A Preliminary Study of Remanufacturing on FDM Machine

The development of 3D printer machines is fast and extensive. Now 3D printer machines can be owned easily and at an affordable price. Because of this rapid development, many companies are making 3D printers. Therefore, to reduce e-wastes and other wastes, it is better to upgrade the 3D printer with new parts than to throw away the old one and buy a new one. Like the BFB 3D Touch which is no longer produced, it is a pity to throw it away. Therefore, this BFB 3D Touch is remanufactured and upgraded to be like the 3D printer that is currently circulating in general. The results obtained are remanufacturing steps for the BFB 3D Touch 3D printer machine, entrance diagnosis, complete disassembly, cleaning, inspection and sorting, recondition or replenishment by new parts, reassembly and testing. In the implementation, it was found that many electronic parts did not have spare parts because this 3D printer is discontinued. Therefore, the electronic components are replaced and upgraded. For example, motherboard, hot end, and LCD. Previously the maximum resolution was 0.125 mm, now it can reach 0.06 mm. Previously 3 mm filament measuring is used, no. 1.75mm is used.