Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU
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University and College Research Projects utilizing a Filabot Filament Extruder Setup

Colleges and universities are prioritizing sustainability in education, leveraging innovative technologies like Filabot systems to reduce waste and raise environmental awareness. Institutions like ...
The Basics of Extrusion
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The Basics of Extrusion

If you are a recent recipient of a Filabot extrusion system, you might feel a bit unsure of what each of the specific components is for, or how to make them all work in harmony. We like to think th...
Cleaning a Filabot EX2 or EX6 Extruder
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Cleaning a Filabot EX2 or EX6 Extruder

In the filament extrusion process, there is a fundamental step that is crucial to get right before you consider any variables or parameters, and that step is ensuring that you have a clean extruder...
Casting Part II : Investment Casting from 3D Printed Wax
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Casting Part II : Investment Casting from 3D Printed Wax

This is the follow-up to a two-part blog installment, the first part of which was shared last week. If you didn’t catch the first post, you might want to go here  and read from the beginning! Where...
Casting Part I : Printing with Wax
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Casting Part I : Printing with Wax

Working within the umbrella of additive manufacturing offers the unique opportunity to utilize the technology you have created as a tool to aid further development and support new products. Perhaps...
University of Utah Update: Chair Experiments with Recycled PETG Filament
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University of Utah Update: Chair Experiments with Recycled PETG Filament

IMPORTANT NOTE: We're back to posting the University of Utah/ binary collaboration posts on Filabot after several weeks on Massive Dimension. If you haven't read the last few posts, please click th...
NEW PRODUCT: PLA LX175 EX2 Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report
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NEW PRODUCT: PLA LX175 EX2 Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report

We care about the materials we sell and the success of using our machines. This report was done with very extensive testing beyond what we typically do with the lab testing service we provide but a...
University of Utah Update: Testing - Large Format Prints
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University of Utah Update: Testing - Large Format Prints

IMPORTANT NOTE: Going forward the posts related to our collaboration with binary and the University of Utah will be posted only on the Massive Dimension website as Massive Dimension products will b...
University of Utah Update: Prototyping - Test Prints (Desktop)
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University of Utah Update: Prototyping - Test Prints (Desktop)

Building off their form explorations, using prompts such as Aleatory Methods, Protest as Form, and For Loops, activity for the MDD Digital Assemblies class now turned to physical prototyping of the...