FDM
The method uses a filament material (paraffin, metal, plastic, low melting point alloy wire) as a raw material, and electrically heats the wire to a temperature slightly higher than the melting temperature (about 1 ° C higher than the melting point). Under the control of a computer, The nozzle moves on the xy plane, and the molten material is coated on the workbench. After cooling, a layer of section of the workpiece is formed. After the layer is formed, the nozzle moves up for one layer high, and the next layer is coated. Three-dimensional work piece is formed by accumulation layer by layer. The method has low pollution and the material could be recycled for printing small and medium-sized work pieces.

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Features:

 

1. Advantages: (1) The operating environment is clean and safe in the office class; (2) The process is clean, simple, easy to operate and does not produce waste; (3) It is high in dimensional accuracy, good in surface quality, easy in assembly, and could quickly construct the bottle-shape or hollow parts; (4) The raw materials are supplied in the form of reel wire for easy handling and quick replacement of the amount; (5) The raw materials are cheap in price; (6) The material is high in the utilization; (7) There are many materials for selection, such as the dyed ABS, PLA and medical ABD, PC, PPSF, artificial rubber, and casting wax.

 

2. Disadvantages: (1) The method is low in precision and difficult to build parts with complex structures; (2) The strength perpendicular to the cross section is small; (3) The molding speed is relatively slow and is not suitable for building large parts.

1~100pcs

Shortest printing time: 4 hours

Starting price RMB150

Common application

>> Complex structural metal parts

>> Medical Shaped Parts Application

>> Mold waterway parts

>> Aerospace products

  • Design guideline of FDM process
    Three-dimensional work piece is formed by accumulation layer by layer. The method has low pollution and the material could be recycled for printing small and medium-sized work pieces. The FDM forming principle diagram is shown in the following figure. Forming materials: Solid filamentous engineering plastics; Product performance: Equivalent to the engineering plastics or wax pattern; Main purposes: Plastic parts, the wax patterns, prototypes or models for casting.
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