NEW Colours with Stratasys ASA Thermoplastic - 30 Jan 2015

Stratasys ASA Thermoplastic offers an exceptional surface finish and has the best aesthetics of any FDM material available. Compared to ABS, details such as printed text and other features are greatly improved by ASA's matte finish.

Compatible with the Fortus 360mc, 380mc, 400mc, 450mc and 900mc 3D Production Systems, ASA thermoplastic can be used by manufacturers in a variety of industries including sporting goods, outdoor tools, electrical, toys and automotive.

Orginally launched in Q3 2014 in only Ivory or black, the eight new colour options for ASA include: red, orange, dark gray, yellow, green, dark blue, white and light gray. ASA now offers the most colour options of any FDM material, allowing users the flexibility to create colorful parts that are UV resistant, strong and durable.

The increase in demand for robust applications with UV-resistant capabilities has quickly established ASA as a popular all-purpose material in additive manufacturing. Applications ranging from tooling and sporting goods to consumer products and automotive end-use parts stand to benefit from the new vibrant color ASA materials. Engineers and manufacturers now have the ability to create end-use parts, functional prototypes, and jigs and fixtures in a variety of rich colors with strong, durable mechanical properties. Whether a manufacturer is measuring the effectiveness of color characteristics in a consumer toy or testing electrical and telecom equipment in various gray scales, ASA-created parts allow for unmatched artistic design without compromising mechanical properties.