Slip and anti slip additives

Choose your friction-control route

Use the routes below to navigate the collection by target surface behavior: more slip for easier sliding or less slip for increased grip.

• Surface friction control through additive-based formulation tuning.
• Slip increase or grip increase depending on the chosen route.
• Handling feel, functional surface response and contact behavior tuning.
• Compatibility with SLA, DLP and LCD 3D resin workflows.
• Useful for both technical and appearance-sensitive printed parts where touch and surface interaction matter.

Typical use scenarios across the collection

This collection is suitable for workflows where the final printed part needs more controlled friction behavior instead of relying only on the base resin finish.

• Grip-enhanced parts: increasing traction and surface hold in contact areas.
• Anti-slip functional surfaces: reducing unwanted sliding in ergonomic or touch points.
• Sliding interfaces: increasing slip where smoother movement or reduced drag is preferred.
• Ergonomic components: tuning surface feel for handheld or user-contact parts.
• Wear and tactile tuning: adjusting friction response in consumer product prototypes and technical parts.

How to choose the right slip or anti-slip route

Select the most suitable route according to whether the main objective is to increase slip for smoother sliding or decrease slip for better grip and anti-slip performance.

• Need to increase slip and reduce drag on the surface → choose 3D-ADD Slip1 Bio
• Need to decrease slip and create a more grip-oriented surface → choose 3D-ADD Anti-Slip1 Bio
• Need friction tuning in a customizable resin workflow → start with the route that matches the target surface behavior, then validate dosage and printability

• Prioritise smoother sliding surfaces → start with Slip1 Bio
• Prioritise grip, handling confidence and anti-slip effect → start with Anti-Slip1 Bio
• Prioritise touch and feel tuning in prototypes → compare both routes against the final user interaction target

Decision tree summary

Use this simplified logic before moving into formulation validation and final print testing.

• Need more slip and easier sliding → Slip1 Bio
• Need less slip and more grip → Anti-Slip1 Bio
• Need to optimise tactile performance in a real part → validate the chosen route under the final resin, loading, layer height and cure settings

Then confirm the final route under the intended resin family, additive dosage, printing conditions and targeted surface feel.

Slip additive for increasing surface slip

For workflows requiring smoother touch, lower drag and easier sliding behavior while maintaining a clear, non-colored additive route.

• Clear liquid slip additive.
• Bio based, safe and biocompatible positioning.
• Recommended dosage typically below 1–2% for increasing slip.
• Designed not to affect clarity or color.
• Recommended to add in 0.5% steps because excessive dosage can cause delamination in some resin systems.
• Excellent compatibility and stability with SLA, DLP and LCD 3D resins.

Anti-slip additive for decreasing surface slip

For workflows where the goal is a more grip-oriented, less slippery surface with micro-textured anti-slip behavior.

• Anti-slip additive supplied as paste.
• Micro textured for grip-oriented surface performance.
• Clear, non-colored paste filled with anti-slip particles.
• Maximum particle size 100 microns and mean particle size 50 microns.
• Recommended dosage of 10% or higher for reducing slip.
• Optimum printability at 50–100 micron z-layers.
• Excellent compatibility and stability with SLA, DLP and LCD 3D resins.

A focused friction-control platform rather than a broad additive page

This collection is compact and clearly structured around two complementary routes: one for increasing slip and one for decreasing slip.

• 3D-ADD Slip1 Bio covers the smooth-sliding route.
• 3D-ADD Anti-Slip1 Bio covers the grip and anti-slip route.
• Together, they support surface-friction design across smoother or more tactile contact targets.

The right route depends on the surface target and the formulation system

These materials are most useful when the final interaction target is defined first: more slide, more grip, lower drag, reduced unwanted slipping or improved tactile handling.

In practice, the correct path is to define the final surface behavior first, then validate the chosen route under the intended resin family, additive load, layer thickness and exposure conditions.

Documentation, technical selection help and workflow support

Use the resources below to move from friction-route preselection to formulation planning, print validation or broader technical support.

Select the right friction-control route and validate the final surface behavior

Use the route-based navigation above to identify the most relevant additive path, compare candidates in the technical overview table, and move forward with formulation-specific validation for smoother sliding or stronger grip in printed parts.