A big thank you to everyone for the feedback :) I am pretty much blown away by the positive response! It really keeps me motivated to push this project! Big big thank you!
@williammorris1763
2 ай бұрын
I like you.
@Donotreplytothis
2 ай бұрын
I own a CNC shop that produces a lot of plastic waste. I might be very interested in this as an option for our customers. Would love to learn more.
@AllenLeland
2 ай бұрын
You're welcome, keep doing amazing things dude!
@SmashingBricksAU
2 ай бұрын
What a fantastic project! it is both aesthetically good to look at and functions really well! The price point could be a sticking point as well as getting the molds. Have you thought about the mold supply chain? You need to make the design process and manufacturing process easy for the general public. Perhaps a partnership with Makera that makes the Carvera desktop CNC. That machine would be able to make the molds/dies for your machine. Alos think about targeting universities and technical collage's as buyers of your product. They could actually teach the whole process from designing the mold/die's through to the finished product.
@protennis365
2 ай бұрын
You need to make one for a 3d printer.
@CNCKitchen
2 ай бұрын
Awesome work!
@tnh_group
2 ай бұрын
I would be very interested to see you chiming in or giving advice, if wanted, on this. I want this in my farm to recycle the waste
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much :) that means a lot to me! :D If you would ever want to see the machine in person, I would love to show it to you :)
@andreas.grundler
2 ай бұрын
You should contact Stefan from CNC Kitchen. He is a big advocate of plastic recycling and is well known in the 3D printing community. Maybe you can make a video together.
@CNCKitchen
2 ай бұрын
Me?! That's a great idea!
@7d4ng
2 ай бұрын
@@CNCKitchen bro spawned in
@TheJacklwilliams
2 ай бұрын
@@CNCKitchenYour work speaks for itself quite well Stefan! Bravo!
@woolfoma
2 ай бұрын
@@CNCKitchen It's a wonderful idea, do it!
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Dang, I would love to :) Your video was pretty much the reason I went with a Prusa MK4 instead of a Bambu Lab printer ^^
@BrokenBuildings
2 ай бұрын
You're design looks so damn good I thought it was a commercial product at first
@kattkushol
15 күн бұрын
This is great. A 3D printer and a desktop injection molding machine will make a setup way cooler than having a 3D printer alone.
@th3rtyseven
2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah mate. Use-case aside, building a machine / tool to address a purpose because you couldn't fine one on the market is awesome. Toolmaking is such a cool practice and way less common than it should be.
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! That is right.. only took me about 6 years :D but hey at least I got it mostly done. That is very true
@th3rtyseven
2 ай бұрын
@@manutechlab Time well spent 😂
@AllenLeland
2 ай бұрын
I agree with this for sure. Find a need, fill a need right?
@APxKP
2 ай бұрын
damn that looks clean. finally a desktop injection molding machine that doesn't look like it'll some how kill you..
@Z-add
2 ай бұрын
Their are lot of commercial desktop injection molding machines that won't kill you.
@APxKP
2 ай бұрын
@@Z-add i didnt say it'll kill you. i said look like. i know theres many desktop machines out there, i own one. but majority of them look very diy or industrial even for a small machine. this design bears a resemblance to the machine micromolder, which i really like the look of.
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
@APxKP thanks for the shout-out! The esthetics of his enclosure design are noteworthy, but he failed to duplicate our engineering, and the parts that are demonstrated in the video are parts that would be re-ground and processed again due to quality issues.
@Z-add
2 ай бұрын
@@ShopBotix is shopbotix micromolder still being developed
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
@@Z-add development is done and has been for years. Google micro-molder or Kickstarter Micro-molder.
@StrangeParts
2 ай бұрын
This is super cool! Precious Plastics has been on my radar for a while now, but one of their weaknesses has always been the injection molding side of things, IMO. This really ups the game!
@damncat2793
2 ай бұрын
Hi
@nanoalt8127
Ай бұрын
The algorithm needs to boost this, more people need to know about this. You have a real chance in changing our ability to recycle plastic.
@Gounesh
2 ай бұрын
Hope this project comes to life. I can’t imagine how this will lower the production costs.
@EvilSpyBoy
2 ай бұрын
That, is pretty awesome. Small scale recycling options definitely need all the help they can get as there are not enough options.
@AllenLeland
2 ай бұрын
This was really awesome to see someone work on a great counterpart to the shredders I am seeing pop up here and there.
