News and future trends Winkle x Formnext 2024: Leading trade fair for additive manufacturing Winkle, a leading 3D filament manufacturing company from Salamanca, has made a significant mark in this new edition of Formnext 2024. The prestigious international additive manufacturing trade fair held in Frankfurt brought together more than 820 registered companies and more than 30,000 attendees. Read more →
3D Printing Problems Have you heard about perfect winding in 3D printing? The text talks about the importance of perfect spooling in 3D printing. Often, issues with poorly spooled filament can cause jams in the 3D printer and ruin the final print result. It is essential to ensure that the filament is properly wound on the spool to avoid knots and problems during printing. At Winkle, they […] Read more →
3D Printers Recycled PLA-HD 3D Filament Recycled PLA-HD 3D Filament is manufactured in Spain for 3D printers with FFF/FDM technology. This filament is made from the leftover material generated from the production of other filaments. PLA is a biodegradable plastic obtained from natural resources such as starch extracted from corn, beets and wheat. At Winkle, a company belonging to the Ecotisa […] Read more →
3D Curiosities What is the PLA 870 annealing process? The oven annealing process of a filament is a thermal treatment widely used in the post-processing of 3D printed parts. With this technique, we seek to improve firmness, tensile strength and heat resistance. It is true that the vast majority of makers love to print with PLA filament, because it is cheaper, because of the […] Read more →
3D Printers 3D Filaments in new colors Discover the new 3D filament colors that our Winkle team has just launched! This new collection includes four vibrant and attractive colors that you won’t be able to resist. Winkle purple is one of our corporate colors and represents the passion we put into our work. Don’t miss out! Read more →
3D Curiosities Why do we at Winkle vacuum pack our coils? At Winkle we vacuum pack our spools to avoid the problem of under-extrusion, which is caused by the presence of moisture in the filament. If the spool is not dry, you can have low quality prints. To know if the filament is wet, you can see if the material is not smooth and contains bubbles […] Read more →
News and future trends Thanks Makers! 3D Printing goes much further Thank you Makers! 3D printing goes much further There are many of you makers who have fully committed to this situation that we have all been experiencing for a few months now and at Winkle we want to thank you for everything you are doing. We love seeing people like you who, without asking for […] Read more →