MakerBot® Tough Filament

MakerBot Tough Filament

Engineered for durable 3D printed prototypes and fixtures

MakerBot Tough filament offers unmatched durability with up to 2X the impact strength of ABS

Ideal for:

Existing and Prospective MakerBot customers:

Engineers
Designers

MakerBot Tough PLA Filament Bundle

MakerBot Tough PLA filament and Tough Smart Extruder+

3-Pack in Slate Gray Bundled with the MakerBot Tough Smart Extruder+

Create durable, high-impact strength prototypes and fixtures with this bundle. It includes 3 spools of Tough Filament and the Tough Smart Extruder+. Engineers and designers can save time and money with a filament that’s as tough as ABS and as reliable to print as PLA.

We know that reliability and consistent performance is a priority for professionals and the MakerBot Tough bundle is a complete solution to get started with minimal downtime.

The bundle comes with the Tough Smart Extruder+, which is optimized for consistent print quality and reliability with MakerBot Tough .

This optimization allows us to guarantee reliability for the life of the bundle.

Tough Durable Parts

Machine and Finish

Throw your printed part into the CNC or drill press; tap some threads and bolt on a steel bracket, or sand the surface and paint for a finished presentation piece. Whatever your design challenge, MakerBot Tough filament makes it easy to test and present your parts in real-world applications.

MakerBot Tough is a functional material that MakerBot developed to address the specific needs of designers and engineers.

FOUR COLORS

Four MakerBot Tough filament colors for creators who need to color code their parts or want more creative flexibility in presentations.

Slate Grey
Safety Orange
Stone White
Onyx Black

5 key features

Similar tensile, impact, and flexural strength to ABS
Greater durability than PLA —which means it can flex more than PLA before it breaks
Suitable for printing jigs and fixtures with threaded and snap fits that can withstand repeated use
Warps less than ABS during printing, which makes for more reliable print results
MakerBot Tough and the Tough Smart Extruder+ are optimized to provide consistent results and ease-of-use.

LOCAL MOTORS

Local Motors uses MakerBot Tough filament to 3D print their self-driving car

Frederik Tjonneland Local Motors Gear Learn how designers and engineers at Local Motors use MakerBot Tough filament to meet their prototyping and in-house production needs at every step of the process.

“There’s a huge difference between using an outside part manufacturer and having that capability in-house. The convenience of being able to print a part on a MakerBot 3D printer and have it in your hand in a couple hours is not only cheaper, but also reduces lead times and allows us to iterate that much more quickly.”

- Frederik Tjonneland, Design Engineer, Local Motors