{"id":195205,"date":"2024-10-13T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=195205"},"modified":"2024-10-10T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T20:57:15","slug":"microfactory-plastics-in-filaments-3d","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/microfactory-plastics-in-filaments-3d\/","title":{"rendered":"New MICROfactory transforms electronic plastics into recycled 3D filaments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first MICROfactory for commercial production of <strong>recycled plastic 3D filaments<\/strong> is now operational in Sydney, Australia, as a result of a collaboration between the SMaRT Centre at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the company Renew IT. This innovative facility converts discarded hard plastics, which would normally end up in landfills, into raw material for 3D printers, marking a significant advance in the recycling of electronic waste. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From &#8220;trash&#8221; plastic to 3D filaments<\/h2>\n\n<p>This recycling module, based on technology developed by the SMaRT Centre, has been installed at the Renew IT warehouse, where electronic plastics have been successfully transformed into sustainable filaments. According to Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Director of the SMaRT Centre, this project is the result of years of research and work in search of a more efficient solution for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/new-method-for-plastics-recycling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"158385\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recycling complex plastics<\/a><\/strong> . <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The first Microfactorie turning e-waste plastic into 3D filament\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fd0LDoG6ygQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The project is the result of years of research. Source: UNSW <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/video-tv\/at-at-real-impreso-en-3d\/\" data-type=\"video-tv\" data-id=\"194102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3D printing<\/a><\/strong> has grown rapidly, but until now, the use of virgin plastics has been the norm. New recycling technology not only reduces the reliance on these materials, but also contributes to the reduction of the environmental footprint associated with transporting filament to Australia. <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The fact that we can manufacture filaments locally from used plastics reduces the environmental impact of transportation and decreases the amount of waste ending up in landfills.<\/p>\n<cite>Professor Sahajwalla notes.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-195187\" style=\"width:650px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Nueva-MICROfactoria-transforma-plasticos-en-filamentos-3D-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Lancaster, Founder and CEO of Renew IT and Veena Sahajwalla, Founder and Director of the UNSW SMaRT Centre. Source: UNSW   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alliance with social impact<\/h2>\n\n<p>James Lancaster, Founder and CEO of Renew IT, emphasises that this collaboration between the university and the company, in addition to addressing waste reduction, drives the local manufacturing of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/build-a-plastic-recycling-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"160933\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recycled products<\/a><\/strong> . In addition, Verity Firth, Vice President of Social Impact at UNSW, highlighted the university&#8217;s commitment to generating large-scale change through this type of partnership, emphasising the crucial role of science and innovation in sustainability. <\/p>\n\n<p>With the goal of offering a greener and more economical alternative to conventional 3D filament, this MICROfactory promises to transform the additive manufacturing industry, offering filaments made entirely from recycled plastics.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and internal photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart.unsw.edu.au\/news-events\/news\/new-microfactorie-targets-plastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of New South Wales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Main photo: shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard-to-recycle plastics will no longer end up in landfills, but will instead be turned into filaments that can be used in 3D printers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":195175,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13034,13078],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-195205","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-curiosities","categoria_noticias-innovation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/195205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/195205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=195205"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=195205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}