@jujjuj7676
2 ай бұрын
All sounds fine, but if I can't make molds fast and different versions quickly then its not gonna work. It's all bout the molds!!!! 😊
@L98fiero
Ай бұрын
Depending on the number of finished parts required, they can be made of aluminum and I think I've even seen inserts 3D printed for molds. With that said, mold making is a whole different field and requires the machines and experience to make the molds as well as learning how to use the molds in the machine.
@cinobro6393
2 ай бұрын
Would love these to be available as a kit or digital download!
@animaser5582
Ай бұрын
Awesome work! I appreciate the time and reworking, trying sub assemblies having built many things myself. Thanks for sharing
@Spectre4490
2 ай бұрын
Very cool technology, hope you will find sponsors, it can partially change plastic problems
@therecycledpirate
Ай бұрын
That looks amazing! I'm following you to see how this will progress.
@jambekcomsolutions
Ай бұрын
Hello Maeder. I am developing a similar machine to yours using pnematic cylinders and tailored to the Nigerian environment. Good job to your project and good luck in winning the James Dyson Award.
@manutechlab
Ай бұрын
thank you very much and good luck with your machine too :)
@53Aries
2 ай бұрын
Very cool. And the mold plates are small enough that it wouldn't cost a fortune to have new plates milled
@sirgabrielbrito
20 күн бұрын
You had changed the game that for a long time we´ve observed
@SergeyRyabenko
2 ай бұрын
Amazing! Desktop plastic waste recycling machine can be a game changer!
@Vale01-b1x
22 күн бұрын
Keep up with the great work
@anoirbentanfous
Ай бұрын
The quality of this machine is outstanding... I would love to see one of the trustworthy youtubers test it in order to give some serious feedbacks... I also hope that you open-source it!
I think the answer to "why not change that" is that its much cheaper and more efficient to do it on a large scale. Sort of the reason factories exist. This is super cool though!
@cxsey8587
Ай бұрын
Seems like a precious plastic project
@paxtondidit6391
2 ай бұрын
If you could extrude the recycled plastic into 3D printer filament, it would be incredibly easy to turn household plastic waste into parts for any application you could think of. It won't have the same strength as the molded parts, but the versatility would be great for home and garage projects. Great job with the incredible recycling concept!
@marcrad418
2 ай бұрын
the amount of work u put into it, is stunning
@aryoncool665
Ай бұрын
Very interested how the final product turns out
@SkydivingKiwi
2 ай бұрын
Nicely done!
@francisthechange
Ай бұрын
This is amazing work !
@benjaminmichael5719
2 ай бұрын
Just adding a comment to help boost your algorythm visibility. If it comes to market, it'll probably be out of my price range, but I still wish I had the capability to turn my trash into something useful.
@rudycandu1633
2 ай бұрын
Instead of saying that you discovered "many flaws in the design" of your earlier machine you should say the 3D printed prototype allowed you to find enhancements and and efficiencies that you then implemented in the latest version. Your design wasn't flawed, it just wasn't optimized. 🙂
@BrianBrocken
2 ай бұрын
That machine looks amazing! Looks to be very well engineered as well. 👍
@user-cg9uf1mu2z
2 ай бұрын
The most expensive part is a mold, which is produced using high-class processes (grinding, polishing, elecric erosion etc). One mold per one product in this case. Other parts are neither expensive nor complicated.
@valeriyproklov2868
2 ай бұрын
Yes! This is the future.
@erdemcanaz6394
26 күн бұрын
Looks perfect,
@darkshadowsx5949
2 ай бұрын
I been wanting to build one for years. thanks a ton for the documentation.
@Pixelcrafter_exe
2 ай бұрын
Whats the range of perticulate sizes and shapes the thing copes with? Du you need a industrial granulator or does a simple shredder suffice? How does it hold up with impurities?
@valegreg
2 ай бұрын
While it is a cool desktop injection molding machine, I fail to see how this helps with plastic recycling ? Isn't the hard part of plastic recycling the sorting necessary, cleaning, and grinding into usable pellets ? Once this is done, you can simply send the grinds to any company that needs plastic in order to make their product. They then will use their already existing injection molding machines for that.
@_swisstrain_
2 ай бұрын
Exactly my thaugts. It's an injection molding machine that processes the recycled plastic but has nothing to do with manufacturing it.
@cancelthesquad
2 ай бұрын
you are spot on, it doesn't address ANYTHING about the recycling process. It's just another DIY injection molding device, a pretty looking one, but not a "recycling" machine at all.
