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These are the first in-house developed products from the company, which was set up in Japan to meet the sustainable development goals of Canon by recycling or arrange re-use of products made by the company.
The two materials are:
- PC (polycarbonate) + ABS – recycled from outer casings
fire-resistant, heat resistance and high strength, as the main material for printing objects - HIPS (high-impact polystyrene, rubber blended with polystyrene) – recycled from internal paper-holding trays (‘cassette pedestals’)
excellent impact resistance
Soluble in limonene, and so can be used as a support material when printing other materials
Both materials “have a proven track record as plastic materials and are widely used in the exterior of multi-function devices and cassette pedestals,” according to the company. “By applying the technology cultivated in the recycling of Canon products and crushing, cleaning, and extrusion moulding the exterior of the compound machine and cassette pedestal collected from the market using the optimum technology, it is stable despite being 100% recycled plastic. It has become possible to manufacture filaments with wire diameter accuracy.”
| Material | PC + ABS | HI-PS |
| colour | grey | white |
| diameter | 1.75mm | |
| weight | 750g per spool | |
| Characteristics | high heat resistance and high strength High strength, high flame retardancy |
high impact resistance
dissolves easily in limonene |
| Use for | Use for trial production of industrial parts, final parts and jig making. | Parts requiring excellent impact resistance Soluble support material for printing complex shapes in other plastics. |
| 100% from | exterior covers and other parts of used multi-function devices | paper cassette and other parts of used multi-function devices |
| Other common uses | automobile headlamps and corner lamps |
industrial parts, office automation equipment, internal parts of home appliances |
