3D Printing using Fused Filament Fabrication

Abstract

Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing is a technique to directly obtain a real object, designed using CAD, by fusing the thermoplastic material at high temperature and movement of stepper motors as directed by the controller. 3D Printing prototypers and manufacturers face many problems while printing objects. They face the problem of not having 3D Printer repairing service (especially in less developed areas) and thus 3D printers become useless. Another major problem 3D Printing firms face is the transference of object file among many of 3D Printers. Moreover, last one its post-processing, especially re-colouring of the product in different colours and connectivity with a remote location. Thus, this study is carried out to overcome the majors' problems in the 3D printing manufacturing. This study project utilized an open source Marlin Firmware to design and make 3D Printer controller, ESP8266 to provide Wireless connectivity, and dual Extruder setup tailored to make dual colours to make 3D Printer a colourful. The study shows that the accuracy comparison of proposed printed Cube with respect to CAD Cube is about 96.66%.