People who like coffee can now make java-based objects with their 3D printers using a coffee filament manufactured by 3Dom USA called Wound Up, produced in partnership with Fargo, North Dakota based bio-composite company, C2renew. The outcome of this partnership enables 3D printer owners to print a cup that could be an actual “coffee cup.” (This joke courtesy of a blog post from 3Dom USA.)

The filament produces products that are a rich coffee brown color with a natural grain.

Although the printed objects are indeed coffee-based, they would not likely be edible. The filament produced by C2renew is made from coffee waste byproducts—in this case coffee bean hulls—to produce a 3D printer PLA (Polylactic Acid) filament that can be used in many machine capable of using PLA filament.

Following up on 3Do USA’s mission of providing renewable and recycled materials, Would Up filament is spooled on 100 percent Eco-Spool, which is made from eco-friendly plant material and manufactured the USA.

3Do USA plans to deliver further intriguing materials called the C2renew Compositions, of which the coffee-based filament is the first.

The java bean-based filament spools run at $49.00 and support 1.75 mm and 2.85 mm diameters. It weighs a full 1 kg (2.2 lbs) and works with numerous brands of 3D printers including MakerBot, LulzBot and FlashForge. The filament can be printed with standard PLA settings, so no special setup is needed.

3Dom USA was founded in 2014 with the mission to deliver high-quality, sustainable 3D printing materials. The company provides numerous specialty materials, including the coffee-based filament, such as Glass Filled PLA, oil-based filaments called Biome3D in numerous colors, and Ingeo PLA filaments also in many colors.

Featued image credit: Courtesy of 3Dom USA