Design and Development of a Computer Numeric Controlled 3D Printer, Laser Cutter and 2D Plotter all in one machine
Muhammad Talal Shahid, Muhammad Ammar Khan, Muhammad Zubair Khan · 2019
This paper proposes the technique used to design and develop a Computer Numeric Controlled 3D Printer, Laser cutter and 2D Plotter all in one machine. The specialty of this machine is that the user will not have to change tool whenever he/she wants to perform any other operation. So this machine can not only 3D print an object it will also be able to laser cut (or engrave through laser) an object and it will also produce 2D drawing for particular object. Frame of the machine and the working of the components will be based on the Cartesian type of 3D printers. It is a commercially viable and cost effective machine. The paper also describes the analysis and calculations performed for the choice of different electrical and structural components of this machine.