Extruding / 3D Printing

Extruding

A second common process uses processes of extrusion. In these cases, materials are processed into a liquid like goo (think play-doh) and pressed through narrow openings named after a spider's "spinneret." The single streams of material emerging from the spinneret are either spun directly into fiber or deposited into liquid chemical baths as part of their structural formation. Often, extruding gives rise to filaments, where long continuous fibers are created. In other cases, the streams can be kept at deliberately short lengths to simulate more staple fiber like qualities (think steel wool).

Structure Ability to be Extruded
Raw Fiber no
Filament no (unless reprocessed into an extrudable material)
Roving & Top no
Singles no
Plied Yarn no
Braided Rope no
Knits no
Woven no
Non-Wovens no
Solid Objects sure, clay, playdough, pasta, etc.

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