Talk:Fused filament fabrication

Requested move 7 September 2015

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The result of the move request was: moved. Listed for over two weeks, unopposed. If indeed anything does need to split from this article it can be done just as easily from the new title as from the old title. Jenks24 (talk) 10:31, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

3D printer extruder → Fused filament fabrication – Please place your rationale for the proposed move here. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:54, 7 September 2015 (UTC) Relisted. Jenks24 (talk) 07:32, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

This is the most popular form of low-end 3D print and deserves an article under a clearer name.

Note that Fused deposition modeling is not the same thing. Both filaments and powders are fused, but by two very distinct processes. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:54, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment these are not the only things that 3D printers extrude either... they can extrude liquids and gels that did not need to be melted first, but which through chemical action or photohardening (or which stays a gel structure) becomes a single piece. -- 70.51.202.113 (talk) 06:42, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * They don't 'extrude' powders. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:11, 8 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Split the content of the article covers more than just FFF ; it should be split in two. -- 70.51.202.113 (talk) 06:44, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Split into what? Apart from a single vague sentence on pastes, this article looks like it's purely filament based at present. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:24, 15 September 2015 (UTC)


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Page name
In many cases on Wikipedia, the page name would be rendered fused-filament fabrication. Perhaps established usage overrides established convention, but it's worth thinking about. &mdash; MaxEnt 21:32, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

TAZ
The article says "TAZ printer takes inspiration for its design from the RepRap Mendel90 and Prusa i3 models". That isn't correct. The TAZ pre-dates the Prusa i3. It was most influenced by the MendelMax and Prusa 2. This is first hand knowledge though, so I don't want to edit the article. Jebba (talk) 21:05, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

This page is woefully out of date
It appears to me that this page is due for a top-down review.

I'm relatively new to FDM printing, though I've been aware of the technology for years.

This page feels at least 3-4 years out of date, on the whole, with much of the recent (and currently standard) technology completely omitted.

I'm not comfortable diving in on this but it certainly needs attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AddieMaker (talk • contribs) 07:41, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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Rename article to "Material extrusion 3D printing"
I propose that this article is renamed to "Material extrusion 3D printing". According to ISO 52900:2021 (Section 3.2.7), this is the correct terminology. The ISO standard uses neutral terminology that is impartial to various commercial patents and trademarks such as FDM, FFF, etc.

The current title and introduction refer strictly to material extrusion of molten polymer filaments.

However, the rest of the article refers to cold extrusion, non-polymers, and non-filaments: clay, ceramic slurries, pellet extrusion, sticks/rods, inks, composites, etc. It also misses out on many other materials: wax, mineral foams, organic fibres, concrete, etc.

Another option would be to clean up the article and remove all references to non-FFF fabrication.In other words, keep it strictly about polymer melting and extruding. In this case, the article should probably be renamed to "Polymer extrusion 3D printing" to cover pellet extrusion, which is essentially the same process, using pellets instead of filament.

Before revising this article, we should agree on its scope and what it should cover. Stratocaster47 (talk) 09:16, 24 July 2022 (UTC)