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Surface treatment of 3D-printed parts with acetone vapor
Building a "Desktop Polisher" for defined acetone vapor polishing of parts printed by fused deposition modeling (FDM). Subsequent optimization of polishing parameters for optimum surface quality and water resistance of treated parts.
Keywords: 3D Printing
Surface treatment
Chemical resistance
3D printing by fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a convenient possibility to produce complex and customized parts. However, the use of such parts is often limited due to their poor surface quality caused by the so-called staircase effect. For printing with ABS, one well-known way of decreasing the surface roughness of printed parts is acetone vapor polishing. Despite the wide-spread use of this method there is no desktop-system available that allows to polish with defined parameters under reproducible conditions.
3D printing by fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a convenient possibility to produce complex and customized parts. However, the use of such parts is often limited due to their poor surface quality caused by the so-called staircase effect. For printing with ABS, one well-known way of decreasing the surface roughness of printed parts is acetone vapor polishing. Despite the wide-spread use of this method there is no desktop-system available that allows to polish with defined parameters under reproducible conditions.
- Building a "Acetone Vapor Polisher"
- Map machine parameters vs ABS part roughness, edge rounding, dimensional accuracy, water resistance
- Evaluate use with other materials and solvents
- Building a "Acetone Vapor Polisher" - Map machine parameters vs ABS part roughness, edge rounding, dimensional accuracy, water resistance - Evaluate use with other materials and solvents
Interest in 3D printing, construction and design Ability to work creatively and independently
The chair of Product Development and Engineering Design at the
ETH Zurich considers itself a center for system-oriented product development and innovation. Our aspiration consists on the one hand of the advancement and investiga- tion of methods and processes of product development and on the other hand of the development of new technical systems. The purpose of our daily work is to contribute to the innovative ability and competitiveness of Switzerland.
The chair of Product Development and Engineering Design at the ETH Zurich considers itself a center for system-oriented product development and innovation. Our aspiration consists on the one hand of the advancement and investiga- tion of methods and processes of product development and on the other hand of the development of new technical systems. The purpose of our daily work is to contribute to the innovative ability and competitiveness of Switzerland.
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ETH Zurich | Product Development Group Zurich
MSc Kai v. Petersdorff-Campen | kaiv@ethz.ch
Tannenstrasse 3 | Room CLA G 19.2
8092 Zurich, Switzerland | Phone +41 44 6320176
ETH Zurich | Product Development Group Zurich MSc Kai v. Petersdorff-Campen | kaiv@ethz.ch Tannenstrasse 3 | Room CLA G 19.2 8092 Zurich, Switzerland | Phone +41 44 6320176