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A method for predicting geometric characteristics of polymer deposition during fused-filament-fabrication
Hebda, Michael J. McIlroy, C. Whiteside, Benjamin R. Caton-Rose, Philip D. Coates, Philip D.
Hebda, Michael J.
McIlroy, C.
Whiteside, Benjamin R.
Caton-Rose, Philip D.
Coates, Philip D.
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2019-05
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
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2019-02-21
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In recent years 3D printing has gained popularity amongst industry professionals and hobbyists alike, with many new types of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) apparatus types becoming available on the market. A massively overlooked component of FFF is the requirement for a simple method to calculate the geometries of polymer depositions extruded during the FFF process. Manufacturers have so far achieved adequate methods to calculate tool-paths through so called slicer software packages which calculate the required velocities of extrusion from prior knowledge and data. Presented here is a method for obtaining a series of equations for predicting height, width and cross-sectional area values for given processing parameters within the FFF process for initial laydown on to a glass surface.
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Hebda MJ, McIlroy C, Whiteside BR et al (2019) A method for predicting geometric characteristics of polymer deposition during fused-filament-fabrication. Additive Manufacturing. 27: 99-108.
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