Establishing a Framework for Fused Filament Fabrication Process Optimization: A Case Study with PLA Filaments.

ABSTRACT: Developments in polymer 3D printing (3DP) technologies have expanded their scope beyond the rapid prototyping space into other high-value markets, including the consumer sector. Processes such as fused filament fabrication (FFF) are capable of quickly producing complex, low-cost components using a wide variety of material types, such as polylactic acid (PLA). However, FFF has seen limited scalability in functional part production partly due to the difficulty of process optimization with its complex parameter space, including material type, filament characteristics, printer conditions, and "slicer" software settings. Therefore, the aim of this study is to establish a multi-step process optimization methodology-from printer calibration to "slicer" setting adjustments to post-processing-to ma

SUBMITTER: Grubbs J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141671 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature