As part of the class, Pearce said students must create a business plan to sell completed filament makers. Pearce said students are currently working on a prototype machine which turns shredded or ...

In concept, any machine that creates filament is pretty straightforward. Melt pellets and push them out of a nozzle. Cool the filament and wind it up. Easy, right? But, of course, the problems are ...

The machine also came with a special filament holder ... Given the large selection of designs that makers are freely sharing on Thingiverse and other 3D object sites, you often don't even need ...

German engineer and inventor Marcus Thymark is developing a filament-producing machine that allows 3D printing enthusiasts to grind up and reprocess discarded printed objects and other scrap ...

the Lyman Filament Extruder The goal of the Desktop Factory Competition was to create a machine that produces filament suitable for 3D printers with a total build cost of under $250 USD.

So far, the project has successfully built a plastic shredder, filament maker, and injection mould machine. This phase aims to produce plastic-derived raw materials for creating robotic kits and ...

“turnkey” automated fiber winding and filament placement machines. This development has been achieved through its investment in additional resources and formed links with specialist robotics and ...

While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers ... but it's important to find a filament that works for you. Choosing the wrong filament will lead to clogs, a stringy printing ...

Roth Composite Machinery (Steffenberg, Germany) announced June 26 a filament winding plant developed in close cooperation with space propulsion system manufacturer Avio (Colleferro, Italy), who is ...

GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “UNIFI®”), the makers of REPREVE® and one of the world’s leading innovators in ...

The Robox 3D Printer uses fused filament fabrication ... He is ecstatic to be at Machine Design Magazine in New York City and looks forward to producing valuable information in the mechanical ...