Experience the real Ninja. Review of plastics NinjaTek
Good day! Today we will understand what is the difference between the plastics of the American company NinjaTek. All the tests we did on the printer FlashForge Dreamer. It should be noted that all NinjaTek plastics have rich, vivid colors, the color gamut is the widest and new colors constantly appear.
NinjaTek deserves the respect of consumers for its high quality and unique material properties. The special popularity of the company brought the elastic filament NinjaFlex, which accounts for about 80% of sales of all plastic produced by the company.
But NinjaTek does not stand still and besides soft types of plastic it produces interesting types of rigid and semi-rigid plastics.
NinjaTek Armadillo
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This "battleship" in the lineup Ninja. The plastic has a hardness of 75D on the Shore scale, but at the same time it is slightly flexible. This allows you to print parts that can withstand a fairly large shock load. Plus, the manufacturer claims a 90% higher abrasion resistance than nylon.
The bar is very viscous. Even after numerous excesses does not break.
We used it when we made small rollers for the tracks on a radio-controlled internal combustion engine machine. In these details was very important resistance to abrasion and strength.
The material is very easy to print, sticks well to the table, but when printing thin and high parts, the edges can be bent despite good airflow.
Deliveries of this material will begin in the first quarter of 2017, the plastic will be delivered in seven colors: white, black, transparent, green, red, orange and blue. The retail price has not yet been determined, but most likely it will be 3500-3700 rubles. for 0.5 kg.
NinjaTek SemiFlex
This is already a semi-rigid plastic with a Shore 98A hardness. It is slightly tougher than the sole of the shoe. It is tougher than Flex or Cheetah, but softer than Armadillo or ABS.
The bar is very flexible.
It is printed without problems. Good sintering layers. After printing, you get a flexible, but still quite rigid bust) It crumples and blinks with difficulty.
Plastic may be interesting for latches or for functional prototypes that require little flexibility combined with strength.
This type of plastic comes in seven colors: white, black, transparent, green, red, orange and blue. Retail price 3700 rub. for 0.5 kg.
NinjaTek Cheetah
Cheetah is a soft plastic with a Shore 95A hardness.
The bar is flexible but tight. Almost does not stretch.
This is probably the easiest to print soft plastic. Due to the dense bar, Cheetah does not get bitten by the feed mechanism and allows printing at higher speeds than Flex.
Caterpillar for our internal combustion engine typewriter.
The bust was nevertheless managed to be dented, but tactile there is still an obvious relationship with plastic)
Plastic is well suited for printing flexible, soft and durable things.
Deliveries of this material will also begin in the first quarter of 2017, this plastic will also be delivered in seven colors: white, black, transparent, green, red, orange and blue.
NinjaTek NinjaFlex
Soft Ninja with a hardness of just 85A Shore. This is a really soft plastic, close to rubber.
The bar is flexible and soft, stretches like hard rubber.
I managed to print only at a very low speed of about 30mm. / Sec. Otherwise, the printer did not have time to push the bar. It felt like it was very leisurely.
The rest of the plastic is printed without any complaints. Good stick to the table.
The bust is soft and malleable.) A good workout for hands with an anti-stress effect.
Plastic will be interesting for products that need softness and flexibility.
This type of plastic comes in 10 basic colors and 16 special colors, among which are colors such as caramel, neon, mustard, nut and others. Retail price is 3700 rubles. for 0.5 kg.
Results
In general, the plastics are very interesting. Trouble-free in printing, they will be very useful for printing functional prototypes or finished piece products.
PS We still collected the tracks on the machine and soon hope to break in. M3 long bolts were difficult to find; I had to cut threads on nails =)
By tradition, a minute of advertising)
Buying equipment in our company, you get 10 advantages:
1. Ability to use the program Trade In.
2. Warranty - 12 months
3. Instructions in Russian
4. Technical support during the whole period of operation.
5. You buy a 3D printer from an official distributor in Russia.
6. Free shipping.
7. Free training in our office.
8. The ability to buy a printer on credit through banks TKS, OTP, Renaissance.
9. 10% discount on plastic forever.
