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Kerala's First 3D Printed Building

Created as a showcase project, AMAZE-28, the single-room summer house, was successfully constructed within 28 days on the grounds of the Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra. The 3D-printed building at the Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo: Shekunj)  The inauguration of Kerala's inaugural 3D-printed structure, a 380-square-foot single-room summer house, is scheduled to take place on October 10 at the Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra (Kesnik) campus located in PTP Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram.  Conceived as a showcase initiative, the summer house named AMAZE-28 was successfully finished within a mere 28 days. This impressive project was executed by Tvasta, a construction technology startup based in Chennai, founded by alumni of IIT-Madras, who have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kesnik.  AMAZE-28 is perched upon a concrete foundation atop a gentle elevation within the Kesnik campus. Febi Varghese, the Director and Chief Executive Officer of...

Solution of Filament Deflecting Upward on Extrusion

 If you are using fused deposition modeling (FDM) or fused filament fabrications (FFF) based 3D printers, then at some point in time, you must have faced or will face that the material being extruded upward direction or filament deflecting upward on extrusion. In this article, we will discuss the reasons and solutions for the material being extruded upward problem. Reason and Solutions for Filament Deflecting or Curling Upward Reason: Partial Blockage in Nozzle You may have a partial blockage if your filament curls up as it exits the nozzle. For instance, if there is a small amount of dirt on one side of the nozzle, the filament can still extrude, but it will curl. Solution Debris on the INSIDE of the nozzle, as opposed to bits on the OUTSIDE, is what causes the filament to deflect. You can clean the exterior as well as you like, but it won't really change much. However, deflection is brought on by a break in the flow. Yes, stuff on the exterior does enable additio...

Materials used in Additive Manufacturing

  Additive Manufacturing (AM) is one of the advanced manufacturing method. Additive manufacturing method includes a number of technologies. Various types of additive manufacturing or 3D printing has been discussed previously, if you want to read it, pleas click here . In this article we will study about the materials used in additive manufacturing or 3D Printing.   Primary materials used in additive manufacturing are: Polymers Metals Ceramics Material used in Additive Manufacturing. Nowadays, composite  is also being used in 3D printing. The composite is a material, which is made up of two different materials. The composite used in 3D printing  may be of:  Composite of Metal and Polymer Composite of Polymer and Ceramics Composite of Metal and Ceramics Polymers Polymer is most popular in 3D printing, because it is cheap and technology which used polymer as feed material for 3D printing, are also easily available and simple in design. Fused Deposition Mod...