Mar.24, 2014
3D Printing with PEEK and other advanced reinforced polymers has been technically challenging. But Silicon Valley startup Arevo Labs says they have solved this problem by optimizing polymer formulations along with innovative extrusion technology to make them suitable for additive manufacturing.
Arevo Labs announced today new carbon fiber and Carbon Nanotube (CNT) reinforced high performance materials for 3D printing, as well as patent pending 3D Printing technology and specialized software algorithms to enable production grade 3D printed ultra strong polymer parts using commercially available filament fusion 3D printers.
Supported materials include High Performance Polymers such as KetaSpire PEEK (high temp, chemical resistive), AvaSpire PAEK, Radel PPSU (high strength & stiffness) and PrimoSpire SRP (strongest &stiffest polymer).
Arevo Labs patent pending 3D Printing (Reinforced Filament Fusion) technology uses special extrusion head design and firmware optimized for reinforced materials. It combines the benefits of printing complex geometries with reinforced materials that have excellent resistance to high temperatures and chemicals. The 3D printed parts made using Arevo's technology are "lighter and stronger", says the company.
Arevo plans to offer the technology and materials to OEMs worldwide.
"We are excited about enabling 3D printed Ultra Strong Polymer Parts for the first time," said Hemant Bheda, founder of Arevo Labs. "OEMs in the aerospace and defense industries, in particular, can now use lighter and stronger production parts not possible to manufacture using conventional methods until now."
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I tried to get a quote from Stratasys Direct Manufacturing using PEEK material. They tell me there will be no material available until late March or early April.
3dfilaments wrote at 12/30/2014 7:14:11 PM:
I have twice contacted Arevo within the past 3 months requesting for PEEK filaments but no answer. Is this company marketing any of its products?
ken Cummings wrote at 3/25/2014 1:16:03 AM:
They wiill have trouble with the patent. A Canadian Kickstarter outfit, ProtoPasta, offered carbon fiber reinforced filament last year.
jd90 wrote at 3/24/2014 6:17:45 PM:
I don't see anything in that video that lends credence to it being a special material or a special head design.
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