Shop Blog

Interested in getting one of our machines but are worried that the polymer you want to extrude won't work? Then Filabot has the solution for you. With our Filabot Polymer testing service, we can he...

This is a follow up to Blog Posting:  Extrusion Data File System - New Development   With so many polymers available it is hard to keep track of all the settings used during extrusion. Each polymer...

We have decided to make a slight name change to our direct mount extruders for FPF printing. Currently, we have been using MDPH, the abbreviation for Massive Dimension Pellet Head. The question cam...

Season Greetings from all of us here at Filabot. We would like to take the time to talk about and thank those along the way this year. 2019 was a busy time, we spent the first part of the year work...

Today students and staff from Spaulding High School visited our shop to learn about advanced manufacturing. During their stay, we showed them a tour of our new shop. Highlighted and discussed our d...

With 3D printing comes complex shapes, these shapes sometimes cannot support themselves during the printing process. To solve this 3D print slicing software generates support filler that holds up p...

As of October, Filabot would like to introduce Michael Porzio to the team! Michael is our CAD Engineer and our newest addition to our Engineering as well as our Research and Development Team. Micha...

Many 3D printing users know how important material properties are when it comes to a specific part application. A carbon filled polymer would not work well in a live hinge application, nor would a ...

Ever wonder why more people are not generating Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) filament from recycled material? Currently, at Filabot, we have been working towards finding solutions to this proble...