Open Source Multi-Head 3D Printer for Polymer-Metal Composite Component Manufacturing

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Type	Paper
Language	English
Cite as Citation reference for the source document. John J. Laureto and Joshua M. Pearce. Open Source Multi-Head 3D Printer for Polymer-Metal Composite Component Manufacturing Technologies 2017, 5(2), 36; doi:10.3390/technologies5020036 open access

Project data
Authors	John J. Laureto J.M.Pearce
Location	Michigan, USA
Status	Designed Modelled Prototyped Verified
Verified by	MOST
Links	https://www.academia.edu/33578996/Open_Source_Multi_Head_3D_Printer_for_Polymer_Metal_Composite_Component_Manufacturing&#124 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/5/2/36&#124
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Device data
Design files	https://osf.io/jvhqt/
Hardware license	CERN-OHL-S
Certifications	Start OSHWA certification

As low-cost desktop 3D printing is now dominated by free and open source self-replicating rapid prototype (RepRap) derivatives, there is an intense interest in extending the scope of potential applications to manufacturing. This study describes a manufacturing technology that enables a constrained set of polymer-metal composite components. This paper provides (1) free and open source hardware and (2) software for printing systems that achieves metal wire embedment into a polymer matrix 3D-printed part via a novel weaving and wrapping method using (3) OpenSCAD and parametric coding for customized g-code commands. Composite parts are evaluated from the technical viability of manufacturing and quality. The results show that utilizing a multi-polymer head system for multi-component manufacturing reduces manufacturing time and reduces the embodied energy of manufacturing. Finally, it is concluded that an open source software and hardware tool chain can provide low-cost industrial manufacturing of complex metal-polymer composite-based products.

open hardware source code^[1]
ini file^[2]
Franklin firmware,^[3]
Re:3D. Gigabot^[4]
OpenSCAD:^[5]
IC3D Digital Platform.^[6]
RAMPS 1.4.^[7]
Pololu A4988 Stepper Motor Drive Carrier.^[8]
Arduino Mega Board 2560.^[9]
KiCad–PcbNew.^[10]
Slic3r.^[11]

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Keywords	open source, osat, 3d printing, reprap, composite, manufacturing, heat exchangers, 3d printer, polymer-metal
SDG	SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure
Authors	Joshua M. Pearce
License	CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations	MOST, MTU
Language	English (en)
Translations	Czech, Portuguese, Chinese
Related	3 subpages, 20 pages link here
Impact	1,398 page views (more)
Created	June 21, 2017 by Joshua M. Pearce
Last modified	February 28, 2024 by Felipe Schenone
Cite as	Joshua M. Pearce (2017–2024). "Open Source Multi-Head 3D Printer for Polymer-Metal Composite Component Manufacturing". Appropedia. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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[1] ttps://osf.io/jvhqt/

[2] ttp://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/5/2/36/s1

[3] Franklin Firmware on GigabotHX:MOST

[4] ttp://shop.re3d.org/

[5] ttp://www.openscad.org/

[6] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20170303083122/http://www.ic3dprinters.com:80/index.html

[7] ttp://reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS_1.4

[8] ttps://www.pololu.com/product/1182

[9] ttps://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega2560

[10] ttp://kicad-pcb.org/discover/pcbnew/

[11] ttp://slic3r.org/

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