PRINTING WITH THE METAL X PRINTER IN THE UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT

Lavinia Ioana Culda; Elena Stela Wisznovszky; Erdodi Geza

Authors

Lavinia Ioana Culda Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
Elena Stela Wisznovszky Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
Erdodi Geza Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Keywords:

3D printing, filament, sintering, CAD/CAM, education

Abstract

Currently, the creation of complex structures that cannot be produced by conventional production methods can be easily achieved through 3D Printing. Highly complex models have the advantage of being 3D printed as a single piece, thus eliminating the costly use of several work stages in classical production. In this paper, we present the system purchased by Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad. This system offered by the Markforged company is intended to be used by students of the Faculty of Engineering in the learning process. At the same time, in this paper, we also make a comparison between filament printing systems, a comparison that aims to present the efficiency of the system we opted for.

References

1. Robofun Blog de Robotică & Electronică, https://blog.robofun.ro/2020/01/03/cum-functioneaza-printarea-3d-si-ce-poti-face-cu-o-imprimanta-3d/, (2020)

2. Cad Works Intl, https://cadworks.ro/metal-x-2 , (2025)

3. Akessa, A. D., Tucho, W. M., Lemu, H. G., & Grønsund, J. Investigations of the microstructure and mechanical properties of 17-4 PH stainless steel printed using a Markforged Metal X. Materials 15(19), 6898, (2022)

4. Bordon Pérez, P. R., Paz, R., & Monzón, M. D., Evaluation of the performance of atomic diffusion additive manufacturing electrodes in electrical discharge machining. Materials, 15(17), 5953, (2022)

5. Seymur Hasanov, Suhas Alkunte, Mithila Rajeshirke, Ankit Gupta, Orkhan Huseynov, Ismail Fidan, Frank Alifui-Segbaya and Allan

6. Rennie, Review on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Parts: Progress and Challenges, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 6(1), (2022)

7. Michal Sajgalik, Miroslav Matus, Peter Spuro, Richard Joch, Andrej Czan and Libor Beranek, Analysis of the Suitability of Additive Technologies to Produce Stainless Steel Components, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 9(8), 283; (2025)

8. Matthew Drummond, Abdelkrem Eltaggaz & Ibrahim Deiab, 3D Printing of high melting iron alloys using metal-fused deposition modeling: a comprehensive review, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 129, pages 1–22, (2023)

9. Helen A. Little, Nagendra G. Tanikella,Matthew J. Reich, Matthew J. Fiedler, Samantha L. Snabes and Joshua M. Pearce, Towards Distributed Recycling with Additive Manufacturing of PET Flake Feedstocks, Materials, 13(19), 4273, (2020)

10. Johnson Jacob, Dejana Pejak Simunec, Ahmad E. Z. Kandjani, Adrian Trinchi and Antonella Sola, Review of Fused Filament Fabrication of Metal Parts (Metal FFF): Current Developments and Future Challenges, Technologies 12(12), 267, (2024)

11. Katarzyna Jasik, Lucjan Śnieżek and Janusz Kluczyński, Additive Manufacturing of Metals Using the MEX Method: Process Characteristics and Performance Properties—A Review, Materials, 18(12), 2744, (2025)

12. PL. Ramkumar, Tarun Rijwani, Additive manufacturing of metals and ceramics using hybrid fused filament fabrication, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Volume 44, article number 455, (2022)

13. https://www.eiger.io/device/8ea5bea6-9277-4f0f-9fbc-5c05d01d3be1