Refurbishment of 3D printer and parameter optimization

Abstract

This abstract describes the project based on 3-D printing technology. The project was carried out with the fabrication of the 3-D printer. A 3-D printer is a machine which uses additive manufacturing process to create a 3-dimensional object using digital data. This 3-D printer uses the FDM technology and has 3-axis arrangement with inbuilt heating platform. The heating platform can be finely tuned for precise levelling. This 3-D printer can print things right from microns to 180mm. It is compatible with various materials having melting temperature up to 300oC. The materials like PLA, ABS, HIP, etc. can be used. The structure of the 3-D printer is rigid cuboidal frame of 6065 Aluminium. The 3-D printer has the object printing volume of 180x180x180mm3. The main objective of the project is to create a reliable and most cost efficient 3-D printer. This project also emphasises on design of such machines, various types of extruding materials and its application in some of the core engineering, architecture and medical fields. It also significantly challenges the mass production processes in future.