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Most desktop 3D printer users are familiar with the benefits and disadvantages of PLA and ABS materials. But, when it comes to producing flexible and durable objects, PETG filament is gaining popularity among filament producers and the 3D printing community.

Well, a clear answer is not easy to find out there, as companies that profit from this segment of the market tend to give vague explanations about their products in order to not alarm the world too much and keep you using and buying their technology. Even if some process or material could be really effective to produce certain objects we should keep in mind that not all technologies are good for our planet. It should not be hard to determine when a technology becomes inconvenient, I believed this is when it is used to produce things that can be made in a sustainable way.

Once in a great while, a technology emerges that has the potential to revolutionize the world as we know it. Even less frequent is the opportunity for the general public to invest in such a technology. The advent of 3D printing brings with it an opportunity to invest in an advancement that is as monumental as the cotton gin and the Internet.

Unlike fused deposition 3d printing technologies (FFF, FFD,FDM) where 3d printed items are made using thermal plastics in form of pellets of filaments extruded trough one or more hot nozzles, resin 3d printers (SLA, DLP, LED/LCD, LFS) use light-reactive thermoset liquid materials called “resins” to create the 3d printed layers.

Choosing the right 3D printer among the various alternatives may at first seem like a daunting task. There are significant differences in how each printing technology turns digital data into a solid object. Today’s 3D printers can use a variety of materials with vast differences in mechanical properties, feature definition, surface finish, environmental resistance, visual appearance, accuracy and precision, useful life, thermal properties and more.

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