Explore the features of LOOP, the desktop recycler that turns waste 3D prints into high-quality filament. Is it worth it?

In concept, any machine that creates filament is pretty straightforward ... [Stefan] is moving towards recycling old prints and we look forward to seeing that video. We’ve seen quite a few ...

released all the open-source files online to build a machine that can recycle polymers and turn them into filament. At Maker Faire 2015, Filabot displayed its offer multiple desktop solution ...

Recycling plastic into filament normally involves chopping it ... happens in two completely separated processes on the same machine. A PET bottle is prepared by cutting off the bottom, and the ...

Called the FilaMaker, Thymark’s machine is based on a powerful ... which will allow the user to recycle scrap plastic into new filament. Thymark says the FilaMaker can handle different kinds ...

The creators say it can also recycle household plastic trash like soda bottles into filament. Developed by startup ReDeTec, the Protocycler costs $799. The Protocycler works a little bit like a 3D ...

A kilogram of plastic filament costs about US$50, meaning the cost of turning your ideas into reality can quickly add up. But now the Filabot, a miniature plastic recycling plant, will provide a ...

Caesar Marcus and Alexander Marlin, both juniors at the school, showed how their team built a prototype shredder for filament recycling, a tool in which small bits of plastic are placed into a ...

TUI/Firmamentum’s Positrusion device turns 3-D-printed items back into plastic filament. The recycler would be paired with a 3-D printer in Firmamentum’s Refabricator. (Credit: Tethers ...