FDM 3D Printer – Creality 3D, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Autonomous Engineering Institution, Coimbatore, India

Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is a technology where the melt extrusion method is used to deposit filaments of thermal plastics according to a specific pattern. It is one of the most widely used 3D printing technology, which is commercially available in the market. It is used to fabricate the plastic parts from 3D CAD model using layer by layer method. It aims to fabricate the models for dimensional and functional validation of product. FDM has proven to build durable production parts for low-volume and short-run production applications. It is also effective for high volumes of components when the designs are too complex for conventional manufacturing to execute.