Polymaker, the high quality 3D printing filament manufacturer, announced Fiberon and Panchroma filament product lines at the recently concluded Rapid+TCT that will target the professional and consumer sides of the 3D printing materials industry. A colourful consumer-focused lineup called “Panchroma” and a professionally focused “Fiberon”.
Panchroma offers a wide range of colours and textures, including Panchroma™ Matte, Panchroma™ Silk, Panchroma™ Glow, and Panchroma™ Gradient Matte. Fiberon’s engineering materials include Fiberon™ PPS-CF, Fiberon™ PA6 CF, Fiberon™ PA6-GF, and Fiberon™ PETG-CF.
Fiberon and Panchroma Filament Product Lines
Polymaker filament product line will launch with 160 filaments in a variety of colours and finishes. While the majority of the materials will simply be rebranded Polymaker materials, 34 will feature entirely new colours, gradients, and effects. And that’s just the start. Taylor says Polymaker plans to have 190 Panchroma materials by the end of the year and is committed to adding a new colour series to the Panchroma family every quarter, for a total of four new colour series per year.
Panchroma’s consumer focus does not preclude Polymaker from considering business needs. It is determined to ensure that Panchroma’s colour palette is not only diverse, but also consistent across its offerings.
“We saw two growing demands: one was colours for things like Bambu printers with AMS, Hue Forge, and everything that’s going on in surface finishing colour. And the other direction is competent materials. And it’s not like one is business and one is consumer because a lot of consumers also need high-performance stuff.”
– Luke Taylor, Marketing Manager, Polymaker (as told to All3DP)
Taylor added, “We have a five-step QC process where we’re measuring with a colourometer and checking that we retain the masterbatch ,” said Taylor. “Because a lot of people are printing for business, and when one spool runs out mid-print, you want to swap another one in and not see any change in colour. That’s something we really, really commit to.”
So, there are many materials to choose from in the Panchroma line, but customers may not need to order a sample of each spool to find the right material for them. Polymaker demonstrated its upcoming web-based tool that generates high-quality renders locally – no uploads required. The tool allows users to view their model in all Panchroma filaments using either standard rendering or raytracing. Polymaker expects the tool to be available by the end of the year.
Fiberon keeps colours to a minimum, with the majority of the materials in the 8-product lineup being black, and prioritises functionality over form. You might guess that carbon fibre is a theme in the product line.
If you’ve previously purchased from Polymaker, you’ll recognise some of the materials under the Fiberon banner. Specialised filaments, such as carbon-nanotube-filled ESD, have simply been given a new name, but prices have been reduced to make the materials more accessible, Taylor explained.
However, Fiberon is more than just a rebranding. New materials have also arrived, perhaps the most exciting of which is PPS-CF. Taylor rang a large bell printed from the material, which chimed with a metallic sound due to the material’s extreme stiffness.
Customers can determine the percentage of carbon fibre in a Fiberon material using the numbers behind the material name, with blends tuned to optimise for things like heat resistance or fast printing.
In addition to the new product lines, Polymaker users will notice that the company’s recycled cardboard spools have been updated with a rubber glue around the rims to prevent dusting in closed settings such as multi-material units.
