2 ms·

Apparently it can’t scale up 10x or more though, at least with current materials.

• deelowe 9y ago
  Could this be solved by adding refrigeration? Couldn't they run the machines much faster if it was printing in a colder environment?
  • valine 9y ago
    It probably depends on what material you’re printing with. Keeping ABS from warping in a cold environment would be difficult or even impossible. At the very least it would put new limitations on what shapes are possible to print and constrain your options when it comes to infill.
  • ggcdn 9y ago
    You get a worse bond if it's too cold. as the plastic cools it warps and can crack along the interface between layers. Plastics like abs usually require a heated print bed as well. I think the ideal solution would allow the entire piece to stay at a elevated temp somewhere between ambient and melting, but blow cool air over the freshly extruded plastic to quickly bring the temp down from the melting point