The Practicality and Scalability of Respooling 3-D printing Thermoplastics A Multidisciplinary Research Project by the Canino School of Engineering Technology at SUNY Canton (WIP)

Matt Jamison Burnett; Michael A Wilson; Anthony Filoso

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Conference: 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Location: Virtual On line
Publication Date: June 22, 2020
Start Date: June 22, 2020
End Date: June 26, 2021
Conference Session: Student Division Technical Session 5
Tagged Division: Student
Page Count: 2
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--35359
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/35359
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Matt Jamison Burnett

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Matt Burnett is a native of the Adirondack Mountains of Northern NY state. Working in paint, video and environmental installation, Burnett’s work explores the history, paradoxes and environmental dilemmas of nature/culture relationships.

Burnett is currently a Professor in the Graphic and Multimedia Design Program at the State University of New York Canton. In his “Sustainability Lecture Series” at Canton, Burnett combines interdisciplinary teaching with a broad spectrum of speakers from various disciplines. His guests have included scientists, economists, theologists, engineers, and activists. In 2015 Burnett hosted Bill McKibben , the founder of 350.org and author of “the
Burnett graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1999 with a BA in Fine Arts, and in 2006 with an MFA in Studio Arts from Maine College of Art. He has since exhibited his work across the United States and Internationally. In addition to painting, he is known for new media environmental installations in the Northeast US, including Mt. Desert Island, Saranac Lake, Portland ME, St. Lawrence University, and Weymouth Nova Scotia.

During 2017 he was a visiting fellow at Munich University of Applied Sciences, where he developed and auditioned his latest project, "Convergence."

He currently develops resources and workshops for 3-D printing, 3-D design and 3-D imaging. He has worked with several institutions on setting up 3-D resources and currently teaches courses on 3-D printing and Design at Munich University of Applied Science, St. Lawrence University and SUNY Canton

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Michael A Wilson SUNY Canton

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My name is Michael Wilson. I attend SUNY Canton as a Graphic and Multimedia Design student earning my Bachelor of Science degree.

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Anthony Filoso State University of New York, Canton

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I am a senior at SUNY Canton, I am a Business Management major with a minor in Sustainability. As apart of our project for ASEE, my focus has been on the financial feasibility of this project.

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Abstract

Considering the pervasive environmental problem of waste plastics, the development of Fused Filament Fabrication must address the reusable potential of PLA and other thermoplastics. In this project we are examining the renewable potential of used thermoplastics with contemporary FFF processes. In examining the utility of existing methods for reclaiming plastics for FFF printing, we must determine the quality of reclaimed plastics, determine the achievable consistency of the reclaimed plastics, the scalability of this process, and its entrepreneurial potential. In this project, which was supported by a grant through the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, we have already spent 4 months acquiring the respooling equipment (Filabot EX2 system), restructuring the 3-D lab at SUNY Canton to collect and store used filament, and finally establishing a design of experiments statistical analysis for comparing print quality characteristics of the reprocessed filament to its factory standards. We are currently engaged in determining the methodology and equipment for grinding/preprocessing the used filament, determining the parameters for achieving a consistent product and diameter for the respooled filament, and structuring our research time this semester for gathering and interpreting this data. It is our goal this semester to be able to quantify quality differences and their potential impact on reprocessing and printing with used filament. Some of the parameters being considered are: layer strength, layer quality, brittleness, moisture content, product consistency. Once this is done we will be able to apply this data to the problems of scalability and market potential. The composition of our research team includes participants from Graphic and Multimedia Design, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Technology, and Business and Marketing Management. The participating students are earning 3 independent study credits per semester. We are submitting our results at several venues in 2020, including: The American Society of Engineering Education The New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling The Associated Colleges Sustainability Seminar

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Burnett, M. J., & Wilson, M. A., & Filoso, A. (2020, June), The Practicality and Scalability of Respooling 3-D printing Thermoplastics A Multidisciplinary Research Project by the Canino School of Engineering Technology at SUNY Canton (WIP) Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--35359

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AB  - Considering the pervasive environmental problem of waste plastics, the development of Fused Filament Fabrication must address the reusable potential of PLA and other thermoplastics. In this project we are examining the renewable potential of used thermoplastics with contemporary FFF processes. In examining the utility of existing methods for reclaiming plastics for FFF printing, we must determine the quality of reclaimed plastics, determine the achievable consistency of the reclaimed plastics, the scalability of this process, and its entrepreneurial potential.
In this project, which was supported by a grant through the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, we have already spent 4 months acquiring the respooling equipment (Filabot EX2 system), restructuring the 3-D lab at SUNY Canton to collect and store used filament, and finally establishing a design of experiments statistical analysis for comparing print quality characteristics of the reprocessed filament to its factory standards. We are currently engaged in determining the methodology and equipment for grinding/preprocessing the used filament, determining the parameters for achieving a consistent product and diameter for the respooled filament, and structuring our research time this semester for gathering and interpreting this data.
It is our goal this semester to be able to quantify quality differences and their potential impact on reprocessing and printing with used filament. Some of the parameters being
considered are: layer strength, layer quality, brittleness, moisture content, product consistency. Once this is done we will be able to apply this data to the problems of scalability and market potential.
The composition of our research team includes participants from Graphic and Multimedia Design, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Technology, and Business and Marketing Management. The participating students are earning 3 independent study credits per semester.
We are submitting our results at several venues in 2020, including:
The American Society of Engineering Education
The New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
The Associated Colleges Sustainability Seminar
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