Proto3000's video: How it Works FreeFoam Foam 3D Printing Material

For more information on FreeFoam™ visit https://bit.ly/3Ay5BXm For more information on DLP 3D printers from ETEC visit https://bit.ly/3u80ysw For more information on the ETEC Xtreme 8K visit https://bit.ly/3OwQRMu For more information on 3D printing / additive manufacturing services from Proto3000 visit https://bit.ly/3OuNTI9 FreeFoam was invented and developed by Texas-based Adaptive3D, a subsidiary of Desktop Metal that was acquired in 2021 and is a leader in premium photopolymer and elastomer development. FreeFoam resins are 3D printed similar to other photopolymer resins using DLP. After 3D printing, FreeFoam parts can be expanded on-demand during a brief heating cycle in an oven at approximately 160-170°C (320-340°F). The printed parts contain dispersed heat-activated foaming agents that create closed cell pores inside the material. This highly controllable process causes FreeFoam resins to consistently expand 2 to 7 times their as-printed sizes depending on the grade of resin, achieving final parts within desired tolerances. This all-new process allows 3D printers to produce much larger final foam parts than the printers’ original build areas and will enable foam products to be shipped at compact sizes and expanded at the final point of assembly or commercial use. While preliminary specifications for FreeFoam are now available, Desktop Metal plans to offer several grades of FreeFoam resins enabling different Shore hardness values and other specific materials properties such as water resistance for the outdoor furnishing market. FreeFoam is part of the recently launched DuraChain™ category of one-part, one-pot photopolymers that delivers breakthrough elastic and tough material properties through a Photo Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation process. When illuminated during DLP printing, these materials phase separate at the nano level into a material that cures into a resilient, high-performance polymer network. DuraChain enables FreeFoam parts to be foamed with control in an oven without a mold. FreeFoam will initially be 3D printable exclusively on the ETEC Xtreme 8K top-down DLP system from Desktop Metal’s polymer 3D printing brand. Subscribe now - https://bit.ly/2DeL5iH Follow us on Social! Twitter: https://bit.ly/2ZTkKP1 Facebook: https://bit.ly/31UtmHL Instagram: https://bit.ly/3e7XZMp LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3eaIVO1