While the majority of conventional polymers cannot survive as a production part in our manufacturing environment, this new material is thriving. This material allows us to turn a prototype into a functional part in hours. “The new material from Markforged is a critical component of our design process. Bass was the first person to get his hands on Onyx, and immediately put it to use developing parts for his autonomous go-kart. “Now, all of a sudden, you can get great engineering materials, with the properties that you would want in finished products, and that’s really going to be a game changer,” said Carl Bass, Autodesk Chief Executive (and well-known workshop addict). Onyx’s dispersed micro-fiber is fully compatible with Markforged’s suite of continuous carbon, Kevlar, and glass fibers – both Onyx nylon and Markforged Standard nylon can achieve part strength comparable with metal. “After hundreds of broken beams and countless reformulations, we’ve created a new material that raises the standard for strength and accuracy,” remarked Markforged’s Chief Scientist Tony Gozdz, “Onyx has more than three times the stiffness of ordinary nylons, and with a heat deflection temperature of 145C, Onyx is perfectly suited for vehicles, machinery, and automation equipment.”
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The Onyx material is made up of chopped carbon, and is the first alternative to the base Nylon material. Markforged announced today the immediate release of Onyx–the most advanced material for Markforged yet–available to all Mark Two Enterprise users.