Filtering the melt is an essential element of controlled extrusion, he added, especially when using post-consumer recyclate (PCR). "These new screen changer designs represent a true game-changer ...

It’s only natural that somebody would stick a 3D printer extruder on the business end of a CNC machine. The long-awaited convergence of additive and subtractive manufacturing is here.

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