https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Ramon+LinssenOpen Source Ecology - User contributions [en]2026-05-17T04:28:44ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.13https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=3D_Printer&diff=1141673D Printer2014-01-29T20:16:37Z<p>Ramon Linssen: /* See Also */</p>
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[[Image:3D Printerpic.png|right|400px|3D Printer]] <br />
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==Overview==<br />
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A 3D printer is an additive manufacturing technology that enables automated construction of complex sub-assemblies via layered deposition. The technology is similar to a traditional printer, but with an additional z axis. As a central backbone of [[Digital Fabrication]], the end goal of 3D printers is to be able to print anything.<br />
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==Details==<br />
While 3D printers are additive, they bear a close resemblance to subtractive manufacturing [[CNC milling machines]].<br />
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==Product Ecology==<br />
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|Product = {{3D Printer}}<br />
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* {{3D Scanner}}<br />
* {{CAD}}<br />
* {{Laser Cutter}}<br />
* {{Bioplastic Extruder}}<br />
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|Uses=<br />
* [[Bioplastic]]<br />
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* [[3D Prints]]<br />
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|Enables=<br />
* [[Metal]] Casting<br />
* [[Digital Fabrication]]<br />
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|Components=<br />
* [[XYZ Table]]<br />
* [[Motors]]<br />
* [[Controller]]<br />
* Spindle<br />
* [[Extruder]]<br />
* Feeder<br />
* Tool Changer<br />
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==Status==<br />
See past work related to Factor e Farm at [[RepRap Build]].<br />
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Currently [[3D_Printer/Research_Development|3D printer designs are being researched]], with the goal of full integration into the [[Product Ecology]] of [[GVCS]] technologies.<br />
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3D printer technology is currently undergoing a flourishing of innovation. As a relatively new technology (2003), many experimental designs and techniques are being explored by thousands of groups worldwide.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Comparison of 3D Printers]]<br />
*[[RepRap Build]]<br />
*[[Equipment/Lulzbot_a0_101]]<br />
*[[Equipment/Taz]]<br />
*[[RepLab]]<br />
*[[3D Ceramic]]<br />
*[[Stepper Motor]]<br />
*[http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/ MIT Machines that Make]<br />
*[[Electron Beam Melting]]<br />
*[[Sintering]]<br />
*[http://reprap.org/wiki/MetalicaRap RepRap MetalicaRap subproject], investigating inexpensive, self-replicating electron beam melting machine design for 3D metal object and solar cell printing<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cermet Cermets], materials that may be suitable for 3D ceramic printing techniques but give material properties superior to those of either metals or ceramics<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
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* [http://www.absplastic.eu 3D Printing and plastic materials blog]<br />
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