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In this article we are going to comment on what the flow is as well as the importance it has in 3D printing. In addition, it explains how to calibrate this parameter so that the 3D printer gives the best possible results.
'Flow rate' is a slicer setting that tells the 3D printer how much plastic to extrude. Correct flow rate is the first step towards pretty and dimensionally accurate 3D prints, so it's important to know how to set it properly.
The hotend is arguably the most critical yet least understood part on a 3D printer. See how it works and also learn how to correctly change the nozzle.
Learn about the 10 most important advanced 3d slicer settings and how each one will improve the quality of your print! Examples use Simplify3D 3d slicer
This the web's most comprehensive guide to troubleshooting your FFF (or FDM) 3D Printer. Any problem you could think of having, is explained here with high resolution images and detailed explanations to resolve it - including 3D Printer and Material specific suggestions.
This is what a typical extruded fin heatsink looks like. It’s made of metal and sits on top of IC packages that themselves are soldered to a PCB. It cools those packages by providing an increased air apparent surface area with which to pass on the heat that has been conducted up through it. It’s shape (topology) is in most ways set by the manufacturing process used to create it. In this case squeezing molten aluminum through a die with that shape as the profile. Similar constraints exist for other manufacturing processes, be it milling, casting, brazing etc. 3D printing removes many of these constraints and, as the technology matures, I believe all of them will be addressed. So, with a process that can print any 3D shape, how should design tools adapt to such an opportunity?
This lattice uses a new microfluidic printhead that is able to seamlessly switch between printing two different viscoelastic inks. The structure, which was printed with red and transparent inks, showcases the sharp transitions possible with the new nozzle.
A research team prints a lithium ion battery the size of a grain of sand out of electrochemical inks, opening the door for microscopic medical implants, communications devices and other gear.
Curious about just how far they could take the company’s additive manufacturing technology, engineers at GE Aviation’s Additive Development Center in Cincinnati successfully created a simple jet engine, made entirely from 3D printed parts, that was able to rev up to 33,000 RPM.
It may look like some kind of ancient urn, but you’re looking at something rather more advanced. In fact this is the first full-scale copper rocket engine part made by NASA using 3D printing techniques.