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Abstract:
Over a last decade, great strides have been in improving the quality and performance of 3D printing. This experiment is to control a 3D printer by using IoT devices. In this prototype, the user sends the 3d model to the cloud server. Then everything becomes automated. A Microcontroller automatically downloads the files and sends it to the slicing software. This software converts the 3D model into G-code. Then, the IoT device (e.g. raspberry in this case) sends these G-code to the 3D printer and the model is printed. Through this, the 3D printer can be automated, and hence it can have accessed from anywhere just by connecting it through the internet. Using this multiple 3D printer can be accessed and queued. The present work deals with the 3D printing with the help of the Internet of Things using various configurations. The prototype model of 3D printer using the Internet of Things is designed, fabricated, assembled, and finally carried out the tests for the performance. In addition, multiple 3D printers can be connected and 3d models can be printed using queueing mechanism.
Conclusion:
A new AM cloud-based architecture to solve the problems has been developed. In the IoT world progressed ICT innovation, including AI and CPS, is utilized to make the cloud stage more intelligent and increasingly successful for purchasers on forms for item creation. The platform proposed should provide consumers with useful information, based on their preferences, rather than demanding comprehensive information; 3D printing service description is defined with a lower granularity than the level of the parameter. The combination of hard and soft resources is allowed. The IoT environment can provide 3D printers with cloud tasks directly. The information models are used in order to identify capacities and help customers find the best services under various parameter settings. A new versatility aspect is also added at the machinery level so that customers can use printers with more complex needs; The elements are classified into six groups to describe a 3D printer. It is a general model and according to its own characteristics can be applied to various printers. On that premise, a digital twin in the cloud can be worked for remote control and checking over the Internet; At present, the work is still in the process of prototyping. Additional work needs to be done to connect this to the real world. First of all, the platform as services needs to incorporate optimization of the design and property prediction algorithms and tools.
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