There has been a noticeable global trend in the usage of natural, ecologically conscious
fibers as reinforcements in the production of inexpensive, lighter polymer composites …

Hailed since the fourth industrial revolution, three-dimensional (3D) printing or additive
manufacturing (AM) has been extensively implemented in various manufacturing sectors …

Transforming waste polypropylene (PP) and waste carbon fibre into upcycled composite
materials for additive manufacturing represents an ideal circular economy challenge. An …

This paper presents an optimised material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing method with
feedstock produced from glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (GFRPP) composite waste …

As drone technology grows in popularity, its application to automate aspects of society is
increasing at a similar rate, where drones are now being trialled for delivering payloads over …

This paper studies the thermal, morphological, and mechanical properties of 3D-printed
polylactic acid (PLA) blends of virgin and recycled material in the following proportions …

This research seeks to overcome the printing and processing challenges of using waste
polypropylene (PP) reinforced with short basalt fibres, transforming them into upcycled …

In recent years, the creative use of polymers has been expanded as the range of achievable
material properties and options for manufacturing and post-processing continually grows …

This paper investigates the evolution of recycled fibres and their influence on the
mechanical property loss in material extrusion additive manufacturing of discontinuous …

Functionally Graded Materials represent the next generation of engineering design for metal
and plastic components. In this research, a specifically modified and optimised 3D printer …