Dryer for 3D printing filament - FILDRY

Everyone, who is a bit experinced in FDM 3D printing, has faced a problem of moisture absorption by filament just for once. As the result the next problems accure:

• moisture affects adhesiveness of layers;
• pimples and defects appear on surfaces of a printed object because of intensive vaporing of wet in an extruder;
• mechanical characteristic of a printed model deteriorate.

As we design and manufacture 3D printers and as we are involved into 3D printing process and practical application of 3D printing, this problem is becoming a pressing issue. So we designed a special device - a dryer for 3D printing filaments FILDRY.

The main advantages of the dryer are next:

• Method of a filament spool fixation decreases probability of unreeling and tangling the filament.
• The dryer is designed for two spools, so it is convinient to use it with 3D printers, which have the opportunity to print with 2 filaments.
• There are two holes for threads of filaments - so it is possible to print directly from the dryer. This possibility is particularly topical for nylon.
• The dryer is very compact, so it is convinient to store and transport it.
• A powerful heater 250W makes it possible to maintain stable desired temperature and to dry the air efficiently.

A spectacular test is below - there are few photos of the same detail, which is printed from wet and dried PLA plastic:

At the moment we started manufacturing of a pilot batch of filament dryers.