Solar powered distributed customized manufacturing

This project will provide solar photovoltaic power for a distributed manufacturing process that allows digital fabrication from recycled plastic.

• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12924/cis2014.02010018
• Printed files http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:74671

See also

• Mechanical testing of polymer components made with the RepRap 3-D printer
• Mechanical Properties of Components Fabricated with Open-Source 3-D Printers Under Realistic Environmental Conditions
• Development and feasibility of applications for the RepRap 3-D printer
• Viability of Distributed Manufacturing of Bicycle Components with 3-D Printing: CEN Standardized Polylactic Acid Pedal Testing
• Wood Furniture Waste-Based Recycled 3-D Printing Filament
• Life cycle analysis of distributed polymer recycling
• Recyclebot, Waste plastic extruder and Open source controller for polymer extruder
• Evaluation of Potential Fair Trade Standards for an Ethical 3-D Printing Filament
• Energy Payback Time of a Solar Photovoltaic Powered Waste Plastic Recyclebot System
• RepRapable Recyclebot: Open source 3-D printable extruder for converting plastic to 3-D printing filament
• Fused Particle Fabrication 3-D Printing: Recycled Materials' Optimization and Mechanical Properties
• 3-D Printable Polymer Pelletizer Chopper for Fused Granular Fabrication-Based Additive Manufacturing
• Mechanical properties of 3-D printed truss-like lattice biopolymer non-stochastic structures for sandwich panels with natural fibre composite skins