🧪 What Is 3D Printing Material Made Of?

Every Wiggiz begins its life not as a shape or color — but as tiny grains of bioplastic called pellets. These little grains are the base ingredient that gets transformed into the smooth, colorful filament used in 3D printing.

🌿 What Are These Pellets?

They’re made from a material known as PLA+ (Polylactic Acid Plus) — a biodegradable thermoplastic polymer derived from natural, renewable sources like corn starch, sugarcane, or cassava. That means the base of every Wiggiz actually starts out as plants — not petroleum!

PLA+ is loved for its strength, smooth texture, bright colors, and low environmental impact. It’s non-toxic, low-odor, and safe for indoor use — perfect for playful creations.

🔬 Why “PLA+”?

The “+” means it’s enhanced PLA — improved with special ingredients that make it:

• 💪 Tougher — less brittle than standard PLA, so your Wiggiz can handle lots of play.
• 🧽 Smoother — reduces layer lines, giving your Wiggiz that polished finish.
• 🌡️ More Stable — resists heat deformation better, keeping its shape beautifully.
• ⚡ High-Speed Ready — flows more evenly during printing, which means smoother layers at faster speeds.

🎨 Additives & Color

Once the base pellets are selected, color pigments and stabilizers are added. These pigments are vibrant, long-lasting, and evenly mixed to give each Wiggiz its personality. whether it’s neon yellow, cool blue, or soft pastel pink. Tiny UV stabilizers also help protect colors from fading under sunlight.

⚖️ The Perfect Blend

The goal is to create a balanced formula — strong yet flexible, lightweight yet durable, bright yet consistent. This blend is then ready to move into the mixing and melting stage, where it transforms from raw grains into the silky filament spaghetti that will soon become your Wiggiz!

🔥 Mixing & Plasticizing

The pellets and pigments are poured into a heated chamber, where spinning screws mix and melt them into a smooth, bubble-free blend. It’s a lot like stirring thick candy syrup — only this syrup turns into strong, wiggly magic later!

🌀 Wire Extrusion

The melted mix is pushed through a fine nozzle to form a thin, continuous strand. As it comes out, it passes through a cooling bath to set its round shape. Lasers and sensors check the filament’s diameter down to 0.03 mm precision, ensuring it’s perfectly consistent.

💧 Drying & Quality Control

Moisture can ruin print quality, so every strand passes through dehumidifiers to keep it completely dry. Special scanners inspect colour, smoothness, and texture before it’s wound onto spools.

🎁 Roll Packaging

Finally, the filament is neatly rolled, sealed in airtight packaging, and ready to meet the 3D printer. One roll of filament can create dozens of Wiggiz. depending on their size and design!

💻 Design & Slicing

Every Wiggiz begins as a digital 3D model. Using computer design tools, we shape its curves, joints, and personality — ensuring it’s balanced, flexible, and full of motion.

The model is then processed through slicing software, which turns it into hundreds of ultra-thin layers — like a stack of invisible pancakes. This file tells the printer exactly where to move, how fast to print, and how much filament to melt.

🖨️ Printing in Action

The printer’s nozzle heats up to around 200°C, melting the filament just enough to flow smoothly. It carefully draws the first layer on the print bed — the foundation.
Then it moves up a tiny bit (around 0.1–0.2 mm) and draws the next layer… and the next… until your Wiggiz is built from the bottom up.
Each layer cools and bonds to the one below, creating a strong, solid shape with beautiful detail.

🧩 Print-in-Place Design (No Supports Needed!)

Here’s the secret wiggle magic 🪄 — Wiggiz are designed to print-in-place. That means all their parts — like joints, hinges, and segments — are printed already connected and movable, without needing any glue or assembly! This clever design method:
    🧠 Uses precise gaps between moving parts
    🚫 Needs no supports — so nothing extra is printed or broken off
    🧩 Prints everything in one continuous piece
    💨 Saves time, filament, and waste
Once the print finishes and cools, your Wiggiz can already move — straight off the print bed!

🧩 Print-in-Place Design (No Supports Needed!)

Here’s the secret wiggle magic 🪄 — Wiggiz are designed to print-in-place. That means all their parts — like joints, hinges, and segments — are printed already connected and movable, without needing any glue or assembly! This clever design method:
    🧠 Uses precise gaps between moving parts
    🚫 Needs no supports — so nothing extra is printed or broken off
    🧩 Prints everything in one continuous piece
    💨 Saves time, filament, and waste
Once the print finishes and cools, your Wiggiz can already move — straight off the print bed!

✂️ Support Removal

Because of its print-in-place design, your Wiggiz doesn’t need traditional supports — but we still check for any small stringing or edges to trim neatly.

🧽 Cleaning & Smoothing

Each piece is carefully brushed, warmed, or polished to bring out a smooth, glossy finish. We want every curve and corner to feel good in your hands.

🧡 Quality Check

Every Wiggiz is tested by hand to make sure it wiggles smoothly, stands properly, and holds that signature smile. Only the best make it into a box and on their way to you.

🧠 Fun Facts

🪴 The base material is made from plants, not oil.
💨 Each Wiggiz can take 2–6 hours to print depending on size.
⚡ The printer moves more accurately than a single hair width.
🧩 Designed to move straight off the print bed — no assembly required!

💖 From Science to Smiles

From tiny grains of plant-based pellets to fully wiggly, ready-to-play Wiggiz, every step is about care, creativity, and joy. Your Wiggiz isn’t just a toy — it’s a little miracle of science, engineering, and happiness all rolled into one.