fused filament fabrication fff

FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION FFF is an additive manufacturing method whereby the component gets built from a melt processable plastic string. First the material gets punctiformed warmed up and then cured by cooling it down. Due to the method the producible wall thicknesses with a hollow body are restricted.

Scope for fff

cost-effective, big, voluminous models

cost-effective for
first product designs without undercuts
functional models
big parts with low complexity
lost molds with simple geometrics

Materials

different plastics
PP (Polypropylene)
ABS (Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol)
ABS (Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol)-EL
Arnitel® TPE (thermoplastic elastomere)
PA 6GF30 (Polyamide)
PA 666 (Polyamide)
PC (Polycarbonate)
PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)
PLA (Polylactic acid)
Ultem^TM 1010 (Polyetherimide)
Ultem^TM 9085 (Polyetherimide)

Machines

X400 CE

3D-Printer of German RepRap GmbH

space 400mm x 400mm x 350mm

Mit einer Schichtdicke von bis zu 0,1 mm und
einer großen Druckfläche lassen sich Modelle
bis zu einem Volumen von ca. 56 l drucken.

Es gehört sehr viel Erfahrung dazu, um mit Schmelzschicht-Druckern saubere Ergebnisse zu erzielen.