[HTML][HTML] Integration of a Needle Valve Mechanism with Cura Slicing Software for Improved Retraction in Pellet-Based Material Extrusion

L Morita, A Asad, X Sun, M Ali, D Sameoto - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Fused granular fabrication (FGF) is a cost-effective and increasingly popular additive
technology that enables the production of parts using a wide range of exotic materials that …

Modeling of extrusion-based additive manufacturing for pelletized thermoplastics: Analytical relationships between process parameters and extrusion outcomes

A Pricci, MD de Tullio, G Percoco - CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent developments in additive manufacturing are moving toward a new trend in material
extrusion (ISO/ASTM 52910: 2018), namely, the possibility of printing thermoplastic strands …

Design of a screw extruder for additive manufacturing

DTJ Drotman - 2015 - escholarship.org
Our aim is to show that the screw extrusion process is comparable to current FDM 3D
printing processes by implementing an innovative design along with an advanced control …

Screw-assisted 3D printing with granulated materials: A systematic review

JM Justino Netto, HT Idogava… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
This paper presents a systematic review on extrusion additive manufacturing (EAM), with
focus on the technological development of screw-assisted systems that can be fed directly …

3-D printable polymer pelletizer chopper for fused granular fabrication-based additive manufacturing

AL Woern, JM Pearce - Inventions, 2018 - mdpi.com
Although distributed additive manufacturing can provide high returns on investment, the
current markup on commercial filament over base polymers limits deployment. These cost …

[PDF][PDF] Comparing retraction methods with volumetric exit flow measurement in molten material extrusion

GP Greeff, M Schilling - Joint Special Interest Group meeting between …, 2017 - euspen.eu
The volumetric flow rate, during the molten material extrusion process, is a critical parameter
in this type of additive manufacturing process. One reason for this is that the extrusion nozzle …

Large-scale deposition system by an industrial robot (I): design of fused pellet modeling system and extrusion process analysis

Z Wang, R Liu, T Sparks, F Liou - 3D printing and additive …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Fused pellet modeling (FPM) is an important method in additive manufacturing technology
that uses granular material instead of filaments. In FPM, prototypes are constructed by the …

Adaptive Toolpath Generation for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing Using a Nozzle with Rectangular Orifice

B Gharehpapagh, UM Dilberoglu, U Yaman… - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing has greatly simplified the production of
complex designs, but it is often accompanied by a trade-off between build resolution and …

Hybrid extrusion force-velocity control using freeze-form extrusion fabrication for functionally graded material parts

BK Deuser, L Tang, RG Landers… - Journal of …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Freeze-form extrusion fabrication (FEF) is an additive manufacturing (AM) process that uses
an aqueous-based paste loaded with ceramic or metal powder to build complex, three …

Experimental analysis of an extrusion system for additive manufacturing based on polymer pellets

N Volpato, D Kretschek, JA Foggiatto… - … International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
One of the most popular additive manufacturing (AM) processes is based on polymer
extrusion using a continuous filament as feedstock. However, the use of this type of …