The world of plastic injection moulding is changing rapidly, driven by the need for enhanced efficiency, cost savings, and ...

On cooling, the plastic hardens again to create a cohesive ... processing step can be removed from a production line because annealing is no longer required. The system also has advantages in ...

They also demonstrated the printer's ability to produce complex and multi-layered structures including a tiny plastic vase ...

Additionally, annealing enabled self-healing capabilities, where damaged components could be repaired with no loss in functionality. In tests, a cut sample of the printed plastic was rejoined ...

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After wrapping the plastic with kapton tape (wrap counter ... this scientific approach to annealing plastics used in 3D printing might come in handy.

(Credit: Sweeney et al., Science Adv., 2017) Layer adhesion is one of the weak points with FDM 3D printing, with annealing often recommended as a post-processing step. An interestingly creative ...

Plastic production and consumption is out of control. We are being force-fed more plastic than we need and in a way that makes it impossible to responsibly manage. To this point, plastic producers ...