Investigations on Roller-Based Filament Drives

The filament drive is a key part of the extrusion assembly of a Fused Filament Fabrication printer. This investigation examines the maximum feed force and the slip of different driving rollers using a filament made of polylactic-acid (PLA) on a test stand. The test stand systematically varies the ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vinzenz Nienhaus, Dieter Spiehl, Edgar Dörsam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Subjects:
PLA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/5/2/53