Helios Support is a water-soluble PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) support material for complex multi-extrusion 3D printing with styrene-based materials, or thermoplastics that need to be 3D printed at elevated temperatures. Helios Support is a 3D printer filament with excellent thermal stability that can be 3D printed at nozzle temperatures up to 250° C. This makes Helios Support an ideal PVA support material with good thermal and chemical adherence to Styrene-based filaments and other materials that need to be 3D printed at higher temperatures.
 
Key features
	
	
Good solubility in lukewarm water
	
		
Circulating water will speed up the dissolvability process
	
	
	
	
Excellent thermal stability, resulting in minimal risk on deterioration/crystalizing inside the nozzle
	
		
​​​​​​​Max thermal stability of 250° C, tested up to 256 seconds with no flow
	
	
	
	
Can be printed in heated build chambers up to 60° C
	
	
	
Biodegradable once dissolved in water
	
		
​​​​​​​Safe dissolution in tap water
		
Can be disposed of in the kitchen sink, or household drain with an excess of water
	
	
	
	
Good bonding to Styrene-based materials and other (thermo)plastics that print within a similar temperature range
	
		
​​​​​​​Good adherence to ABS, TitanX, ClearScent ABS, ApolloX, Crystal Flex, Python Flex and Volcano PLA
	
	
 
Applications
	
	
Reliable multi-extrusion 3D printing of complex structures that require a water-soluble support material
	
	
3D printing geometries with large overhangs, or complex hollow structures	
		
		
PVA Molds​​​​​​​