From granules to finished parts – 3D printing up close
Engineering

From granules to finished parts – 3D printing up close

From granules to parts. At this station, you can experience 3D printing up close. The process of transforming thermoplastic granules into complex, custom geometries is explained. Two different additive manufacturing processes are demonstrated, and the basics of material extrusion are explained.
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Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung IPF
Leibniz-IPF
H11
Hohe Straße 6
01069 Dresden (Dresdner Süden)

Description

From granules to parts. At this station, you can experience 3D printing up close. The process of transforming thermoplastic granules into complex, custom geometries is explained. Two different additive manufacturing processes are demonstrated, and the basics of material extrusion are explained.

Information on the event format

Experiment Suitable for children

Stations

Budapester Str.

  • 10 (tram)
  • 7 (tram)

Hauptbahnhof

  • 10 (tram)
  • 11 (tram)
  • 7 (tram)
  • 9 (tram)
  • 3 (tram)
  • 8 (tram)
  • 66 (bus)

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