A great helper for FDM 3D printers, a dryer that can dry wire

With the large number of shipments of FDM 3D printers, some related auxiliary equipment has also been brought. For example, 3D printing company Thought3D recently launched a auxiliary device Drywise, which is a dryer that can dry wire.

At present, FDM 3D printers mainly use various PLA wires as printing materials. PLA has the advantages of degradable, non-toxic and inexpensive. Although the toughness is slightly poor, the strength is still good, which can meet most of the printing needs. However, when PLA cable is used, it must be used as soon as possible after disassembly. Because plaline is easily exposed to moisture when exposed to air, it is easy to affect printing performance once it is damp.

However, in actual use, it is difficult to use it after disassembly, and IT has become an inevitable thing for PLA wire to be damp. At this point, you can use Drywise to dry PLA wire. Before printing, put the damp wire in Drywise for 50 minutes.

"We work with a lot of users all over the world. In order to dry the damp PLA wire, some customers will put the wire in the oven and spend dozens of hours to dry it slowly. So we wanted to develop a special drying equipment to shorten the drying time. Dr. Keith M. Azzopardi, co-founder and chief research officer of Thought3D, said.

After platy wire is dampened, printing will lead to a decrease in surface finish, wire fracture, blocking nozzles and other undesirable phenomena, resulting in printing failure. Therefore, many users will use traditional equipment to dry PLA cable, but in actual use, it is not a very convenient thing. With Drywise, drying the wire becomes a one-click operation.