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Today, Shapeways is proud to debut our newest and highest quality nylon material offering: our new Premium Strong & Flexible nylon plastic. We\u2019re excited to introduce this upscale finish to our Strong & Flexible nylon, our most popular and versatile material.<\/p>\n

This finish will elevate your designs by offering a smoother, glossier surface. Premium Strong and Flexible is perfect for functional parts like phone cases and interlocking mechanisms to jewelry, art, and home decor that are designed to be durable, yet soft to the touch.<\/p>\n

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Design by Kasia Wisniewski<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Premium is finished with a multi-step tumbling, polishing and dyeing process to create a consistent color and surface finish, while removing the grainy feel and layered look of 3D printed parts. Although it is available in both Black and White, we recommend Black for products you\u2019ll carry or wear, like necklaces, rings, bracelets, phone cases, money clips, keychains, eyeglasses, and other personal accessories.<\/p>\n

try it now<\/a><\/p>\n

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Design by Michiel Cornelissen<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

As a designer or shop owner, this new finish will empower you to deliver on your most discerning customers’ expectations \u2013 to design products that equal injection-molded finishes. The added smoothness and eggshell sheen of Premium will meet the quality expectations of high-end consumers, enabling you to offer unique, customized products with a finished look and feel.<\/p>\n

Premium Strong and Flexible was developed in response to your demand for top-quality wearable and touchable products, in collaboration with members of the Shapeways community. Your feedback has been invaluable through this development process. We are proud to deliver this next-generation offering as a result of your generous participation.<\/p>\n

To try out Premium on your own designs, upload here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To find out how to help Shapeways test future product developments, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

print in premium<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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