At least so says Recreus, flexible filament specialists whose Formnext highlight solves the difficulties of high-speed printing soft flexibles: a new filament size. Soon, the company will offer a 2.20 mm flexible filament alongside the standard 1,75 mm. The logic goes that 2.85 mm filament takes too long to melt properly, and 1.75mm buckles too easily.
This new goldilocks size melts juuust right for higher-flow printing of flexibles at PLA-like print speeds, they say. Recreus-made Bambu Lab and Prusa Nextruder compatible nozzles, required for this optimal new size, will also launch soon.
Matthew Mensley is a senior editor at All3DP with nine years covering consumer 3D printing hardware. He writes news, reviews, and buying guides with the clarity of someone who's seen enough hype cycles to know which ones to take seriously.
