TAuRUS: Tool for Automated Robotic Unbolting and Safety - 24401
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In this report, the author discussed "5 axis printing, the tech used, and what was achieved by the team." "The team demonstrated that it is possible to print strong prints on a 5 axis 3D printer that uses a rotating print bed. Printing in this fashion is not only innovative, but it achieves the goal of retaining the integrity of the print by printing continuously and preventing delamination."
This report is about the future of 3D printing and discusses differences between 5-axis and conventional printing, as well as the technology used to accomplish the 5th axis. Achieved prints, different patterns and future innovations is also discussed.
At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), their additive manufacturing division is seeking to answer the question whether it is possible to 3D print on a 5th axis. The end goal is to achieve true continuous fiber 3D printing. My goal on this project was to learn about additive manufacturing, and to learn how to operate the experimental 3D printer. Each print that was done demonstrated a different pattern that would change the strength and integrity of the print. Overall prints with minimal strand separation and featured weave-like patterns proved to have the best integrity.