Development of a 3D printer for high performance thermoplastic materials

Ιωαννίδης, Αδάμος; Ioannidis, Adamos

dc.contributor.author	Ιωαννίδης, Αδάμος	el
dc.contributor.author	Ioannidis, Adamos	en
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-18T10:28:30Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-18T10:28:30Z
dc.date.issued	2018-09-18
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/47618
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.15868
dc.rights	Default License
dc.subject	3D Printing	en
dc.subject	High performance plastics	en
dc.subject	Ultem1010	en
dc.subject	Fused filament fabrication	en
dc.subject	CnC	en
dc.subject	Τρισδιάστατη εκτύπωση	el
dc.subject	Θερμοπλαστικά υψηλών προδιαγραφών	el
dc.subject	Εργαλειομηχανές	el
dc.subject	Θερμοπλαστικά	el
dc.subject	Κατεργασίες πρόσθεσης υλικού	el
dc.title	Development of a 3D printer for high performance thermoplastic materials	en
heal.type	bachelorThesis
heal.classification	Εργαλειομηχανές και παρελκόμενα	el
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heal.language	en
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heal.publicationDate	2018-07-25
heal.abstract	3D Printing and Fused Filament fabrication is an upcoming technology and research field. During the few past years it has seen an incredible commercial and technological rise, more and more products are being launched each month and research publications are continually increased. One of the most important parameters in 3D Printing is the material used. There is a vast arsenal of thermoplastics in the market that satisfy the needs of the current market. However, there is an upcoming research interest in High Performance Thermoplastics, which are plastics with increased mechanical and thermal properties when compared to thermoplastics and find extended use in “engineering” and medical fields. The main subject of this work is the Development of a 3D printer for high performance thermoplastic materials and is focused on the explanation of design steps and decisions that had to be taken in order to reach the goal. An array of High performance plastics was compared and Ultem1010 was found to be the most suitable candidate. During the design process, various systems and subsystems of the Printer were modified, and some completely changed in order to meet the requirements of such demanding printing conditions. During the redesign process it was of outmost importance to point out why each decision was taken. After the printer was rebuild and various electronic automations were incorporated, that were designed and manufactured for the purposes of this work, calibration procedures were initiated to give as good as possible prints before migrating to Ultem1010 printing. At the moment the printer was producing good quality parts from common thermoplastics and the printing parameters were identified to be appropriate the migration to Ultem1010 occurred. In the end, a detailed and documented series of trials is demonstrated, explaining each step of the procedure that was followed in order to reach the main goal. A series of printed Ultem1010 parts is exhibited and a discussion is made about the evaluation of the results, the future of the dedicated printer and High Performance Plastics in general.	en
heal.advisorName	Βοσνιάκος, Χριστόφορος-Γεώργιος	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Μαρκόπουλος, Άγγελος	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Μανωλάκος, Δημήτριος	el
heal.academicPublisher	Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο. Σχολή Μηχανολόγων Μηχανικών. Τομέας Τεχνολογίας των Κατεργασιών	el
heal.academicPublisherID	ntua
heal.numberOfPages	108 σ.
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