3D Print

 Discover 3D Printing at FWD Skill Zone

Welcome to the 3D Printing section of FWD Skill Zone, your gateway to the exciting world of additive manufacturing. Whether you're a beginner eager to learn the basics or an experienced maker looking to enhance your skills, our tutorials and projects will guide you through every step of the 3D printing process.

3D printing is a type of additive manufacturing where a 3-dimensional CAD part or product is created using a 3D printer. In this process, a material is deposited layer by layer following a computer algorithm to build the 3D model.

FDM 3D Printers

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printers utilize thermoplastics, making them suitable for cost-effective prototyping and various applications to produce high-quality parts across different industries.

FDM was originally invented and patented by Stratasys founder Scott Crump in 1989. Today, FDM is the most commonly used 3D printing process. This technology constructs physical objects by layering material successively. A thermoplastic filament is pushed through an extruder and deposited as needed in each layer to form the desired object.