Effect of variation of process parameters on printed component using FDM technology

Abstract

FDM technology also known as a fused deposition technology is a solid based 3D printing techniques used to create prototypes and working models. It mainly uses PLA and ABS as the printing material. For the experimentation purpose, we printed two bushes, with PLA as the printing material but changing the process parameters for both the prints. The CAD model of the bush was drafted in Solidworks Software and the slicing process of the model for printing purpose was performed in Cura Software which is compatible with Ultimaker 3D printers. The main objective was to print a bush with same material but different process parameters and compare the results obtained.