German chemical giant BASF is working with Essentium Materials, a US-based company, to establish a global distribution network for plastic filaments.
As part of the cross-regional distribution agreement, the two companies are mass-producing their industrial filament materials in the name of 'Ultra High Speed'. BASF announced on April 9th that these industrial filament materials will be developed for the Ultrafuse range of industrial applications. All filaments.
The agreement deals with a special, ultra-thin ultra-strong filament made from BASF's materials and further developed by Essentium, which incorporates Essentium's processing technology.
In the course of this year's cooperation, the two partners intend to further introduce fillers and flame-retardant yarns. In addition, the company based in Heidelberg, Germany, also introduced new products at the 'Additional Manufacturing User Group' (AMUG) meeting, which took place in April. From 8th to 12th in the Holy City of Missouri.
According to BASF, this gray polyamide-6 powder is used in the selective laser sintering (SLS) process and can be melted at a temperature of about 193 degrees Celsius. It is easy to operate on the most commonly used SLS machines.