Academy
Operations
- Why you need to purge your pellet extruder?
- Print Bed Leveling/Calibration; why is it necessary?
- What is Dynamic Flow Control, and how to use it
- What is the basic maintenance on pellet extruders for 3D printing?
- How does a pellet extruder work?
General
- Drying materials background
- Shear temperature and material characteristics in an extruder
- Special materials for large format 3D-printing
- Thermal management in a 3D print
- What is thermoplastic pellet material?
- Pellet extruder output vs layer time & 3D print speed
- Different fibers to use in materials for large format 3D printing
- Amorphous vs crystalline 3D printing materials
- Is it possible to 3D print without fibers?
- Why do plastic pellets contain moisture?
- Isotropic and anisotropic behavior of materials
- Why do you need a plastic pellet dryer?
- What is the recommended granule size and shape?
- 3D printing with pellet extruders versus with filament
- Optimizing material selection for large scale 3d printing
- Machine settings when printing with PIPG
- How to determine an extrusion multiplier?
Design
- What is the difference between LFAM and dekstop Additive Manufacturing (AM)?
- Can I 3D print with infill?
- How does the nozzle diameter affect the 3D printing process?
- What application types is your robotic 3D printer used for?
- How long does it take to 3D print a part?
- What is the difference between surface roughness and tolerance and why is it important?
- Double wall 3D prints or not?
- Dealing with expansion in 3D printed autoclave tooling
- How do I choose the right nozzle size for large format 3D printing?
- What is layer time in large format 3D printing
- What is Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF)?
- 45-degree 3D printing
- Design cheatsheet - Bead geometry guidelines
- What is the 3D print volume?