Help - 3D Printer for food manufacturing (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Fais@lemm.ee to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Hi,

I work as a continuous improvement engineer and I've been discussing getting a 3D Printer for our shop here. Main applications would be:

Prototyping tools, jigs, parts, etc
Small custom parts for use on equipment

The main thing I'm struggling with is there's so much technology and brands now! I decided to reach out for more insight. The main requirements are essentially:

Food safe plastic OR Metal Detectable plastic (plastic with metal impregnated)

I would appreciate any help or direction!

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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

While I've never bought their food-safe PLA specifically, I've had good luck with other products I've purchased from filaments.ca, for what it's worth.

There are filaments with stainless steel or other metal powders that shouldn't rust (brass/bronze/copper are also common). The one I linked was just the first one DuckDuckGo spat back at me this time. Depending on what kind of sensors you need this to show up on, there are electrically conductive filaments that might also be useful to you.

As mentioned by another poster, Prusa is a pretty decent company known to produce reliable printers, if you're looking to start with a smaller unit under $1000USD.

[-] Fais@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly thank you for the links to filaments and Prusa. I'll definitely be looking at other metal like options.

I've made an account with Prusa and I'll be reaching out to them tomorrow!

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