Study on the design and manufacture of 3D-FDM printer

Abstract

3D printers have been applied in manufacturing from daily products to industrial products. 3D printing technology is an advanced prototyping technology, along with researches on new materials, new printing technologies, 3D printers are more widely applied. On the basis of inheriting the available researches and getting “know-how” of the technology, as well as for training in universities, the authors propose the design and manufacture of 3D printers using FDM printing method. This paper presents the results of designing and fabricating the 3D-FDM printer. The printing test results have demonstrated the functionalities of the designed machine.