Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is an additive manufacturing process, which constructs
physical items by fused melt material, selectively deposited layer-by-layer through a heated …

Additive Manufacturing (AM), and more specifically Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), allow
the production of highly customized parts, provide enormous freedom-of-design and can …

The filament material extrusion (ME) process manufactures functional components for a
wide range of personalized applications in medicine, fashion and remanufacturing cases, or …

Polylactic acid (PLA) material in filament form can be 3D printed and form complex physical
models by using a low-cost material extrusion mechanism in a process that is broadly known …

Energy metrics in 3D-printing technologies are of major importance for sustainable
manufacturing. The printing parameters (PP) affect the energy consumption remarkably and …

Polyolefin-based thermoplastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene constitute a major
fraction of the polymers employed in commodity applications due to their ease of …

This research work focuses on the utilization of waste ocean plastics with waste agro-
industrial pyrolyzed biomass to develop complex shaped value-added prototypes through …

The energy efficiency of material extrusion additive manufacturing has a significant impact
on the economics and environmental footprint of the process. Control parameters that …

A highly sought-after objective of Space Agencies is the development of additive
manufacturing (AM) technologies and of multifunctional materials, key elements to future …

This study assesses the potential revaluation of solid waste from palm residues for use as
reinforcement in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) matrix to develop a composite …