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Solution invented by University of Southern California engineers can reduce 35% of the material used in FDM additive manufacturing and also provide time savings.
While 3D printing has provided a rapid platform for fabricating products in a way that is generally less time-consuming, it still has its drawbacks—one of the key ones being the amount of material waste it produces.
To solve this problem, researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have created a low-cost printing method designed to reduce some of the major contributors of waste—supports that help maintain the integrity of printed objects that are removed after printing and discarded.