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MIT Engineers make a 10X Faster FDM 3D Printer!
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an FDM 3D printer that, with the help of a laser, prints 10 times faster than normal office machines. Though it uses a laser, it is still considered a fused deposition…
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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an FDM 3D printer that, with the help of a laser, prints 10 times faster than normal office machines. Though it uses a laser, it is still considered a fused deposition modeling process. We recently wrote about a way to double your printer’s speed, but this is in another ballpark. The print head uses a laser and a new, innovative screw mechanism to increase the machine’s speed.
The key to this innovative 3D printer is due to its extruder, created by two MIT students. It uses a laser, like in stereolithography or selective laser sintering technologies. FDM printers do not usually do this, instead using a print head which warms the filament to create successive layers.
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Interestingly, MIT have recently offered a 3D printing university course. MIT developed their 3D printer using an extruder that features a laser-assisted screw mechanism instead. This feeds the plastic filament nozzle while the laser quickly heats up and melts the filament.
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