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AVORA Lab

Developing material through experiment

AVORA's R&D space. New materials that start from a need and advance through measurement.

Research directions

Five directions, five questions.

Loop: recycled content

PLA and PETG from traceable production scrap and separated single-material streams.

What we want to learn

How diameter, moisture and print behaviour of reprocessed material differ from virgin material, and at what share it stays consistent.

Bio: natural-fibre composites

Bio-based composites with industrial hemp and other natural fibres, from local sources around Samsun.

What we want to learn

How to prepare the fibre, how it bonds with the polymer, and how to manage moisture and flow while printing.

ESD and conductive materials

Materials aimed at controlling static in electronics production and assembly environments.

What we want to learn

How consistent the additive distribution stays across print orientation and between layers.

High-performance polymers

Polymers for applications where heat, chemicals and mechanical load are more demanding.

What we want to learn

Which application needs genuinely call for these materials, and the print equipment and process conditions they require.

Application-specific recipes

Colour, surface or performance recipes tuned to a specific customer need.

What we want to learn

How to translate a need into technical requirements, and how to verify the result repeatably.

Development path

Each step builds on the one before.

  1. Start

    01

    Premium filament

    Consistent batches, open technical information, good winding and packaging.

  2. 02

    Verified engineering materials

    Professional materials documented with test methods and limits.

  3. 03

    Bio-based and recovered composites

    Materials with disclosed source and share that have passed quality verification.

  4. 04

    Application-specific recipes

    Recipes developed for a specific job and produced repeatably.

  5. 05

    Data-supported material development

    A development process that learns from experiment and production records and is verified by physical testing.

The development loop

It starts from a need and is judged by measurement. If the result falls short, it turns again.

  1. What the part has to do, where it will be used and what the problem is. The loop starts with a conversation.Human decision

  2. Turning the need into something measurable: temperature, load, surface, colour, printer and production conditions.Human decision

  3. Candidates that could meet the requirements; prioritised with data as it accumulates.Data support

  4. The candidate is actually made and printed. No model replaces this step.Physical test

  5. Diameter, moisture, print behaviour and the real result on the part are measured, with the method recorded.Physical test

  6. The result is compared with the requirement. An engineer signs it off.Human decision

  7. A result that falls short becomes input for the next trial. Everything learned is recorded.Data support

  • Human decision
  • Physical test
  • Data support

Data- and AI-supported material development

We are building this infrastructure. Physical testing and engineering sign-off always have the final word.

What it is for

  • Keep production and experiment records organised and searchable.
  • Classify print and production issues.
  • Help with material selection.
  • Prioritise experiment candidates once there is enough data.
  • Learn systematically from physical test results.

Protecting material knowledge

Long-term value lies in our own knowledge: recipes, process knowledge, experiment records. We develop it with care and protect it legally where appropriate.

Our own recipes
Tested, versioned formulations.
Process knowledge
The settings and methods that make a recipe repeatable in production.
Experiment records
The trials that didn't work, as well as the ones that did.
Appropriate protection
Legal protection assessed separately for each kind of knowledge.

Long horizon

Programmable materials

Materials and structures designed to respond in a set way to heat, light or another stimulus. A distant research horizon.

Let's work on a material question together

University, research group, industrial team or manufacturer: if you have an unsolved material need or a pilot in mind, write to us.