Bluecare, new 3d printing powder material for food sector

Food-safe blue material for powder bed systems

FABULOUS’ flagship material meets the requirements of international food industry regulations. Named BLUECARE, it is unique in the AM market as it holds to EU n° 10/2011 certifications. It can therefore be brought into contact with food and alcohol, and has mechanical and tribological properties that are particularly suited to this market. Fabulous’ co-founder explains: “BLUECARE is a unique powder material on the additive manufacturing market, which meets the functionalities and certifications specific to the food industry.

As its name indicates, this powder allows for mass production of blue colored plastic parts. As no food is blue, this choice is not insignificant and is one that would be well understood in the food industry: the blue color allows the optical identification of the presence or absence of plastic in food (foreign body detection). Like a food conveyor hinge or a suction nozzle on a bottling line, BLUECARE powder can be used to produce various applications in the food industry, including final parts in permanent contact with food.