PLA Premium

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Aesthetic, biodegradable and reliable 3D printing

Spectrum PLA Premium is a filament based on polylactide which belongs to aliphatic polymers. It shows full biodegradability. Carefully selected colour concentrates provide items manufactured of Spectrum PLA Premium with intense colours in a broad spectrum. Moreover, the choice of an appropriate dye base for the pellets for filament extrusion ensures a highly efficient printing with an extremely good adhesion of printed items to the build beds of FDM/FFF 3D printers.

An unquestionable advantage of Spectrum PLA Premium is a very low processing shrinkage. Thus, it is particularly useful for large-size 3D printers without a closed build-in chamber. Spectrum PLA Premium yields excellent surface quality and detail, producing reliable results.

The characteristics of the filament Spectrum PLA Premium determine its application as a training material for those who learn to employ the FDM/FFF additive manufacturing technologies. Moreover, on account of the extremely high aesthetic properties, the material is widely used in industrial design, specifically for concept and demo prototyping of designed finished and semi-finished products.

The material is also widely used for producing gadgets and company advertising aids as well as all kinds of toys, figurines, containers, handles and stands for interior design purposes.

Technical data

Material:
PLA
Available diameter:
1.75 / 2.85 [mm]
Diameter tolerance:
+/- 0.03 [mm]
Density:
1.24 [g/cm3]
Thermal resistance:
HDT - 55°C
Surface finish:
shiny
Verify your spool:
YES (course of diameter online graph - on the entire length of the spool, mean diameter, ovality, standard deviation individually for each manufactured spool)

How to use

Nozzle temperature:
185-215°C
Bed temperature:
0-45°C
Recommended printing speed:
40-150 mm/s
Recommended shell thickness:
0.40 - 2.70mm
Recommended layer height:
0.05 - 0.30mm
Cooling:
up to 100%
Closed chamber for printing:
not necessary
Dry box recommended:
no
Ruby or hardened nozzle recommended:
no
Adhesive:
not necessary (for increased adhesion or to prevent warping: Dimafix, 3DLac, Magigoo)

Material characteristics

  • made of biodegradable raw materials
  • good mechanical properties (high hardness and tensile resistance)
  • user friendly
  • high aesthetic surface quality
  • good for creating high-resolution parts
  • high rigidity of printed items
  • a relatively low melting point
  • no shrinkage after cooling
  • good for lost casting methods to create metal parts
  • wide range of available colours
  • heat distortion temperature – 55°C

Applications

  • household tools
  • educational projects
  • concept and demo prototyping of designed finished and semi-finished products
  • industrial design
  • interior design
  • casts

Case study

Our customer’s project was to create a functional computer stand that could be easily placed on a desk or attached to a handlebar mount.

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A wide range of products

Wide portfolio consisting of over 50 filaments with a versatile range of properties and applications, divided into three segments: desktop easy-to-use, industrial grade and high performance.

High quality

Innovation, extrusion know-how and highest quality filaments are the pillars of Spectrum philosophy. Our team is working continously on the development of new materials and their applications.

European made

All filaments from our portfolio are in-house made. We use modern production lines equipped with non-standard solutions to obtain highest quality final product.

Professional technical support

Our qualified support team helps at every stage from material selection to the 3D printing process.

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