Design and Analysis of Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printer Nozzle for Color Mixing

Han, Shanling; Xiao, Yu; Qi, Tao; Li, Zhiyong; Zeng, Qingliang

doi:10.1155/2017/2095137

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“…After applying the boundary conditions (4) and (5) to the equation of the modal mode (3), (6) could be derived.…”

Section: Simplification Of the Overall Structure Of The Fdm 3d Printermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With the rapid development of 3D printing technology, the application of 3D printing technology is increasingly extensive [1][2][3]. Due to the demand for individuation, color 3D printing technology has developed rapidly recently [4,5]. For the FDM 3D printer, the mode of multi-nozzle cooperative work is mainly used for color printing, which will lead to a series of problems [6,7].…”

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Optimization of Vibration Characteristics of Fused Deposition Modeling Color 3D Printer Based on Modal and Power Spectrum Method

Zhang

Qin

et al. 2019

Applied Sciences

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To improve the accuracy of the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) color 3D printer in printing color pieces, the vibration characteristics were studied. Firstly, the models of the FDM color 3D printer were qualitatively simplified by mechanics theory to provide theoretical support for dynamic characteristics of the structure, and the finite element modal analysis was performed by the ANSYS (It is an engineering simulation and 3D design software) Workbench to obtain the natural frequency and mode shape displacement of the FDM color 3D printer. Then, the power spectrum of the vibration signal of the previous FDM color 3D printer was measured through frequency domain analysis, and the resonance positions of the 3D printer were obtained by comparing the finite element analysis with experimental analysis. Finally, the design of the color 3D printer was optimized based on the analysis. The results indicate that the optimized scheme can effectively improve the resonance characteristics of the device and reduce the overall modal displacement. The actual experiment of the 3D printer demonstrates that the accuracy of the optimized device has been improved, which has crucial reference significance for the development of the FDM color 3D printer.

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“…After applying the boundary conditions (4) and (5) to the equation of the modal mode (3), (6) could be derived.…”

Section: Simplification Of the Overall Structure Of The Fdm 3d Printermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimization of Vibration Characteristics of Fused Deposition Modeling Color 3D Printer Based on Modal and Power Spectrum Method

Zhang

Qin

et al. 2019

Applied Sciences

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“…The two most commonly used materials in the ME process are amorphous polymers acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA) [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. The potential of application of the ME process has grown beyond prototyping and has been studied in several important industries such as automotive and aerospace, electronics, pharmaceutical, medical, dentistry, and water harvesting [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”

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Numerical Investigation of Deposition Characteristics of PLA on an ABS Plate Using a Material Extrusion Process

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Three-dimensional prototypes and final products are commonly fabricated using the material extrusion (ME) process in additive manufacturing applications. However, these prototypes and products are limited to a single material using the ME process due to technical challenges. Deposition of plastic on another dissimilar plastic substrate requires proper control of printing temperature during an ME process due to differences in melting temperatures of dissimilar plastics. In this paper, deposition of PLA filament on an ABS substrate during an ME process is investigated using finite element analysis. A heat transfer finite element (FE) model for the extrusion process is proposed to estimate the parameters of the ME machine for the formulation of a heat flux model. The effects of printing temperature and the stand-off distance on temperature distributions are investigated using the proposed FE model for the extrusion process. The heat flux model is implemented in a proposed heat transfer FE model of single bead deposition of PLA on an ABS plate. From this FE model of deposition, temperature histories during the ME deposition process are estimated. The results of temperature histories are compared with experiments. Using the calibrated FE model, a proper heating temperature of ABS for deposition of PLA is evaluated.

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“…This method can use a limited number of filaments to create fullcolour filaments and maintains the low-cost advantage of FFF. Han et al presented a design for a mixed-colour FFF 3 D printer nozzle and analysed the performance (Han et al, 2017).…”

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Colourful fused filament fabrication method based on transitioning waste infilling technology with a colour surface model

Wang

Shen

et al. 2020

RPJ

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Purpose Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a common additive manufacturing method that is widely used owing to its low cost, environmental friendliness and safety. Colour models are needed because of their ability to express more information, but high printing quality and efficiency are difficult to achieve with the existing FFF colour printing methods because of the “inertia” of printing. Inertia refers to the feature of the former colour material remaining in the molten cavity when switching colours in colour FFF printing. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new FFF colour printing method to reduce printing material usage and printing time. Design/methodology/approach A new FFF colour printing method that uses transitioning waste to construct the part is proposed. Based on the freedom of the colour surface model’s interior space, the internal fill and support of the print model are generated using the transitioning waste to reduce printing material usage and printing time and to achieve environmentally friendly colour printing. The modified elite ant system (EAS) algorithm is used to construct and optimize this method based on the colour surface model. Findings A colour printing experiment is performed using a colour-mixing FFF printer platform with a special waste extrusion module. The experimental results show that this method can significantly reduce material and time consumption compared to the commonly used method. The printed part produced by this method also has high surface quality. Originality/value A new FFF colour printing method that uses transitioning waste to construct the part is proposed. Based on the freedom of the colour surface model’s interior space, the internal fill and support of the print model are generated using the transitioning waste to reduce printing material usage and printing time and to achieve environmentally friendly colour printing. The modified EAS algorithm is used to construct and optimize this method based on the colour surface model. A special waste extrusion module is developed.

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Design and Analysis of Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printer Nozzle for Color Mixing

Cited by 30 publications

References 28 publications

Optimization of Vibration Characteristics of Fused Deposition Modeling Color 3D Printer Based on Modal and Power Spectrum Method

Optimization of Vibration Characteristics of Fused Deposition Modeling Color 3D Printer Based on Modal and Power Spectrum Method

Numerical Investigation of Deposition Characteristics of PLA on an ABS Plate Using a Material Extrusion Process

Colourful fused filament fabrication method based on transitioning waste infilling technology with a colour surface model

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