Airwolf 3D Tests New Biogradable bioFila Linen Material
- BY Sandra Helsel
- May 12, 2015
- 1 min read
Source: http://inside3dprinting.com/
(3D Printing Industry) — Airwolf 3D recently tested a new biodegradable material called bioFila Linen, produced by twoBEars in Germany. Unlike other PLA-based materials, bioFila doesn’t contain linen fibers. Instead, bioFila is composed of Lignins, an organic material that provides strength and rigidity to the cell walls of plants and one of the main ingredients found in paper. The texture of bioFila, when 3D printed, looks a lot like linen and is capable of producing rougher and more porous-looking structures when set on higher temperatures over 205 degrees Celcius.
Airwolf went to the far-end of bioFila’s recommended heat settings for its test of the new material, selecting the default settings in Astro Print for Laywoo-D3 (220°C hot end, 70° bed, first layer at .4mm). The material held up, printing accurately and smoothly, which suggests that it is forgiving of variances in print temperatures. The result is interesting: the final product has a visual texture similar to a linen lampshade, with the rigidity one would expect from a traditional PLA filament.
