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Top 5: Could Recycled Filament Be the Future of 3D Printing?

Published on August 28, 2022 by Madeleine P.
Plastic waste can be turned into recycled filament

It is once again Sunday and with the end of the weekend also comes our weekly top 5 3D printing videos of the week! To start you off, check out Enable 3D’s interview with Reflow to learn more about recycled filament and the role it could play in a circular economy. Next, Shapeways explains when you should use additive manufacturing or traditional manufacturing, as well as when using both might be the best option. The third video gives updates from Calgary, Canada where police have arrested two men in conjunction with the 3D printing of hand guns, a growing phenomenon we are seeing worldwide. In the fourth video, see how large format additive manufacturing works with Aimen’s quick video. Finally,

Top 1: Should We Turn to Recycled Filament?

As the environmental crisis worsens and the sheer amount of plastic waste we need to deal with becomes more obvious, more and more people have been looking for solutions. One that has been developed revolves around using filaments made out of recycled plastic for 3D printing. But is it really the future? That is the question that has been posed in this first of our top 5 videos of the week. Enable 3D, a community that is working towards a circular economy through recycled filaments and 3D printing, and Reflow, an Amsterdam startup that has been a leader in the field of recycled filament. Check out the video below to learn more:

Top 2: Shapeways Explains How to Choose Between Traditional Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing

It can be difficult to know which technologies should be used for a project. Though of course there are benefits to both additive manufacturing and more traditional methods, how do you know if you are choosing the way that will truly optimize your parts? To help address that, Shapeways, a digital manufacturing platform based in New York offers customers access to high-quality manufacturing, explains why you might want to switch to additive manufacturing as well as the benefits of a more customized solution offering both in the next video:

Top 3: 3D Printed Guns Seized in Calgary

Lately, the topic of 3D printed guns has been coming up more often. Though there are doubts as to their actual efficacy, it seems as if more and more police departments are focusing on seizures of these so-called “ghost guns.” In the latest news, police in Calgary, Canada have charged two men accused of 3D printing handguns. In the video below, the police give updates to the case:

Top 4: A Closer Look at Large Format Additive Manufacturing

Though of course it is well-known that 3D printing is ideal for the production of small and medium series, did you know it also can be used to make much larger parts? In this next video take a closer look at how exactly large format additive manufacturing works. Sped up, you can see how the robotic arm is able to use extrusion methods to make parts that are significantly larger. Seeing how important larger 3D printers have seemed to become in the past years, especially as AM moves into sectors like construction, this video is a good way to introduce yourself to the topic:

Top 5: 3D Printed Wood Shapes Itself as it Dries

The future of IKEA furniture might be changed thanks to at Hebrew University in Jerusalem  who have developed a unique and innovative 3D printing method. They have succeeded in designing a wood ink that allows 3D printed parts to transform once dry. For example, they have managed to make kitchen utensils and even furniture, such as chairs. With this technique, they hope to revolutionize the construction methods of the future:

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