The Markforged FX10 now 3D prints Nylon White!
What is Nylon White?
Nylon White is Markforged’s special version of the popular thermoplastic Nylon. This high quality material is smooth, non-abrasive and easily painted, making it useful in a wide range of applications. In addition, Nylon White is corrosion resistant and highly wear resistant, meaning it is an excellent choice for non-marring work holding, repeated handling, and cosmetic parts.
Markforged’s Digital Forge has been calibrated with this material in the Eiger software, allowing you to estimate manufacturing costs and time before 3D printing. It has also been tried, tested and proved to be a reliable 3D printing material across the Markforged range. This means you can depend on your FX10 3D printer to reliably produce parts time and again, without supervision or fiddling with complicated settings.
When Should I 3D Print With Nylon White instead of Onyxâ„¢ or Continuous Fibre Reinforcement?
We recommend Nylon White as a cost-effective option for applications that require greater strength than Precise PLA, but don’t require the enhanced mechanical properties of Onyx and/or continuous filaments. The strength, corrosion resistance and wear resistance properties also make it great for 3D printing end of arm tooling, grippers, functional prototypes, and fixtures in the workshop.
Nylon White can also be reinforced with continuous fibres on the Markforged X7 and Markforged Mark Two 3D printers. This functionality isn’t yet available on the Markforged FX10, but it is being continuously upgraded with new materials and features every quarter. We can’t yet reveal the upgrades that are on the way, so watch this space for announcements!
For applications that require greater mechanical properties, we recommend Onyx and continuous fibre reinforcement which can be 3D printed stronger than aluminium – read about this here!
Nylon White: Versatile and Cost Effective
Dixon Valve and Coupling is a manufacturer of fittings for fluid transfer industries. They have made extensive use of Markforged 3D printers and materials to reduce manufacturing costs and lead times.
J.R. Everett, Automation Technician at Dixon Valve, touches on the useful strength and chemical resistance properties of Onyx and Nylon in the video below. You can see the full case study for this and other applications here.
Learn more about 3D printing continuous fibres!
Which continuous fibre is suitable for which applications? How do I design correctly for filament 3D printing? What do users say and where can I find more information? – This is the right place for you! We listed some information leading you directly to the matching answers.
Markforged Nylon White is cost effective and versatile, and is one of many materials now available on the FX10 3D printer. Contact Mark3D for a quote!