Nylon3DP · Industry hub
News and show coverage, the vendor and equipment ecosystem, materials and process depth — backed by datasheet-sourced databases and powder-economics tools. If it matters to nylon 3D printing, it is covered here, with the sources attached.
Lead story · Shows
14 November 2026 · Frankfurt · Preview
Formnext opens in Frankfurt on Tuesday 17 November, and the nylon side of the hall is unusually dense: EOS unveils a new large-frame polymer SLS platform, Arkema shows next-generation Orgasol PA12 powders, Stratasys unveils a manufacturing-scale system and TPM3D gives its compact CF250 its international debut. The desk’s preview, with vendor claims labelled as claims.
News & briefing
Formnext opens in Frankfurt on Tuesday 17 November, and the nylon side of the hall is unusually dense: EOS unveils a new large-frame polymer SLS platform, Arkema shows next-generation Orgasol PA12 powders, Stratasys unveils a manufacturing-scale system and TPM3D gives its compact CF250 its international debut.
Ecosystem — vendors & equipment
The directory tracks the companies behind nylon printing — who makes the powders, who makes the machines, and what of theirs is specified in our databases. Every count below is the live state of the database, not a marketing number.
Vendor directory · Machine database — 5 production machines fully specified, from the EOS P 396 to the Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W, with two more platforms being unveiled at Formnext this week.
Depth — materials & processes
SLS builds parts by scanning a laser over a heated bed of nylon powder, sintering one cross-section at a time.
MJF is HP’s powder-bed fusion process: inkjet arrays print fusing and detailing agents onto nylon powder, and an infrared lamp fuses the printed areas.
The ductility-versus-balance decision at the heart of powder-bed nylon, settled with EOS, Formlabs and HP datasheet numbers.
Wall thickness, hole sizes and powder escape holes from the official Formlabs SLS design guide, plus the design rules both powder processes share.
Applications landscape
Nylon’s application map, organised as an industry landscape rather than a parts catalogue: the coverage map spans 10 industries × 10 part families. 2 guides are published — the drones & UAV hub, with motor mounts and propeller guards worked end to end — and 15 further cells are planned, each gated on real demand and a complete engineering kernel before it is written.
Data & tools — the service desk
14 material grades · 5 machines · 8 vendors
Every value from a manufacturer datasheet or official specification, cited on the page; values manufacturers do not publish are omitted, never estimated.
Nylon3DP is an independent industry publication and reference, not affiliated with any manufacturer — see the sourcing policy. Last updated: November 2026