10. The opportunity to see the printer in our demo room.
The review was prepared by the specialist in 3D printing of Color World company, Anna Panfilova.
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NinjaTek deserves the respect of consumers for its high quality and unique material properties. The special popularity of the company brought the elastic filament NinjaFlex, which accounts for about 80% of sales of all plastic produced by the company.
But NinjaTek does not stand still and besides soft types of plastic it produces interesting types of rigid and semi-rigid plastics.
NinjaTek Armadillo
')
This "battleship" in the lineup Ninja. The plastic has a hardness of 75D on the Shore scale, but at the same time it is slightly flexible. This allows you to print parts that can withstand a fairly large shock load. Plus, the manufacturer claims a 90% higher abrasion resistance than nylon.
The bar is very viscous. Even after numerous excesses does not break.
We used it when we made small rollers for the tracks on a radio-controlled internal combustion engine machine. In these details was very important resistance to abrasion and strength.
The material is very easy to print, sticks well to the table, but when printing thin and high parts, the edges can be bent despite good airflow.
Deliveries of this material will begin in the first quarter of 2017, the plastic will be delivered in seven colors: white, black, transparent, green, red, orange and blue. The retail price has not yet been determined, but most likely it will be 3500-3700 rubles. for 0.5 kg.
NinjaTek SemiFlex
This is already a semi-rigid plastic with a Shore 98A hardness. It is slightly tougher than the sole of the shoe. It is tougher than Flex or Cheetah, but softer than Armadillo or ABS.
The bar is very flexible.
It is printed without problems. Good sintering layers. After printing, you get a flexible, but still quite rigid bust) It crumples and blinks with difficulty.
Plastic may be interesting for latches or for functional prototypes that require little flexibility combined with strength.
This type of plastic comes in seven colors: white, black, transparent, green, red, orange and blue. Retail price 3700 rub. for 0.5 kg.
NinjaTek Cheetah
Cheetah is a soft plastic with a Shore 95A hardness.
The bar is flexible but tight. Almost does not stretch.
This is probably the easiest to print soft plastic. Due to the dense bar, Cheetah does not get bitten by the feed mechanism and allows printing at higher speeds than Flex.
Caterpillar for our internal combustion engine typewriter.
The bust was nevertheless managed to be dented, but tactile there is still an obvious relationship with plastic)
Plastic is well suited for printing flexible, soft and durable things.
Deliveries of this material will also begin in the first quarter of 2017, this plastic will also be delivered in seven colors: white, black, transparent, green, red, orange and blue.
NinjaTek NinjaFlex
Soft Ninja with a hardness of just 85A Shore. This is a really soft plastic, close to rubber.
The bar is flexible and soft, stretches like hard rubber.
I managed to print only at a very low speed of about 30mm. / Sec. Otherwise, the printer did not have time to push the bar. It felt like it was very leisurely.
The rest of the plastic is printed without any complaints. Good stick to the table.
The bust is soft and malleable.) A good workout for hands with an anti-stress effect.
Plastic will be interesting for products that need softness and flexibility.
This type of plastic comes in 10 basic colors and 16 special colors, among which are colors such as caramel, neon, mustard, nut and others. Retail price is 3700 rubles. for 0.5 kg.
Results
In general, the plastics are very interesting. Trouble-free in printing, they will be very useful for printing functional prototypes or finished piece products.
PS We still collected the tracks on the machine and soon hope to break in. M3 long bolts were difficult to find; I had to cut threads on nails =)
By tradition, a minute of advertising)
Buying equipment in our company, you get 10 advantages:
1. Ability to use the program Trade In.
2. Warranty - 12 months
3. Instructions in Russian
4. Technical support during the whole period of operation.
5. You buy a 3D printer from an official distributor in Russia.
6. Free shipping.
7. Free training in our office.
8. The ability to buy a printer on credit through banks TKS, OTP, Renaissance.
9. 10% discount on plastic forever.
10. The opportunity to see the printer in our demo room.
The review was prepared by the specialist in 3D printing of Color World company, Anna Panfilova.
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