The student makerspace at the RIT Construct provides 3-D Printing solutions for students and faculty. Currently, there is a great deal of waste involved in the 3-D Printing process, in addition to lack of recyclable material. Consequently, an improvement to the current process is required. The goal of this project is to develop a filament extruder that can accept recycled material as well as new raw material. It's essential that the filament is spooled at a specific diameter and that the system is safe and easy to use.

Project Name

Upcycling of 3D Printing Waste

Project Number

P18676

Start Term

Fall 2017

End Term

Spring 2018

Faculty Guide

Susan Farnand - Susan.Farnand@rit.edu

Faculty Guide

Chris Leibfried - cvlddm@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Mike Buffalin - mjbovpr@rit.edu

Sponsor (financial support)

RIT Construct

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