Material Type FAQ

Tree Dee Designs Inc. is dedicated to providing customers with as much customization options as possible. Besides choosing your material colour, there are now options available for material type. We can certainly accept requests for additional material types, and we will be adding new materials all the time.

Different materials have pros and cons. Here is the breakdown:

PLA is the recommended material by Tree Dee Designs. Although there are stronger, more flexible materials available, products have been designed using this material type and proven very resistant to forces. Temperature tolerance does max out at 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). Considering most medical environments are maintained at room temperature, and even exterior temperatures are well below this, you may find issues if devices are left in an extremely hot environment, such as on the dash of a vehicle during a hot summer day, or next to a hot heater.

PETG offers enhanced flexibility, strength and impact resistance to PLA and has additional heat tolerance up to 80 degrees Celsius (176 degrees Fahrenheit).

ABS has further heat tolerance beyond PETG, and withstands temperatures up to 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) - and can withstand being boiled. It's flexibility, strength and impact resistance is similar to PETG. ABS Has the added benefit of being UV resistant - meaning the colour will never fade in the sun.

PLA CF or Carbon Fiber is a special material Tree Dee Designs carries every now and then. It's properties are the same as PLA but the added Carbon Fiber offers pleasing ascetic properties.

Rainbow PLA is a special material Tree Dee Designs carries every now and then. It's properties are the same as PLA but the material is a multi-color and offers pleasing ascetic properties. This effect is only captured on products that are of a large size (like cases) but the effect is lost on smaller objects (like syringe holders) due to the small amount of material used. However, we can manually create a "rainbow" effect by switching the filament multiple times during manufacturing. For more information on this effect, please email us.