Practical 3D printing: The importance of filament runout sensors Here's a simple feature that can save you time and money, especially for large 3D prints.

First off note that 3D printer filament sensors come under different names such as filament fault detector, filament runout sensor, filament detector and end of filament sensor. Also, different ...

Take three filaments with the air-gap-pipe sensors spaced to form a Gray code, and he could digitally read the location. He appears to be developing this discovery into a product.

Gears, levers, adapters, enclosures — if you can dream it up, a 3D printer can probably churn out a useful part for you. But what about more complicated parts, like sensors and user-input devices?

Purdue patent-pending method makes 3D printed structures functional by embedding sensor particles in printing filament and evenly dispersing them Purdue University researchers have developed a novel ...

Purdue patent-pending method makes 3D printed structures functional by embedding sensor particles in printing filament Purdue University researchers have developed a patent-pending method to add ...

The goal would be to create a spool of colorimetric filament that retains its colorimetric sensing capacity during the 3D printing process.

If you frequently use a 3D printer for your projects then you may experience issues calculating the material weight and length usage. If so, then you might be interested in this project using Arduino.

A filament for 3D printing made of nylon, polyolefin and cellulose is part of an Ohio project to create medical devices such as wearable sensors.

Researchers found a way to turn recycled coffee pods into 3D-printed conductive materials that can be used to create caffeine sensors as part of a circular economy.

Elegoo Launches Fiber-Reinforced Filament Series for Stronger, Smarter, More Versatile FDM 3D Printing Provided by PR Newswire Jun 24, 2025, 6:05:00 AM ...