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Large Scale Granulator Development Designed to Process Reclaimed Feedstock for Sustainable Additive Manufacturing Applications

Wang, Peter [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000291874656)·Clarkson, Cait [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000196890842)·Ghosh, Shramana [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000308768674)·Sassaman, Doug [re:3D, inc., Austin, TX (United States)]·Ferrell, Patrick [re:3D, inc., Austin, TX (United States)]·Snabes, Samantha [re:3D, inc., Austin, TX (United States)]·Zhao, Xianhui [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000202825810)
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This CRADA between UT-Battelle, LLC (Contractor) and re:3D Inc. (Participant) aims to develop an affordable large-scale granulator system designed to process reclaimed plastic feedstock suitable for additive manufacturing applications. The 24-month project will focus on testing, prototyping, and optimizing a shredder/granulator system. This project also focuses on the processing steps (e.g. washing and sorting) that can convert waste plastics, like discarded water bottles, into flake/granules which can be 3D printed using re:3D’s Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) 3D printers. If successful, this could enable more localized 3D printing using recycled plastics, reducing waste and feedstock costs.

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Wang, Peter [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000291874656), Clarkson, Cait [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000196890842), Ghosh, Shramana [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000308768674), Sassaman, Doug [re:3D, inc., Austin, TX (United States)], Ferrell, Patrick [re:3D, inc., Austin, TX (United States)], Snabes, Samantha [re:3D, inc., Austin, TX (United States)], Zhao, Xianhui [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000202825810). 2026-07-01. Large Scale Granulator Development Designed to Process Reclaimed Feedstock for Sustainable Additive Manufacturing Applications. https://doi.org/10.2172/3403177

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