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Quintessential additive manufacturing has established Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) as the major technique due to ease in handling of the equipment. Despite limitations such as restricted material choices, usage of FFF has become de facto among 3D printing enthusiast. Although several independent researchers, industry and academia have tried to use pellet-based extrusion as a prominent method for additive manufacturing, still the respective field has relatively less accessibility and requires more handling effort compared to traditional filament extrusion. The current research focuses on the validity of pellet-based extruder in a hybrid form factor to rectify its handling issues and, henceforth, its credibility when compared to a filament extruder. Thus, experiments are conducted using Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) in order to validate the developed system. The research is also validated by comparing the part quality with numerous diverse test parts for validation of pellet extruder in comparison with conventional filament extruder. The presented research also explores the printability among various materials and methods.
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Soni, Y., Kumar, N., Singh, R.P., Jain, P.K. (2023). Feasibility Investigations on the Development of Hybrid Pellet-Based Extruder with Fused Filament Fabrication. In: Singh, R.P., Tyagi, M., Walia, R.S., Davim, J.P. (eds) Advances in Modelling and Optimization of Manufacturing and Industrial Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6107-6_52
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