The colorFabb testlab features a wide range of popular 3d printers. colorFabb continuously test their products on a range of 3D printers to check the quality of the materials produced and to develop exciting new materials.

The following printers are used in the colorFabb lab: Ultimaker Original, Ultimaker Original Dual Extrusion, Ultimaker 2, Makerbot Replicator 2, Delta Tower (E3D hot-end), Felix 20, Leapfrog Creator, Beethefirst.

As such, colorFabb nGen can be used for most commercially available leading brands 3D FDM/FFF printers. Please check your specific printer set up, specification and operation of your 3D printer for compatibility.

colorFabb nGen (Eastman Amphora AM3300 3D Polymer) is a low-odour, styrene-free material specifically developed for 3D printing. nGen has good flow properties, a low processing temperature, good bridging capabilities and a high glass transition temperature of 85°C making it an ideal material for engineering applications in form, fit and function testing of parts and prototypes.

• Recommended extruder temperature: 220-250°C

• Recommended platform temperature: 65-85°C

• Recommended print speed: 40 - 60mm/s 

colorFabb use laser measurement systems to check the diameter of their filament real time during production. It’s measured over 1000 times per second and helps guarantee that each spool of colorFabb 3D printing filament is produced within tolerance. colorFabb can guarantee 0.05mm +/- on both 2.85mm and 1.75mm colorFabb 3D printing filament.

nGen works best with a heated bed, with temperatures around 65-85°C. 

We would recommend using your normal adhesion, as you would for any other print, for example a little glue stick on an Ultimaker 2.

Yes, colorFabb advise you may need to experiment / adjust your fan cooling when using nGen material. Some 3D printers have aggressive cooling, which can affect layer adhesion. You might find it best to reduce your fan cooling speed, or perhaps only using fan cooling for perimeter lines. 

nGen has good bridging capabilities, but will perform best with reduced print bridge speeds.