{"id":88638,"date":"2023-05-25T03:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T03:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workplane.es\/2023\/05\/25\/polyformer\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:32:44","slug":"polyformer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workplane.es\/en\/2023\/05\/25\/polyformer\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyformer"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h1″ text_font=”font-138042″ text_size=”fontsize-155944″ sub_lead=”yes” sub_reduced=”yes”]Use PET bottles for your 3D printer<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image media=”87025″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”877951″][vc_single_image media=”87033″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”702862″][vc_single_image media=”87029″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”169216″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes”]We all agree that the recycling of plastics entails a considerable logistical effort. <\/span>While working at a makerspace in Rwanda, Swaleh and Reiten Cheng discovered that many locals were unable to use 3D printers due to the high cost of importing filament into the country. They also noted the lack of infrastructure for recycling plastic bottles in Rwanda. And they created”.<\/span>Polyformer<\/strong><\/a>“a machine, <\/span>that recycles PET bottles<\/strong> (90% of plastic water bottles are PET) into filaments for 3D printers. <\/span>into filaments for 3D printers<\/strong>.
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\nThe machine is not for sale, you can build it yourself with a 3D printer and the instruction manual.<\/p>\n

On their website you will find the links to download the parts and the rest of the components are easy to obtain. Its modular architecture allows the machine to be modified as required and its vertical L-shape minimises the amount of space it takes up. https:\/\/www.reiten.design\/polyformer[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”86936″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”339552″][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes”]This idea was awarded the prestigious international James Dyson Award for<\/a> design<\/strong>.
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By converting used plastic bottles into filament for 3D printers, Polyformer helps reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and provides a cheap and plentiful material for engineers and designers, especially in developing countries. His idea will provide new opportunities for other inventors to prototype their ideas using 3D printing.<\/p>\n

Sir James Dyson, founder and chief engineer of Dyson.<\/cite>
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes”]Currently, Swaleh and Reiten are building new Polyformers to deploy in their partner makerspaces in Rwanda and are designing new inventions within the Polyformer project, such as the Polyjoiner, the Polydryer and the Polyspooler.<\/p>\n