Overview
Tough PLA (Polylactic Acid) is engineered for its high impact resistance and strength, similar to those of ABS, in combination with the stiffness of PLA. This material shows excellent results in layer adhesion and is the perfect match for tooling or manufacturing aids where a high impact is needed. Tough PLA is an easy to print material with a very good surface quality.
Compatibility: Find out the BCN3D printers and filaments compatibility
Applications
- Manufacturing aids
- Manufacturing tools
- Functional prototyping
- End-use parts
- Alternative to ABS for large prints
BCN3D Filaments
Industrial-grade materials manufactured by BASF and Mitsubishi Chemical and designed to deliver outstanding results for BCN3D printers.
Technical Information
Ideal for manufacturing stiff parts
Tough PLA is 50% stiffer than ABS, and has the right balance of toughness and stiffness.
A good balance between temperature resistance and toughness
Thanks to its toughness, Tough PLA becomes the ideal material for indestructible end-use parts, while counting on a lower heat resistance than PET-G.
How to Print
Printer Settings
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Extruder temp. 190° C - 220° C |
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Bed temp. 45° C - 60° C |
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Cooling fan 100% |
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Speed 25 - 60mm/s |
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Min. layer height 0.15 - 0.4mm |
For BCN3D Stratos users:
Get a proper printing profile for PLA using the ones integrated into the BCN3D Stratos.
Bed adhesion:
To ensure good bed adhesion use Magigoo.
Recommendations:
Store it in an airtight container with desiccant.
Gallery
Post-processing tooling
Tooling designed to make holes at 120º of separation in injected parts. After manufacturing the parts without the holes in order to simplify the molds and save costs, this tooling allows for easier post-processing of the final part.
Customized tooling
Large-size tooling customized to fit a specific large aluminum profile. The tooling adapts to the machinery and fixes the metalic profile for more convenient post-processing.
Positioning tooling
Tooling used in the BCN3D production line to ensure the correct positioning of the LEDs during the assembly process. The color is used as a visual code to determine whether it is for one product or another.
Post-processing tooling
Tooling designed to make holes at 120º of separation in injected parts. After manufacturing the parts without the holes in order to simplify the molds and save costs, this tooling allows for easier post-processing of the final part.
Positioning tooling
Tooling used in the BCN3D production line to ensure the correct positioning of the LEDs during the assembly process.
Positioning tooling
Tooling used on the BCN3D production line to ensure correct positioning of the tacks to hold the flat cables.
Advantages of 3D printing
This part supports the hood of the car by performing automatic movements of opening and closing. This part has the negative shape of the hood, allowing the weight of the hood to be distributed across the whole part and to not leave any mark or dent on the hood of the car.
Positioning tooling
This precision tooling holds the components of the GPS device in place while being assembled, ensuring quality and consistency. These types of parts give the company self-dependency and declutter their assembly process for optimum efficiency.
Positioning tooling
Using a Sigma D25, this blue fixture is created and implemented in the use of a pressurized machine that fixes the glass panel to the front of the GPS device.