期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
卷 96, 期 9-12, 页码 3417-3428出版社
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-018-1843-y
关键词
Pellet extrusion; Biopolymer printing; Extruder design; Fused deposition modeling; Polylactic acid
资金
- Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) funding under High Value Manufacturing and Services (HVMS)
The extrusion system is an integral part of any fused deposition style 3D printing technique. However, the extruder designs found in commercial and hobbyist printers are mostly suitable for materials in filament form. While printing with a filament is not a problem per se, the printing of materials that may not be readily available in the filament form or not commercially viable remains untapped, e.g., biopolymers and material blends. This is particularly an issue in the research and hobbyist space where the capability of printing a variety of materials or materials recycled from already printed parts may be of utmost importance. This paper presents a pellet-based extrusion system for the 3D printing of biopolymers. The system has been designed from the first principles and therefore can be extended to other materials with parameter adjustments or slight hardware modifications. A robust mechatronic design has been realized using an unconventional yet simplistic approach. The extrusion system uses a series of control factors to generate a consistent output of material over the course of a print. The platform and surrounding processes are set up so that software can be used to define the printing parameters; this allows a simpler adaption to different materials. The utility of the extruder is demonstrated through extensive printing and testing of the printed parts.
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