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Innovative and Hybrid Post Processes for Additively Manufactured Parts
Summary
This paper examines post-processing techniques for parts made by additive manufacturing (3D printing) using thermoplastic polymers, noting that plastic parts and their waste contribute to microplastic contamination of soil and groundwater. Recycling engineered plastics from additive manufacturing is proposed as a mitigation strategy.
The material utilized in additive manufacturing (AM), a thermoplastic polymer, is highly machinable. AM plastics' use, unattended garbage disposal, and exosystemic effects would all contribute to the continued environmental degradation. Our groundwater and soil are becoming contaminated as a result of the leakage of microplastics from plastic parts made with additives. Recycled engineered plastic is more important than ever for the environment. The biodegradability of components generated from three-dimensionally printed acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is improved by the current research. Waste components are recycled by using atypical drilling processes, such as ABS acetone vapor jet drilling. As a result, this chapter includes a variety of research and analysis that demonstrates the economic and environmental benefits of continuing to use creative and hybrid post-processing for additively generated parts.
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