Saturday 19 January 2013

Filabot turns plastic waste into raw material for 3D printing

Filabot

An American college student named Tyler McNaney is developing a machine that recycles plastic household waste into the raw materials for use in 3D printing.


The Filabot performs the 21st century equivalent of alchemy, melting down unwanted material and turning it into plastic filament - the goop that 3D printers melt down and layer out to form objects.


By: Duncan Geere,


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-01/19/filabot

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