The molten plastic is then extruded out through interchangeable nozzles – 3mm or 1.75mm in diameter – to produce the plastic filament. The filament is then shaped to the right size for printing as it ...

Most filament comes on plastic spools. They take up space and, when the filament is used up, often wind up in the trash. Most folks with 3D printers have a few empty spools just sitting around.

Filament-based 3D printers are remarkably wasteful. If you buy a kilogram of filament from your favorite supplier, the odds are that it will come wrapped around a plastic spool weighing about 250 g… ...

Simple. I use them, as spools… For cables mostly (power and ethernet extenders), but some have been used to put filament-samples on them, because most of the time if you buy small samples of ...

NEWARK, Del, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global plastic drums Industry is set for robust growth, with a projected value of USD 6.6 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 3.5% from 2025 ...

GARRETT, IND. (April 18, 4:50 p.m. ET) &— Mossberg Industries Inc., a maker of plastic spools and reels, is expanding its headquarters plant in Garrett, Ind., after the city council approved tax ...