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TWOBEARS Technical Information bioFila® silk & linen By: Benno Besler & Eva Besler from: 7. November 2014 Version: 2 TWOBEARS GENERAL INFORMATION
 bioFila® silk and bioFila® linen are compounds of biopolymers designed for 3D printing and also qualified for extrusion and injection molding. The newest material information you’ll find on our homepage: http://www.two-bears.eu, section data sheets. Ender’s classification of biopolymers: renewable raw materials
 & CO2-Neutral X renewable & not biodegradable not
 bio-degradable bioFila® renewable & bio-degradable X petro-based & not biodegradable bio-degradable PLABlend petrol-based & bio-degradable ABS X petrol-based -raw materials QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATS Renewable raw material Our material are made out of biopolymers, which were produced out of renewable raw material, like wood, stark, lignin and we ensure, that they are not out of the food chain. These resources do not depend on speculation of raw oil prices and they will be available in future, even after petrol time. Bio-degradable bioFila® silk and bioFila® linen are both tested and conform with DIN/ISO 14851/14852. That means that the material is biodegradable like wood and will be complete re-integrated in natural process and do not pollutes the environment, like standard plastics. No waste, no impact to the environment and humans. The perfect material for the industrial future.
 TWOBEARS Food-save material The material ist tested as food-save and is conform with the following standards bioFila® linen: EG 1935/2004 from 13.11.2004 Germany: Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetz (LFGB from24.07.2009) EU 10/2011 from 14.01.2011 bioFila® silk: EG 1935/2004 from 13.11.2004 Germany: Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetz (LFGB from24.07.2009) EU 10/2011 from 14.01.2011 U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) 21 CFR § 177.1660 21 CFR § 182
 21 CFR § 184
 21 CFR § 186 21 CFR § 175.105 “Adhesives”
 21 CFR § 175.300 “Resinous and polymeric coatings”
 21 CFR § 176.170 “Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods”
 21 CFR § 176.200 “Defoaming agents used in coatings” 21 CFR § 177.2600 “Rubber articles intended for repeated use”
 21 CFR § 178.2010 “Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for polymers”. Reach Conformity Our material is conform with the REACH requests. A certificate is available on our homepage. TWOBEARS 3D PRINTING PARAMETERS Temperatures & speed Depending for the printer the temperatures should be in the following range: Product Dim. bioFila® silk bioFila® linen Hotend (°C) 165-195 175 -230 Heat-bed (°C) 55°C 55°C mm/sec 30 - 90 30 -90 °C 215 235 speed decomposition temperature Attention: Please be aware, that you will get a change in the surface if you print higher than the decomposition temperature. With bioFila® linen you can change the surface form smooth to rough if you printer with a higher temperature than 205°C. That can be used for some very interesting special effects and designs. Start easy printing The printing with bioFila is very easy. Here a short description how to start. 1. Start in park position and with the lowest temperature (see table) 2. Try to extrude with your hot-end 10mm material. 3. If the material sticks, increase the temperature by 5 degrees and continue with point 2 until
 the material start to flow. This is the minimum temperature for printing. 4. With 10 degree higher than the minimum temperature you will have the best process temperature for printing with the lowest speed (here 30mm/sec) Optimization of printing If you want to increase the speed of printing you normally need some optimization loops. As rule of thumb you should increase the temperature by 10°C if you print 20mm/s faster. At the end the sojourn time is responsible for the material temperature, which should not be higher than the decomposition temperature. If you print with very high speed, you have to minimize the ramp-up and stop times to prevent / minimize a decomposition of the material. For any problems with the printing, don’t hesitate to contact us and we will help you to solve it.
 TWOBEARS EXTRUSION & INJECTION MOLDING 
 Both materials are tested for injection molding and extrusion, so it’s easy for you to use prototype parts out of the 3D printer and transfer the results to a mass production line. General you will get better mechanical results in your extrusion or injection molding than in 3D-printing. That will be a safety margin for your design. You will be faster and better if you use bioFila® from design to production. For any question or support, don’t hesitate to contact us. MATERIAL DATA OVERVIEW bioFila vs. PLA & ABS Measurement Test method Dim. bioFila silk bioFila linen PLA ABS Density 23°C DIN EN ISO 1183 g/cm3 1,25 1,40 1,28 1,07 Tensile test Stress at yield DIN EN ISO 527-2 MPa 53 51 55 48 Tensile modulus DIN EN ISO 527-1 GPa 2,50 2,70 5,10 2,20 Charpy impact strength 23°C DIN EN ISO 179/1eU kJ/m2 60 58 8 55 Softening temperatur (Vicat / VST A50) DIN EN ISO 306 °C 57 58 60 100 Melding temperature ISO
 11357 °C 165 153 180 180 This information and all technical and other advice are based on twoBEars’s present knowledge and experience. However, twoBEars assumes no liability for such information or advice, including the extent to which such information or advice may relate to third party intellectual property rights. twoBEars reserves the right to make any changes to information or advice at any time, without prior or subsequent notice. twoBEars disclaims all representations and warranties, whether express or implied, and shall have no liability for, merchantability of the product or its fitness for a particular purpose (even if twoBEars is aware of such purpose), or otherwise. twoBEars shall not be responsible for consequential, indirect or incidental damages (including loss of profits) of any kind. It is the customer’s sole responsibility to arrange for inspection and testing of all products by qualified experts. Reference to trade names used by other companies is neither a recommendation nor an endorsement of the corresponding product, and does not imply that similar products could not be used. Contact: twoBEars Gbr, Benno & Eva Besler Hufe 11 19303 Tewswoos Germany info@two-bears.eu