{"id":8922,"date":"2026-03-30T07:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/?p=8922"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:34:57","slug":"choosing-right-3d-printing-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartfactory.lt\/lt\/choosing-right-3d-printing-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are Times When You Shouldn\u2019t Use New Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, new materials are released. They\u2019re stronger, lighter, and more sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>Most manufacturers\u2019 first thought upon seeing new materials is: \u201cCan we use this?\u201d Sometimes they can, but often they can\u2019t. The real question is not whether it\u2019s impressive, but whether it\u2019s the right fit.<\/p>\n<p>In some instances, a designer will request a \u201chigh-performance\u201d material. However, what the application actually needs is something adequately strong, stable, or with the right surface quality, or simply a material that feels right in hands.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a similar material may work better than a newer, more complex option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes <strong>#PA12<\/strong> is enough.<\/li>\n<li>Other times, <strong>#PA12GB<\/strong> provides the required stiffness.<\/li>\n<li>Occasionally, <strong>#PA11<\/strong> meets both impact and flexural performance needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The optimal material isn\u2019t necessarily the newest one. The best material solves the problem efficiently without adding unnecessary complexity or cost. While new materials create exciting opportunities, they also generate a lot of noise. That\u2019s where our job comes in: filtering what matters from what doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, new materials are released. They\u2019re stronger, lighter, and more sophisticated. Most manufacturers\u2019 first thought upon seeing new materials is: \u201cCan we use this?\u201d Sometimes they can, but often they can\u2019t. The real question is not whether it\u2019s impressive, but whether it\u2019s the right fit. In some instances, a designer will request a \u201chigh-performance\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When to Avoid New 3D Printing Materials | Brand<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is the newest material always best? 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