An application of 3D overprint using PLC

;Applications of 3D printing, being a type of additive manufacturing, have recently experienced a tremendous development. This technology uses various methods to create an object, mostly from scratch. This tends to lead to a considerable amount of defective components in the prototyping phase, even when only a part of an object is wrong. In an industrial environment with a significant emphasis on sustainable or zero-defect manufacturing, it presents one of the drawbacks of this technology. To tackle this problem, we present an application of ‘3D overprint’ using PLC control, which is more suitable for industrial deployment. More specifically, we also address some of the challenges that we consider essential for a successful overprint. The proposed overprint augmentation procedure based on the fused deposition modeling technology can clearly reduce time and material consumption in the prototyping phase and even during the whole life cycle of the manufactured object.