3D printing plays a significant role in many projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Currently, the WPI Makerspace does not have an effective means of recycling waste material from 3D printing. To address this issue, the team designed an inexpensive proof- of-concept system that repurposes waste PLA into filament. The system produced printable recycled filament with diameters relatively close to commercial spools. The team also developed recommendations for future system improvements.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Feng, Yusheng
• Seo, Sydney Jaeyoung
• Kennedy, Aidan J.
• Miyajima, Erika Alice
• Ng, Tsuiyee

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051220-141228

Advisor

• Sullivan, John M.

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-05-12

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright