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Closing the Loop: How to Create a Sustainable Additive Manufacturing Process with Plastic Recycling
Don’t let 3D printing waste pile up—turn it into opportunity! Recycle scraps into new filament, save money, reduce impact, and create custom materials with Filabot. Let’s close the loop together!

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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...

EX2
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...

EX6
Wood Fill PLA Pellets Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report
Here is one for all you additive addicts out there! Wood and plastic are often placed conceptually as antithetical materials due to their contrasting qualities- endlessly variable vs.. homogeneous ...

EX6
NEW PRODUCT: PLA LX175 EX6 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...

EX2
Filabot EX2 to EX6 100% Credit Exchange Program
Anyone who purchased (or purchases in the future) a Filabot EX2 can trade it in towards a Filabot EX6 and receive a 100% credit. Yes, you read that right. We will give you complete credit toward yo...

EX6
rPETG EX6 Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report
rPETG was extruded in the EX6 to compare the tolerances of the polymer with different Filabot Accessories. From testing, we saw that the tolerances of the material improved when using the Chrome Sc...

3-D Printing
Product Highlight- Service/Testing
Interested in getting one of our machines but are worried that the polymer you want to extrude won't work? Then Filabot has the solution for you. With our Filabot Polymer testing service, we can he...
3-D Printing
Introducing the Filabot Lab Kit
We are happy to release our newest addition to filament education the EX6 Filabot Lab Kit. This hands-on kit is made to help beginners learn how to use our EX6 bundle and accessories and how to mak...