Talk:Fused deposition modeling

message: Stratasys sells machines that work on principles other than FDM, namely the Eden line which are re-branded Objet machines.  I'm not sure the redirect from Stratasys makes much sense given that fact.  (Of course, they are phasing out the Eden machines...) --GargoyleMT 16:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I made the redirect into a two-line stub based off their corporate website. No need to figure out what to redirect it to now. :) Bryan 23:47, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks.  I'm still getting used to this "be bold" thing.  --GargoyleMT 16:10, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem. Since you seem to know some stuff about the company, perhaps you could practice boldness on the stub and expand it a bit? S. Scott Crump implies that Stratasys was an important company in the development of the fused deposition modeling process so it's probably worth more detailed treatment than the five minutes' work I gave it. :) Bryan 23:44, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect from Stratasys 

message: The article makes the claim that...
As of 2002 it has been the best-selling Rapid Prototyping technology, while simpler, cut-down versions of the system have been introduced in recent years, released under the Prodigy and Dimension trademarks.
This claim may well be true, but no reference is given to support it.  As well, it talks about the state of the industry five years ago.  Much as I like and work with FDM I see a lot more sales bumf coming out of outfits like ZCorp than Stratasys these days.  Does anybody know?  
Plaasjaapie 12:36, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the Wohlers Report may be the best source on the subject, but it is unfree.  Some of the (copies of) media articles on the Stratasys site also provide a little support for that statement.  This one says: "Today, no other company in the small but fiercely competitive rapid-prototyping industry has sold more units than Stratasys."  (That skirts the issue of units per year by talking about total units.) I don't see much of the Z-Corp machines, but I do know of others with PolyJet and Dimension machines.  And of course 3D Systems is hoping to shake things up with the V-Flash... But that's neither here nor there. --GargoyleMT 00:17, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I noticed the change in year, so it's a good time to stick in the  template.  As for the other statement, I think it is a reference to stereolithography machines, though some of the "3D printers" made by Objet or 3D Systems should have pretty fine detail too.  The 0.010" laser beam and the liquid resin on the SLA machines reproduce detail pretty well, depending on the scale of the parts you work with.  --GargoyleMT 17:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreferenced assertion 

message: Looks like the history of this article is riddled with posts from companies trying to spam wikipedia about how much better their product is, at this point the article is still needing a major overhaul.
I removed a ton of trash talk about how one company was better than everyone else, but this thing still needs a major re-write 
64.207.236.42 (talk) 14:56, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spam 

message: I am looking at this as an outsider that just heard the term FDM in a video of Cody Wilson.
I then read this ...
The term fused deposition modeling and its abbreviation to FDM are trademarked by Stratasys Inc. The exactly equivalent term, fused filament fabrication (FFF), was coined by the members of the RepRap project to give a phrase that would be legally unconstrained in its use.
If that is the case, surely the whole article should be called Fused Filament Fabrication, and maybe a small FDM article should refer to it. If people want to understand the technology, then a manufacturer independent Wikipedia is the place to find information. If they want to discuss the pros and cons of manufacturers and techniques, a bulletin board is the place, and if they want to know the capabilities of a manufacturer's machine, the manufacturer's website is the place.
I therefore suggest that this becomes an article on fused filament fabrication, with a small link from FDM so that people can find it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crysta1c1ear (talk • contribs) 14:21, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename? 

message: This article uses terminology specific to the deposition of plastics and metal wire, and does not account for the deposition of clays, silicone, rubber or other material. HyDavo (talk) 19:07, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dated Info 

message: The first source for this article is no longer available. I couldn't figure out where the page was moved or if it still exists but you can see the content using wayback machine. 05:44, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
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message: Modelling is spelt with double L, please change the title of this page
Actually, it can be spelled both ways ShaiKaminka (talk) 10:49, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling error 

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