Polymaker High Temp HT-PLA-Glass Fiber 1kg Rolls

High Temperature PLA is not a new category of filament, however its potential has been limited as the ideal thermal properties were never inherent to the printed part. Generic HT-PLA achieves slightly higher heat resistance during printing, however its true heat resistance comes from annealing parts in the oven. The heat resistance that comes from printing is only enough to assist with the annealing process. The other challenge is that annealing can create distortion in the model.

Polymaker™ HT-PLA has been developed to solve these issues. Firstly it will print models with higher heat stability straight off the printer. It's vicat softening temperature is 152°C before any annealing process. The high vicat softening temperature means that 3D printed models can be exposed to high temperature without worrying about deformation. The only catch is that vicat softening temperature refers to heat resistance with no force applied - to avoid confusion we refer to this as heat stability. If the user does require mechanical properties in a high temperature environment, they will want the material to have a high heat deflection temperature. Polymaker™ HT-PLA would still require annealing to increase the heat deflection temperature.

Overall, Polymakers formula produces a more accessible and functional material that resolves the core issue that all PLA filaments face. Best of all, Polymaker formulated this material to be compatible with high printing speeds up to 300mm/s.

Polymaker are a global leader in filament production, driving innovation and quality to bring you the best 3D printing materials on the market. With a diverse portfolio of materials ranging from high performance plastics to unique aesthetic solutions, Polymaker will continue to add cutting edge materials to its ever-growing portfolio.

At the core of Polymaker is their research & development laboratory, this is where all Polymakers materials are formulated and fine-tuned from the ground up to create the best in class 3D printing materials. Their precision testing equipment combines the latest advancements in technology to ensure they are ahead of the game. High quality raw ingredients are critical to manufacturing consistent and reliable filament, for this reason Polymaker partnered with NatureWorks and use Ingeo PLA resins as the core ingredient of Polymaker™ HT-PLA. Polymakers innovative R&D technologies, compounding and extrusion systems combined with Natureworks Ingeo resins produce a reliable 3D printing filament.

NatureWorks is now a world-leading biopolymers supplier and innovator with its Ingeo portfolio of naturally advanced materials made from renewable, abundant feedstocks with performance and economics that compete with oil-based intermediates, plastics, and fibers. 

In addition to innovative formulas, all Polymaker materials are manufactured using state-of-the-art polymer processing technologies and equipment. Polymakers rigorous quality control processes ensure industrial standards of reliability for a consistent customer experience.

Tolerance - Polymakers custom developed extrusion, control and monitoring solutions to ensure filament tolerance and roundness meet Polymakers strict quality standards.
Colour Consistency - Polymaker offer industry leading batch-to-batch colour consistency that you can rely on.
Reliable Mechanical & Printing Properties - Every batch of filament products are tested to ensure all quality specs (melt flow, softening point, mechanical, diameter, round-ness) are met.
Drying & Vacuum Sealing - Before packaging, all Polymaker filaments are dried to a moisture level of < 0.1% to ensure the best printing quality and are vacuum sealed to protect the filament from moisture. All vacuum packaged products are left for 24 hours before boxing to ensure they are leak-free.