Hotend: Definition, Types, How It Works, Advantages, and Disadvantages
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A hotend is a component in an FDM (fused deposition modeling)printer that melts the plastic filament before it is applied layer by layer to build up a 3D part. Learn more about it here.
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Hotend: Definition, Types, How It Works, Advantages, and Disadvantages