3D printing of large parts using multiple collaborative deposition heads – a case study with FDM

• Main Authors: Leite, Marco, Ventura, Rodrigo, Boto, João, Frutuoso, Nuno, Reis, Luís, Ribeiro, António Relógio, Soares, Bruno
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: 3D Printing; PLA; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88558; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45872
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objective of this work is to identify the challenges for the manufacturing of a large part with special focus on the fused modelling deposition (FDM) and to propose one solution for multiple collaborative deposition heads. A trilemma is identified among the build time, the quality and the dim...