Abdellatif Denine, Patrick Siegfried
Institute of Technology, MATE Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary, patrick.siegfried@ism.de
ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC PAPER
ISSN 2637-2150
e-ISSN 2637-2614
UDC 004.356.2 :658.286
DOI 10.7251/STED2201032D
COBISS.RS-ID 136254465
Primljen rad: 29.11.2021.
Prihvaćen rad: 04.04.2022.
Publikovan rad: 30.05.2022.
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Corresponding Author:
Patrick Siegfried, Institute of Technology, MATE Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary,patrick.siegfried@ism.de
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study is to allow a better understanding of the role of industry 4.0 technologies, especially filament extrusion technology in the reduction of costs, environmental impact, energy consumption, and the possibility to expand the range of printable materials. The study focuses on the desktop Filament Extruders available in the market now, where these machines are assessed and future possible modifications for these apparatuses are presented. The research leading to the publication of this study consists of a review of the existing literature, in addition, information from different extruders manufacturers’ websites has been used. The study has demonstrated that the extrusion of material at home is still not an exact science, and the process ends up costing the user large sums of money over time. However, there are still limitations to the use of this technology such as the lack of standardized extrusion settings, the necessity of pre-drying the pellets, and the complexity of the extruder cleaning process after each use.
Keywords: Filament extruder, fused deposition modeling, industry 4.0, additive manufacturing.
JEL Code: L10
