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Illustrated schematic of an FDM 3D printer.2 A) Thermoplastic filament is fed through a heated nozzle onto a moving platform. A gantry system controls X and Y movements of the extruder assembly. B) Components of the extruder assembly are depicted. Drive gear3 and motor used to deliver filament to heated nozzle.
