PLASTICS

Environmental impact

The generate a lot of waste that build up on the surface of the planet.Plastics are mainly non-biodegradable. The recycling is very expensive.

Plastic materials

Plastics are materials formed by chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms. We call these chains polymers, while the atoms that form them are called monomers.

3D Printers. Characteristics

Powder bed fusion, Extrusion deposition, Electronics, Mechanics, Extruder

Forming plastics

Extrusion, Injection moulding, Compresion moulding, Blow moulding, Vacuum forming.

3D printing process

Desing, Slicing, Printing

3D Printing. Materials used

ABS, PLA, Laybrick, Laiwoo-D3, Filaflex

Machining plastics

Turning, Milling, Grinding

Types of plastics

Polyethylene, Polystyrene, PVC, Polypropylene, PET, Teflon, Polycarbonate, Melamine, Bakelite, Polyestert resins, Rubber, Neopene.

Printing design and control software

OpenSCAD, Tinkercad, FreeCAD, Cura, Slic3r, Repetier-Host