At CES 2021, 3D printing company Formlabs announced the release of a new material, Castable Wax 40 Resin.
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The material, for designers and manufacturers of jewelry, is addition number 30 in the Formlabs material library. The fact that Castable Wax 40 Resin is the 12 th new material added to the Formlabs material library in the past year highlights the company’s investment strategy for the long term: material research may be more valuable than hardware research. Low Force Stereolithography (LFS). Formlabs is creating new materials for designers and manufacturers in the jewelry industry. Jewelry is a valued commodity for a number of reasons. As a purchase for consumers, jewelry is a highly personal, emotionally driven aesthetic choice that represents beauty, charm, magic, and personal expression. Since the dawn of time, jewelry has reflected and symbolized wealth, family, and love, as well as vainglory and social status. The company is wisely investing in resin development because powerful software can help materials researchers innovate at a higher pace than would be possible with the same amount of capital applied to hardware research. Their is more bang in every buck Formlabs invests in materials research versus hardware research. Hardware develops at a […]
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