Need to make parts in PVA

#1

Hello,
I know that PVA is used by some people to make the supports for parts in filament printing and then they are removed with water.
I actually want to make the part in PVA or leave the PVA in a part made with PLA or similar because my parts need to be soluble in water. Can you do this?
Have you thought of making 3D prints that will dissolve in water?
Thanks

#2

Hello,

Thanks for reaching out to us here!
We do provide printing services in a wide range of materials and finishes, although we don’t offer PVA or PLA printing. The only filament based technology we offer can print in ABS and the supports used are indeed water-soluble. However printing solely in the material supports created from is not possible and at the moment is not foreseen.
I hope this info answers your question.

Regards,
Ivan
i.Materialise Customer Support.

#3

Can you deliver the parts without removing the supports?

#4

Since supports generation in models printed with us is our ‘know-how’, we don’t ship out the models with supports attached. The only option is to order in standard resin with the option supports attached where the supports are made of the same material as the model.

Regards,
Ivan
i.Materialise Customer Support.standa

#5

Let’s leave it then