MatterHackers has partnered with BASF to bring you a new industrial line of filament backed by the Pros at MatterHackers and chemical experts at BASF: introducing Innofil3D.

Who Is BASF?

BASF is the world’s largest chemical producer with a portfolio to back it up. In the '30s BASF developed polystyrene, the same material styrofoam cups, model kits, and vacuum-formed containers are made from. They also have over 150 years of experience supplying to a multitude of industrial applications. If anyone could be called experts in plastic production, it would be BASF.

Quality and Reliability

From a continued intent on developing, improving, and producing plastics, BASF has the breadth and depth to know what it takes to create the highest quality product. With over a century of experience, creating filament is a breeze for BASF, and they understand the importance of consistency, reliability, and repeatability as key features for any 3D printing user.

High-Performance Materials

These aren’t your run-of-the-mill filaments. While supplying you with high-quality PLA and ABS you can also utilize glass-fiber infused polypropylene, carbon-fiber infused nylon, or carbon fiber infused PET for your prototype or end-use parts.

BASF Filament Types

BASF PRO1 PLA: This tough PLA filament is excellent for printing tools, jigs and fixtures and has ABS strength.

Printing Temperature: 210±10°C

Bed Temperature: 60°C

Cooling Fan: Yes

BASF ABS Fusion+: ABS Fusion+ adheres easily to glass printing surfaces and boasts high heat and chemical resistance.

Printing Temperature: 250±10°C

Bed Temperature: 100°C

Cooling Fan: No

BASF PET CF: PET CF combines the ease of printing of PLA with the stiffness of ABS, but has been even further enhanced to have impact resistance, and high tensile strength due to the Carbon Fiber additive.

Printing Temperature: 255±10°C

Bed Temperature: 75°C

Cooling Fan: No

BASF PAHT CF: A special formulation of Nylon that has been reinforced with Carbon Fiber filaments.

Printing Temperature: 255±10°C

Bed Temperature: >50°C

Cooling Fan: No

BASF PPGF 30: BASF has taken the incredible strength of Polypropylene even further by adding Glass Fiber in their incredibly powerful PPGF 30 filament. 

Printing Temperature: 240±10°C

Bed Temperature: 30±10°C

Cooling Fan: Yes - 50% speed

Innofil materials by BASF cover a wide range of needs for any manufacturing market - from automotive and aerospace, to medical and oil & gas industries. These sophisticated plastics come with the knowledge and experience of one of the largest chemical companies in the world and have been researched and tested to produce the most consistent filament available. So whether the need is for prototyping or production, Innofil materials from BASF are an excellent choice.

In industry circles, BASF is known as a producer of high-performance materials and it is their objective to utilize this experience in polymer application development to create prime products for 3D printing.

With a wide array of filaments to choose from, backed with BASF’s guaranteed consistency, reliability, and repeatability you can breathe easy knowing you are printing with a trusted brand.