POC Lab, a developer of technical resins for additive manufacturing, has launched two supplies for skilled functions: Nylon-Like UL94 V-0 ESD and HT-240C UL94 V-0 ESD. Each had been launched for demanding industrial functions that require flame retardancy, thermal resistance, and electrostatic discharge safety. Goal sectors embody electronics, aerospace, automotive, and superior manufacturing.
Every resin combines a UL94 V-0 flammability score with ESD properties meant to dissipate static electrical energy. That mixture is aimed toward functions the place fireplace security and electrostatic safety have to be addressed on the similar time. POC Lab’s UL94 ESD formulation is described as an ESD-safe resin primarily based on a composite containing single-wall carbon nanotubes and graphene for functions requiring safety towards electrostatic discharge.
Nylon-Like UL94 V-0 ESD combines excessive precision, excessive influence resistance, floor hardness, and put on resistance with higher flexibility than ABS. Further traits embody wonderful mechanical properties, isotropic ESD efficiency throughout the x, y, and z axes, a floor resistivity of 10^6 Ω/sq, and UL94 V-0 self-extinguishing conduct. Meant functions are people who require sturdiness, fireplace security compliance, and ESD safety.
HT-240C UL94 V-0 ESD is designed for high-temperature environments. Materials traits embody excessive precision, excessive influence resistance, wonderful rigidity and mechanical properties, floor hardness, put on resistance, temperature resistance as much as 240°C, isotropic ESD efficiency throughout the x, y, and z axes, a floor resistivity of 10^6 Ω/sq, and UL94 V-0 self-extinguishing efficiency. Meant functions embody parts close to warmth sources and important digital environments.
Each supplies can be found now by way of POC Lab’s distribution community.
Resin improvement targets tighter security and working constraints
Current resin launches present that flame-retardant photopolymers are being developed round stricter working necessities, not simply common mechanical efficiency. In 2023, Netherlands-based 3D printing resin producer Liqcreate added Flame Retardant HDT to its portfolio as a high-temperature materials with a UL94 V0 flammability score and an HDT-B worth of 257°C. Designed for resin methods working within the 385–420 nm vary, that materials was positioned for functions comparable to tooling aids, connector housings, and covers, with further relevance for mobility and electronics. Testing at 3 mm thickness below UL94 V0 and at 1.5 mm thickness below inner burn-test strategies pointed to the certification and qualification pressures shaping resin improvement for transport and digital elements.
Related strain is seen in smaller-scale functions the place fireplace security needs to be balanced with dimensional management. Microscale 3D printer producer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) launched an FR photopolymer for micro 3D printing that achieved a UL94 V-0 score at 2.0 mm thickness and a warmth deflection temperature of 160°C. Geared toward aerospace, client electronics, and micromechanics, that resin was additionally framed round manufacturing necessities, with diminished preheating and shorter post-processing time. Taken collectively, these launches present how photopolymer improvement is transferring towards narrower technical targets. POC Lab’s new supplies prolong that course by combining flame retardancy with electrostatic discharge safety, including one other requirement for elements utilized in delicate industrial environments.
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Featured picture reveals HT-240C UL94 V-0 ESD high-temperature resin. Picture through POC Lab.
