Filabot Recycles Plastics for 3D Printers

Jan-14-13 The Filabot makes 3D printing more affordable and eco-friendly, allowing anyone to make their own 3D printing materials from old plastics.

Created by Vermont Technical College student Tyler McNaney, the desktop extruding system can grind up an array of plastics, including milk jugs, soda bottles and reject prints, to create a new filament for 3D printers. Eight feet of filament can be made from one milk jug and detergent bottle, and the unit is temperature adjustable to handle different types of plastics.

With one commercially manufactured 1 kg spool of plastic filament costing as much as $50, the Filabot will help make the ever-increasing popularity of 3D printers even more accessible while also reducing waste.

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