The installation includes three main components. The granulator crushes used plastic. Further
All this fits in one shipping container that can be sent anywhere in the world. To put it simply: it's a portable lab where trash goes in and treasure comes out.
The key to getting the lab up and running isis a major innovation in a small part of the 3D printing process: the extruder. Most 3D printers create objects using an extrusion system, which means they heat up plastic and then press it through a nozzle onto the print bed. In a consumer 3D printer, this plastic is filament, but some printers use pellets instead. These small machined spheres or cylinders can flow smoothly into an extrusion system, but are easier to package and can be continuously fed into some 3D printers.
Transformation of recyclable materials such asLike used plastic bottles, pelletizing usually means sending the material to a processing center. There they are melted down, formed into pellets and sent to where they are needed (sometimes this can lead to loss of pellets along the way and pollution of the environment).
However, Gigabot X may skip the process altogether.granulation. Unlike most 3D printers, it can handle shredded plastic that is irregularly shaped and doesn't flow as well as pellets without clogging or causing print failures. This means that the used plastic can be shredded directly in the Gigalab granulator. After a short stop in the dryer to remove excess moisture, they can be poured directly into the Gigabot X feeder.
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