Highest Elongation - In serial production since 2014

The use of TPU has proven itself especially in industrial series production for elastic products. For instance, TPU is used to produce seals for windows or cars. Grippers and tubes made of TPU are applied in automation. Orthopedics also benefit from this material to produce shoe soles or their components. Since 2016 famous sneaker giants are using our TPU for 3D printed prototypes.

The right material increases profitability

Many TPU powders have poor flowability and are difficult to process. With our ROLASERIT® TPU you are making the right choice as we have significantly improved the flow properties and allow easy processing of TPU.

In addition, almost no aging effects occur. Low refresh rates in the range of the generated part volume, or the repeated processing of the material without refreshing, enable an extremely economical part production.

Processing on all common laser sintering machines possible

In contrast to other TPU powders, ROLASERIT® TPU is not subject to excessive, disturbing smoke emission and laser decomposition of the material, which would lead to low-molecular decomposition products. A simple exposure of the cross sections is sufficient to achieve optimum product properties. Thus, our TPU can be used on all common laser sintering machines - a clear advantage for companies with limited machinery.

Components manufactured from this material show elongations at break partially well over 500 %, with results of over 200 - 300 % even in z-direction. In addition, excellent surface properties and high edge sharpness with good detail resolution can finally be achieved.

Lowest Shore hardness on the market

The hardness can be variably adjusted by process settings between 70 and 85 Shore A. In comparison, the material has one of the lowest Shore hardnesses on the market. All products are immediately ready for use without infiltration, pressure-tight up to 5 bar and can be easily dyed and chemically smoothed.

ROLASERIT® TPU is available in natural, gray-black and as a blue/green luminescent variant.The gray-black as well as a special whitish variant are suitable for use with fiber lasers.

Easy processing PP with superior performance

Compared to the standard PA12 and PA11, polypropylene stands out in particular due to its excellent chemical resistance at a low density and lower material costs.

AM Polymers has been offering PP since 2017. It is harder and more heat resistant than PE and easy to process on all machines, thus meeting your specific requirements in the best possible way. PP-01 has a low tendency to curl and warp, making it easy to set up a robust processing. Components made of PP-01 have good mechanical properties and, in contrast to many other new material developments for powder bed fusion, exhibit ductile part behavior with elongations at break exceeding 40%. The fracture behavior corresponds to that of PA12, with the otherwise typical characteristics of PP.

Benefits of ROLASERIT® PP-01

• High performance / ductility / plasticity
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Low moisture absorption
• Lower material costs compared to PA12
• Suitable for series production
• Easy processing
• Works also with blade recoaters
• Superior elongation at break up to 200 % XY / 40 % Z of vapor smoothed PP-01
• Charpy impact strength notched 5.2 kJ/m²/ unnotched 93 kJ/m² of vapor smoothed PP-01
• High impact strength
• Natural/translucent, white and dark grey colors available
• Carbon fiber reinforced version with 2,000 MPa Modulus available
• Easy postprocessing (chemical smoothing)

Applications of PP-01

• Chemical & variety of industrial goods
• Lower cost for functional prototypes
• Technical components with film hinges
• Housings i.e. for electronic units
• Automotive interior / exterior
• Fluid / water tanks (especially break fluid tanks) and manifolds
• Orthopedics & prosthetics
• Medical / pharmaceutical equipment

Joint tailored development with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

PBT is used especially for valve parts, plug connectors and electrical/electronic components, but also for pump housings and wheels, household appliance components, headlight housings and automotive components.

Clear advantages over standard materials in powder bed fusion

Compared to PA12 and PA11, PBT has better mechanical properties and much lower moisture absorption, as well as higher heat resistance.

In a joint development with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, AM Polymers has developed a PBT material which is characterized by good processability and good mechanical component properties comparable to injection molding.

No need for high temperature system

Unlike other PBT powders, no high-temperature equipment is required for processing ROLASERIT® PBT-01. The material can be processed on all common standard systems for powder bed fusion. Hence, this material is available on the market without restrictions.

Ductility that pays off

ROLASERIT® PBT-01 has mechanical properties corresponding to typical injection molded PBT materials. In addition, it has a high elongation at break of 15 % compared with other available powders, with good layer-to-layer bonding in the direction of building. As a result, even finer structures can be produced without the risk of damage when unpacking or blasting.

Benefits of ROLASERIT® PBT-01

• High performance and ductility of up to 15 %
• Suitable for series production
• Easy processing & postprocessing (smoothing)
• Economic recycling rate of 30 %
• Superior Young`s Modulus up to 2,650 MPa
• Higher electrical resistivity compared to injection molding
• Outstanding surface quality without post-processing
• Natural / White and dark grey colors available
• Carbon fiber (6,200 MPa modulus) and glass fiber (3,900 MPa modulus) version available
• HDT A/B up to 127 °C/ 180 °C

Applications of PBT-01

• Automotive interior / exterior
• Fluid / water pumps
• Medical / pharmaceutical equipment
• Electronic & variety of industrial goods
• Technical components
• Housings, connectors i.e. for electronic unit
• Alternative to PA 12 with glass beads with low refresh rate