Blasco unveils high-visibility polypropylene filament for 3D printing

Blasco, the largest polyolefin producer in the Americas, today announced the launch of its new high-visibility polypropylene (PP) filament (FL105PP), the latest addition to Blasco’s 3D portfolio
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Blasco's new high-visibility PP filament, now available in Neon Yellow and Neon Pink, is ideal for security and construction applications
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Blasco was one of the first companies to introduce neon colored PP filament for security and construction
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These products build on the successful launch of Blasco's traditional PP filaments and include all the same material benefits such as light weight, water and chemical resistance, and impact resistance, but now all in highly visible colors
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In addition to these new high-visibility colors, Blasco is also introducing a new polypropylene filament (FL105PP) in black and green
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“As one of the largest polyolefin producers in the world, we are proud to announce the latest development in our 3D printing portfolio, the new high-visibility PP filament
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Be it start-ups, universities, equipment manufacturers, processing Whether it is a manufacturer, a compounder or a brand owner, Blasco offers innovative solutions to meet different 3D printing and additive manufacturing needs
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“The most special thing is that when working with customers, we are able to provide products that best meet their specific needs and specifications
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After the successful launch of the FL105PP 3D printing filament, customers started contacting us asking if PP filament could provide a brighter Color
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By working closely with our distribution partners, we are able to offer our customers a high-visibility 3D printed product range in the shortest time possible,
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Blasco filaments are designed with the end user in mind; they are ideal for making molds, jigs and fixtures, prototyping, testing lightweight performance improvements, optimizing geometries and designing spare parts
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Blasco 3D printing filaments have diameters of 1.
75 mm and 2.
85 mm and are suitable for a variety of printer applications
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