Heads-up for Holiday Builds: PCBWay Discounts Engineering Resins

If you’re planning to use the coming holiday break to catch up on project work and get things off the ground, there’s a material drop worth looking at. While our inboxes are recovering from the general Black Friday deluge, manufacturing service PCBWay has quietly cut prices by 10% on two of their specific engineering-grade resins: Somos Ledo 6060 and UTR-8100.

The price drops target specific functional needs rather than general hobbyist stocking stuffers, mirroring the company’s approach earlier this year when they slashed prices on flexible TPU. If you have a part that exceeds the capabilities of your desktop machine, these materials might bridge the gap.

For Toughness: Somos Ledo 6060

First up is Somos Ledo 6060, a widely used ABS-like resin developed DSM (now Covestro). It is designed to take a bit of a beating, making it a solid choice for functional parts – think snap-fits, durable enclosures, or automotive components – where standard resins, which are usually quite brittle, snap under load.

Beyond just impact resistance, it is noted for its water resistance and dimensional stability. With that said, its heat deflection temperature sits around 58°C, which puts it about on par with regular fused filament fabrication-printed PLA – fine for room temperature usage where the part isn’t subject to direct sunlight or proximity to components that generate heat. While it is a significant prototyping upgrade for mechanical verification where the detail or intricacy only possible with resin printing is needed, it’s not a replacement for high-performance thermoplastics.