SLA Desktop 3D Printers
• Lean Enablement - continuous prototypes/parts production
• Material Development - Which resins exist out there?
• Electroplating with Clear Resin - Volkswagon Case Study
• Direct Casting with High Temp Resin - Google ATAP Case Study
• Composite Molding with High Temp Resin - DeltaWing Manufacturing
• Investment Casting with Castable Wax Resin - Ringbrothers
• Sand Casting with Castable Wax Resin
• Milling Alignment Pins with Tough, Grey, Durable, & Elastic Resin- Ashley Furniture Case Study
• Surface Masking Plastic Parts with Standard Resins - High-End Engineering
• End Use Part Production - Mass Customization of Razors - Gillette Case Study
• Production Workflow - Mass Customization of Shoes - New Balance Case Study
• Value of Form 3 SLA Desktop 3D Printer