FDM
Fused Deposition Modeling
Building a part layer by layer from a thermoplastic filament, melted and laid down through a heated nozzle.
Typical materials
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All FDM materials →Every 3D printing technology runs its own families of materials. The pairing you choose – technology and material together – is what decides the strength, accuracy, finish, durability, flexibility and cost of the finished part.
Materials are not interchangeable across processes – each one exists only in the technology it is made for. Pick the technology first to see which materials actually run on it.
Building a part layer by layer from a thermoplastic filament, melted and laid down through a heated nozzle.
Curing a liquid photopolymer resin with a laser beam, for smooth, accurate parts with fine detail.
Controlled curing of liquid photopolymer by digital projection, for fast, high-quality industrial production at scale.
Producing parts by sintering polymer powder with a laser – no support structures, and a high degree of design freedom for complex geometry.
Volume production of polymer powder parts using an infrared lamp array, for high part-to-part consistency.
Fusing polymer powder with a fusing agent and applied heat, for fast production of parts in a natural grey.
Fully melting metal powder with a laser, to produce functional metal parts in complex geometry.