High-performance 3D printing filament Tullomer: New alternative for PEEK and metals?

A new high-performance filament called Tullomer could become interesting for industrial FDM 3D printing. The material presented by Z-Polymers is said to offer properties that can compete with metallic materials and established high-performance polymers. Tullomer requires less demanding printing parameters than PEEK, for example. While conventional PEEK requires temperatures of over 360 °C in the extruder and around 90 °C in the installation space, Tullomer manages with an extruder temperature of around 300 °C and around 50 °C in the installation space, according to the manufacturer. In addition, the usual post-treatment, which is often necessary with PEEK, can be dispensed with. It should also be compatible with the popular Bambu Lab X1 Carbon.

Users are currently testing the performance of Tullomer and are already reporting positive experiences. One of these companies is Erdos Miller. The engineering firm, which specializes in the oil and gas industry, uses Tullomer for calibration tools that they previously manufactured from carbon fiber-reinforced nylon or PEEK. They are now planning to use Tullomer for other applications for which they previously used CF-PA or machined PEEK components.

One kilo of Tullomer costs around 500 US dollars. This puts it in the same price range as PEEK or even lower in some cases. Tullomer could be an alternative for users who already rely on high-performance materials. Tullomer is still a newcomer to the market and it remains to be seen how the material will perform in the long term. If it confirms its properties in everyday practice, it could be increasingly used in areas where expensive materials or complex print setups have had to be used up to now.