---
_id: '585'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Many low-cost 3D printers have been brought to market over the last couple
of years. Most of them apply a Fused Layer Manufacturing (FLM) process, and have
made 3D printing a great success amongst hobbyists, the maker community and students.
One drawback of such inexpensive equipment is a limited build envelope, which
prevents this from becoming a significant contributor to industrial production.
To overcome these limits, it is not sufficient to simply upscale dimensions, but
the overall concept of such machines must be completely re-thought, as well as
the concepts behind several building blocks, components and the process software
system.\r\nProblems such as shrinkage of build material, support material and
machine parts in combination with long printer head travels, temperature distribution
and moisture effects all have to be solved. In addition, larger parts need longer
process times. Therefore, reduction of process times and an increase in productivity
are necessary in order to enable economic production.\r\nSome of these problems
can be solved by using more than one printer head for production, by using new
materials and inventing new nozzle systems as distinct solutions for big printers.
Nevertheless, to solve all these problems, the development of special machines
for large parts is necessary: not component-wise but as a whole system. Large
parts could then be successfully produced in several industries, using large,
inexpensive FLMmachines.\r\n"
author:
- first_name: Franz-Josef
full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
id: '14290'
last_name: Villmer
- first_name: Lars
full_name: Witte, Lars
id: '45920'
last_name: Witte
citation:
ama: 'Villmer F-J, Witte L. Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge of Outgrowing
Do-It-Yourself. In: Padoano E, Villmer F-J, Department of Production Engineering
and Management, eds. Production Engineering and Management. Lemgo; 2015:111-122.'
apa: 'Villmer, F.-J., & Witte, L. (2015). Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge
of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself. In E. Padoano, F.-J. Villmer, & Department of
Production Engineering and Management (Eds.), Production Engineering and Management
(pp. 111–122). Lemgo.'
bjps: 'Villmer F-J and Witte L (2015) Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge
of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself. In Padoano E, Villmer F-J and Department of Production
Engineering and Management (eds), Production Engineering and Management.
Lemgo, pp. 111–122.'
chicago: 'Villmer, Franz-Josef, and Lars Witte. “Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge
of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself.” In Production Engineering and Management,
edited by Elio Padoano, Franz-Josef Villmer, and Department of Production Engineering
and Management, 111–22. Lemgo, 2015.'
chicago-de: 'Villmer, Franz-Josef und Lars Witte. 2015. Large Scale 3D-Printers:
The Challenge of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself. In: Production Engineering and
Management, hg. von Elio Padoano, Franz-Josef Villmer, und Department of Production
Engineering and Management, 111–122. Lemgo.'
din1505-2-1: 'Villmer, Franz-Josef
; Witte, Lars: Large Scale 3D-Printers:
The Challenge of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself. In: Padoano,
E. ; Villmer, F.-J. ; Department of Production Engineering and Management
(Hrsg.): Production Engineering and Management. Lemgo, 2015, S. 111–122'
havard: 'F.-J. Villmer, L. Witte, Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge of Outgrowing
Do-It-Yourself, in: E. Padoano, F.-J. Villmer, Department of Production Engineering
and Management (Eds.), Production Engineering and Management, Lemgo, 2015: pp.
111–122.'
ieee: 'F.-J. Villmer and L. Witte, “Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge of Outgrowing
Do-It-Yourself,” in Production Engineering and Management, Trieste, Italy,
2015, no. 1, pp. 111–122.'
mla: 'Villmer, Franz-Josef, and Lars Witte. “Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge
of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself.” Production Engineering and Management, edited
by Elio Padoano et al., no. 1, 2015, pp. 111–22.'
short: 'F.-J. Villmer, L. Witte, in: E. Padoano, F.-J. Villmer, Department of Production
Engineering and Management (Eds.), Production Engineering and Management, Lemgo,
2015, pp. 111–122.'
ufg: 'Villmer, Franz-Josef/Witte, Lars (2015): Large Scale 3D-Printers: The
Challenge of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself, in: Elio Padoano et. al. (Hgg.): Production
Engineering and Management, Lemgo, S. 111–122.'
van: 'Villmer F-J, Witte L. Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge of Outgrowing
Do-It-Yourself. In: Padoano E, Villmer F-J, Department of Production Engineering
and Management, editors. Production Engineering and Management. Lemgo; 2015. p.
111–22.'
conference:
end_date: 2015-10-02
location: Trieste, Italy
name: Proceedings5th International Conference
start_date: 2015-10-01
corporate_editor:
- Department of Production Engineering and Management
- Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
date_created: 2019-02-18T14:42:21Z
date_updated: 2023-03-15T13:50:02Z
department:
- _id: DEP1306
editor:
- first_name: Elio
full_name: Padoano, Elio
last_name: Padoano
- first_name: Franz-Josef
full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
last_name: Villmer
issue: '1'
keyword:
- 3D printing
- FLM
- build envelope
- large-scale
- thermoplastic polymers
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_Tagung_zusammen2015.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 111-122
place: Lemgo
publication: Production Engineering and Management
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- 978-3-941645-11-0
publication_status: published
related_material:
link:
- relation: contains
url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_Tagung_zusammen2015.pdf
status: public
title: 'Large Scale 3D-Printers: The Challenge of Outgrowing Do-It-Yourself'
type: conference
user_id: '45673'
year: 2015
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