What are PLA filaments?

PLA is an eco-friendly 3D printing filament extracted from organic sources. The raw material used here is corn starch sugarcane and such. The production process of this thermoplastic monomer is what sets it apart from other 3D printing filaments.

The manufacturers use biomass resources for producing PLA filaments. You can use the equipment used to manufacture petrochemical plastics to produce PLA filaments. In this aspect, the difference in raw products doesn’t matter. And this also doesn’t rise the manufacturing cost which is a big plus.

PLA is eco-friendly as it is biodegradable, needs 65% less energy compared to manufacturing regular plastics, and is conceivably solvent welded. Moreover, it doesn’t have toxins and produces 68% lesser greenhouse gases.

Printing recommendations:

• Print at 200–230°C temperature for best results.* 
• You do not need a heated bed however, we recommend preheating your printing table to 50–60°C.
• Use a glass bed, PEI sheet, Kapton, or Blue tape for the build platform with 3Dlac spray.