MEDICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING UTILITIES LABORATORY (MAMUT 2)

Responsible person: doc. Ing. Marek Schnitzer, PhD.
Location: Letná 9, main building, ground floor B-block, room B/P026

Focus of the laboratory

The MAMUT 2 laboratory is focused on the production of filaments from low-temperature polymers (e.g. PCL ...) as well as the production of filaments from high-temperature polymers (e.g. PEEK, PPSU ....). Part of the production process is also the recording of the diameter of the filament, where it is possible to analyze this kind of parameter from the point of view of the quality of the produced filament. Students can thus verify theoretical knowledge in the field of production technologies in the form of produced filament. Another area of interest of the given laboratory is the filament recycling process, where it is possible to analyze the recycling process in terms of the production parameters of re-extrusion of filaments.

The output itself in the form of the manufactured filament can be further investigated in the 3D printing process using FDM technology. By setting and optimizing the required parameters in the pre-processing of 3D printing for a new type of material, students and employees of this workplace acquire knowledge in software and hardware solutions to the given problem. The output in the given area are experimental samples or models, which are further subjected to mechanical or biological testing.

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Objectivs of the laboratory

• Production process of filaments from single-component and multi-component polymers intended for medical applications
• Evaluation of parameters and their influence on the filament production process itself
• Setup and optimization of the 3D printing process for multicomponent polymers intended for medical applications
• Analysis and evaluation of the quality of the manufactured filament Recycling of filaments and their reuse in the production process
• Expansion of students' theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of FDM technology and filament extrusion process aplikácie
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Laboratory equipment

• Filament Maker „Composer series 450“ (3devo ; Holandsko)
• Filament Maker „Precision series 450“ (3devo ; Holandsko)
• Polymer dryer „Airid“ (3devo ; Holandsko)
• Polymer dryer „F300“ (Apium, Nemecko)
• Hybrid polymer shredder „GP20“ (3devo ; Holandsko)
• 3D printer „DeltiQ2“ (Trilab, Česká republika)
• 3D printer „DeltiQ2 Plus“ (Trilab, Česká republika)
• Palette2 S

Software

• Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
• Autodesk Fusion 360
• Simplify3D
• KISSlicer
• DevoVision

Taught subjects

• Digital modelling in medicine 1 (BE, Ing)
• Digital modelling in medicine 2 (BE, Ing)
• Biomedical engineering (BE, Ing)
• Biomechanisms (BE, Ing)