3dprinting

The Story of re:3D’s First Gigalab

February 2, 2026

In March 2023, re:3D delivered the equipment for its first Gigalab to Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The lab was installed at […]

January 20, 2026

As you know, we sell 3D printed home goods made from recycled plastic right on site in our Austin ReStore.

Material Parts Table

Parts	Description
1st	r: Recycled v: Virgin PC: Polycarbonate PP: Polypropylene PET: Polyethylene Terephthalate PETG: Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol LDPE: Low-Density Polyethylene HDPE: High-Density Polyethylene
2nd	EX: Extrusion Chi: Chitosan Treated Chi: Chitosan surface treated with acrylic acid to improve compatibility with PP. Nano Chi: Chitosan powder ball milled to nano size. Treated Nano Chi: Nano chitosan surface treated with acrylic acid. FGF: Fused Granulate Fabrication 1 (or 12): Number of heat / melt / printing cycles
3rd	C: Compatibilizer (PP-g-MA) IM: Impact Modifier (EMAG) WF: Wood Flour (Mechanical Reinforcement) RGF: Reclaimed Glass Fiber B: Blends C: Composites 3 (or 5, 10, 20): Weight % of additive in composite
4th	B: Blue C: Clear G: Green P: Purple R: Red W: White