<p>Well the CBAM stuff is SUPER new, requires a lot more work done by hand (currently), and is going to be WAY expensive compared to widely used FDM machines.</p>

<p>Seems to me like a carbon fiber mixed filament is a cheaper way to go, with a possible annealing process to get the tensile strength up post-print.</p>

<p>Try locating a CBAM printer for $200! Maybe if the process becomes quicker, and the machines/materials cheaper to purchase, we could be using this method more in the future. I feel that we will likely advance the materials we have with FDM much faster than this other process would catch on and become affordable.</p>

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<p>So there is a company called impossible objects that use CBAM technology witch the description can be found here <a href="http://impossible-objects.com/technology/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://impossible-objects.com/technology/</a> I am pretty sure that they are the only ones using this process, I want to know why.  CBAM makes stronger material out of carbon fiber in a very sophisticated process stronger than FDM(Fused Deposition Modeling). This is interesting and I want to know why. I understand the process but not the pros and cons.</p>

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How is FDM Better than CBAM?
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# How is FDM Better than CBAM?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-19)

So there is a company called impossible objects that use CBAM technology witch the description can be found here <http://impossible-objects.com/technology/> I am pretty sure that they are the only ones using this process, I want to know why. CBAM makes stronger material out of carbon fiber in a very sophisticated process stronger than FDM(Fused Deposition Modeling). This is interesting and I want to know why. I understand the process but not the pros and cons.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-19. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Well the CBAM stuff is SUPER new, requires a lot more work done by hand (currently), and is going to be WAY expensive compared to widely used FDM machines.

Seems to me like a carbon fiber mixed filament is a cheaper way to go, with a possible annealing process to get the tensile strength up post-print.

Try locating a CBAM printer for $200! Maybe if the process becomes quicker, and the machines/materials cheaper to purchase, we could be using this method more in the future. I feel that we will likely advance the materials we have with FDM much faster than this other process would catch on and become affordable.


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