Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # FilaFab Desktop Filament Extruder ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.filafab.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.filafab.co.uk/blog) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, - [What's the Best Spool Mandrel/Holder?](https://www.filafab.co.uk/whats-the-best-spool-mandrel-holder) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, In our opinion the best spool holder/mandrel is the one that works for you! What type of spool holder do you need for your winding application? We have developed many versions over the years from slip drive clutch style, slide on clipping types to screw on huge versions. All our winding systems are supplied - [Welcome to our New Website](https://www.filafab.co.uk/welcome-to-our-new-website) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, We are pleased to announce our new website which will be the home for our products going forward. We will add more information and use the site as a base for all things FilaFab. We have some new products in development which we will announce in due course and add to the new website. Thank - [Thermal Testing Filament and Extruder](https://www.filafab.co.uk/879-2) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Filament Extruder Thermal Testing We test our equipment using a variety of rigorous methods. More details to follow. - [Lowering the Cost of 3D Print Farm](https://www.filafab.co.uk/lowering-the-cost-of-3d-print-farm) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Buy pellets in bulk. Extrude into spools to your own specification. Print. Save a vast amount of money. More coming soon! - [Securing Filament Supply Chain](https://www.filafab.co.uk/securing-filament-supply-chain) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, By holding stock of pellets which can be converted into filament at any time the risks associated by buying through 3rd party suppliers are reduced. The specification may change without warning meaning your 3D print settings will need re-assessing, this could be time consuming and costly. By producing filament to the diameter you need you - [Pop-Up Beach Recycling Centre](https://www.filafab.co.uk/pop-up-beach-recycling-centre) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Clean up a beach, sort plastics, start recycling right away. No transportation costs. Case study, many of the plastics found polluting the earth come from some predictable sources. Multiple plastic recycling extrusion lines can be setup in minutes to be used at the source of collection. Waste in - useable filament out. More on the - [Plastic Bags to Surf Boards Part 1](https://www.filafab.co.uk/plastic-bags-to-plastic-objects) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, We sliced up used plastic bags and produced a useable filament. Plastic shopping bags are everywhere! The UK has recently introduced a levy on them at supermarkets to try and encourage the reduction in there use. We decided this is the perfect time to try out an idea we have had brewing for a while. - [New Standard For Desktop Extruding!](https://www.filafab.co.uk/new-standard-for-desktop-extruding) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, FilaFab PRO 1000 EX Desktop Polymer Extruder We are proud to announce the release of the FilaFab PRO 1000 EX. We have brought together 10 years of research to bring the latest edition to our family of extruders. Featuring 5 heat zones (including a nozzle heater) each with an independent fan cooler, large diameter extended - [All About the Thrust](https://www.filafab.co.uk/all-about-the-thrust) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, With the launch of the new flagship PRO 1000 EX desktop extruder comes an entirely new proprietary design. We have partnered with a precision CNC fabricator to produce a thrust bearing assembly to high precision. The benefits are profound and include new features such as: Cylindrical thrust bearing with polyamide cage providing high dynamic loading ## Pages - [Home](https://www.filafab.co.uk/) - Our mission is to produce the best desktop filament extruder and winding systems. Enabling new eco-systems and solving industrial and scientific challenges. - [Shop](https://www.filafab.co.uk/shop) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Welcome to the FilaFab Shop. Shop is currently under construction whilst we launch the new V3 System. For a rapid response please send us an email for a customised quotation or discussion. info@filafab.co.uk - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.filafab.co.uk/terms-conditions) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy Who we are Our website address is: http://www.filafab.co.uk. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also - [Contact](https://www.filafab.co.uk/contact) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Contact us by email: info@filafab.co.uk Contact us by phone: +44 (0) 3302 234756 Or send us a message here: - [Quote](https://www.filafab.co.uk/quote) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Quote Add products to build your quotation You can create a quote from the Basket page. [_quote] PLEASE NOTE: Quote does not include shipping costs, VAT or any import fees, taxes or duty. For shipping costs please email us directly and we will produce a quote for you. Email us with any questions or for - [Examples](https://www.filafab.co.uk/examples) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, Filament Extruder Example Cases - This should be a blog category. FilaFab Additive Manufacturing in Material Science Wood dust was mixed in the hopper with PLA pellets to produce a true wood PLA filament. A variety of mixes and wood types were tried yielding great results. Nylon 66 and metal fillings were pre-compounded into pellets. ## Products - [Fume Extractor](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product/fume-extractor) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, filament spool, winding system, spool winding, spooler, Portable Dual Inlet Fume and Dust Extractor A quiet, compact and feature rich, low cost fume extraction system. RECYCLE CLEAN AIR BACK INTO THE ROOM – NO NEED FOR HOLES IN WALLS OR ROOFS! We have partnered with Vodex to be able to offer a cost effective fume extraction solution for use with all our - [Tension Module](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product/tension-module) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, filament spool, winding system, spool winding, spooler, Provides downward tension to your filament. This works with the LASER uptake module and connects to the 20x80 aluminium peripheral channel. - [FilaPull Haul-Off Module](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product/filapull-haul-off) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, filament spool, winding system, spool winding, spooler, - [Diameter Control Module](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product/diameter-control-module) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, filament spool, winding system, spool winding, spooler, Add-on to the FilaPull system which measures your filament in real time and uses a proprietary feedback algorithm to automatically control the FilaPull rollers to produce filament to your required diameter. Also provides an easy to read direct filament diameter readout. - [Nozzle](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product/nozzle-1-75mm) - filament extruder, filament maker, 3d printer filament extruder, filament extruder kit, make your own filament, filament extruders, recycle plastic, pet bottle to 3d filament, 3d printer, fdm, fgf, filament spool, winding system, spool winding, spooler, ## Categories - [Examples](https://www.filafab.co.uk/category/examples) - A growing collection of filament extrusion examples and case studies. - [Plastic Recycling](https://www.filafab.co.uk/category/examples/plastic-recycling) - FilaFab can be used to recycle an enormous amount of different materials. Check out some of the ideas here. - [Practical Applications](https://www.filafab.co.uk/category/examples/practical-applications) - FilaFab has found uses in multiple sectors to solve problems in real world applications. - [News](https://www.filafab.co.uk/category/news) ## Product categories - [Uncategorised](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product-category/uncategorised) - [Extruders](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product-category/extruders) - [Spool Winder & Accessories](https://www.filafab.co.uk/product-category/spool-winders-accessories)