Review on Design & Development of Filament Making Setup for FDM 3D Printer from Waste Plastic Bottle

Deposition Modeling, or FDM, is a popular method for 3D printing technology capable of constructing intricate 3D models purely based on a design. Recently, there has been a shift towards using FDM for mass production purposes due to the evolution of 3D printing materials making it easier to create unique products for personal and commercial purposes. Particularly, conductive thermoplastic composites are used to make sensors and electronic parts for incorporation into the 3D printed structures. Nevertheless, the FDM printed parts can have some issues such as weak interlayer adhesion among the constituent layers, from which the mechanical strength of the printed objects is reduced. In this case, heat treatment procedures aimed at increasing interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of fiber-reinforced PEEK composites have been proposed. Evidence suggests that controlling heat treatment rates yields robust improvement of the FDM parts performance.