Study, Design and Implementation of 3D Printer
Nguyen, Tung (2019)
Nguyen, Tung
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202002031966
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202002031966
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The trend of possessing individual 3D printers has been around for the last five years; high-performance printers, are however typically expensive and difficult to develop as well as to replicate. In addition, most of these commercial 3D printers feature single extrusion printing, the development of multi-material printing has not been extensively explored. The printer fabricated in this thesis was implemented to address these concerns.
To realize the target, fundamental concepts concerning mechanical designs, hardware components and controller were reviewed in addition to the possibility of multi-material extrusion. The discussed concepts were focused on the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) printing technology for 3D printers that are capable of replicating themselves.
All in all, the thesis presents a framework to construct a low-cost, multi-material 3D printer based on open-source design. In addition, users and operators are provided with a cross-platform interface for interacting and functioning the machine. The framework could be considered as a solution to self-replicating 3D printers, which students can adopt, fabricate for their own uses and engage deeper in engineering curricula. The open architecture of the printer allows independent and further development of the extension hardware and print heads in the future.
To realize the target, fundamental concepts concerning mechanical designs, hardware components and controller were reviewed in addition to the possibility of multi-material extrusion. The discussed concepts were focused on the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) printing technology for 3D printers that are capable of replicating themselves.
All in all, the thesis presents a framework to construct a low-cost, multi-material 3D printer based on open-source design. In addition, users and operators are provided with a cross-platform interface for interacting and functioning the machine. The framework could be considered as a solution to self-replicating 3D printers, which students can adopt, fabricate for their own uses and engage deeper in engineering curricula. The open architecture of the printer allows independent and further development of the extension hardware and print heads in the future.