3D Printer filament Extruder machine’s filament collecting machine

Sachin-Kumar-Gopal * and Nishanth-Kathiresan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Panimalar Engineering college, Chennai, India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(02), 357–361.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.2.0957
Publication history: 
Received on 19 April 2024; revised on 03 July 2024; accepted on 06 July 2024
 
Abstract: 
3D printing relies heavily on the quality of the filament, which is formed by heating and shaping raw PLA material into the desired dimensions. The manufacturing process involves extruding raw PLA pellets, heating them, and using a nozzle to create a circular filament with a specific diameter. While numerous extruders on the market can produce 3D printer filament from raw PLA, there is a lack of machines specifically designed for collecting the extruded filament. This paper introduces a filament collecting machine designed to address this gap in the manufacturing process. Our collecting machine features a cooling mechanism, an automatic winding mechanism, and a collecting mechanism. Additionally, it is equipped with a sensing unit that accurately measures the length of filament collected on an empty spool.
 
Keywords: 
Automatic winding; Cooling mechanism; Filament collection; Sensing unit
 
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