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Material Information

Material Information

Practical tips, guides, reports and walkthroughs for a wide range of polymers.

Getting started

Getting started with extruding your material

Material selection - Choosing the right polymer

How to make a perfect spool of PLA

3 keys to successful extrusion

Roadmap to extrusion success

How to increase throughput - Faster production rate

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Additives & Mixing

Mixing additives: practical tips

Mixing inert additives homogeneously

Polymer blends: mixing different plastics

PLA colored filament: extrusion walkthrough using masterbatches

Additives & Composites (Vol. 1)

Additives & Composites (Vol. 2)

How to measure the additive size

How to calculate the weight percentage of the additive?

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Recycling

Recycling PLA: extrusion walkthrough from regrind to filament

Recycling PET bottles into filament: shredding and extrusion walkthrough

Recycling PEEK: extrusion walkthrough from regrind to filament

Troubleshooting

Filament thickness deviation (inconsistent diameter)

Output is too liquid

Waving/Curling filament

Nozzle build-up

Output too low or thin

Air bubbles or holes in filament

Oval or flat filament

Bumps or particles in filament

Rough filament surface

Abnormal smoke production

Polymer degradation

Filament quality troubleshooting guide

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Material reports & tips

Extrusion reports

HDPE extrusion tips

PEEK extrusion warnings and tips

PCL (polycaprolactone) extrusion tips

PP (polypropylene) extrusion tips

TPU extrusion tips

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