@weldingempire
Ай бұрын
What a fantastic idea. Hats off to ya mate.
@JTCF
2 ай бұрын
Looks great! Although as a 3d printing enthusiast I would rather have the plastic be recycled into new filament. The idea isn't new, it's just not as cheap as the cheaper end of 3d printers is.
@immanojakob
2 ай бұрын
wow! A truly inspiring project, and an amazing example for small, decentralized solutions.
@h.cavidarabac3852
2 ай бұрын
Believe it or not I searched for a machine like this 5-6 months ago. Do not just focus on recycled plastic. That machine would be awesome for our low volume production. I think this machine can fill a big gap and your timing is perfect.
@jasonstraurss6974
2 ай бұрын
What a beautiful looking machine, I would love to own something like that
@crytocc
2 ай бұрын
Putting on my 'constructive criticism' hat for a bit here: while I like the idea, and this looks a lot better than the Precious Plastic designs (although, will this be open-source?), I feel like "low-cost" is a bit of an incomplete statement here - the two parts of a small-scale recycling setup that are typically the expensive ones are the shredder (due to the steel shredding wheels) and the production of the molds (due to the need for accurate machining). The former is not included in this machine (how does mixed waste turn into sorted and shredder flakes without transport?), and the latter is left out of the video. I think this project has a lot of potential, but to function as a true fire-and-forget low-cost local recycling system, there need to be clear answers to these two points - they are the Hard Problems of this problem domain. There are undoubtedly many possible ways to address those issues, but there needs to be _some_ kind of solution for them that still fits within the "local, easy, and low-cost" bracket, and right now it just isn't clear that there is.
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your thoughts on that and I have to agree with you on most of it. This video had to be limited to 3 minutes and I did not go into these topics. It is not open source yet. Most of my projects related to this machine and the former deisgns are. If you want to have a look at them. I shredded the plastic I collected from friends and family at my university. They had a big shredder there that did a fast job. So the raw material price for me was low and the products created from the machine can be sold at higher prices than granules and be soled to an end consumer. That makes it much faster to reach break-even with this machine while their is not much man labor needed. I wrote about this in my application for the James Dyson Award, if you want to have a look into it. It was just hard to fit all of that in this video. I love the fact you took so much time and thought in this comment, it helps me a lot to find out what is still missing in the project explanation and helps me make a better job:)
@crytocc
Ай бұрын
@@manutechlab Thanks for the reply :) I'd be interested in reading more in the application, but I can't seem to find a link to it - is it available anywhere?
@arbjful
Ай бұрын
Great work. The design is so beautiful….🎉🎉
@headhunter_4209
2 ай бұрын
this is absolutely bonkers I love it I absolutely love it
@boembajee
Ай бұрын
This machine looks very finished!
@HomoSapiensMember
2 ай бұрын
I'd like to contribute but can't find a repo link... :(
@fixifaxhd772
Ай бұрын
I love the idea. The only issue I see with it is similar to those with traditional injection molding: you need highly specialized molds that are usually quite expensive. Have you ever considered creating a simpler application of this technology, like a 3D filament maker or something along those lines? If so, what made you choose an injection molder? Congrats on this machine. It looks extremely clean and well-thought-out.
@hein_mcleod
2 ай бұрын
Now all we need is a way to manufacture moulds that is cost effective! The only thing holding injection moulding back is the mould cost😢
@ARAVISMedia
2 ай бұрын
DAMN, yes, and yes and yes ! You could touch such a huge market
@mikechu01
2 ай бұрын
wait a sec that looks like it works well and its very well designed
@rodrigob
2 ай бұрын
What are the plans regarding the injection molds? How can that be done "low cost"?
@shinobudev
Ай бұрын
How is this a plastic recycler if it requires me to first recycle the plastic?
@BookedDolphin80
2 ай бұрын
That looks CLEAN. I need one lol
@Arek_R.
2 ай бұрын
There appears to be some surface deformation on the parts. I'm no expert but I would guess the mold is cold or the pressure is insufficient.
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
Its both.
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
It is still a work in progress that is for sure :) I have only few experiences with injection molding. But it gets better :)
@L98fiero
Ай бұрын
@ShopBotix I understand this could be competition, but constructive criticism doesn't make you look as petty.
@imthedentist
2 ай бұрын
I love the idea and i cant wait for a recycling machine that doesnt require me to sell my firstborne to a witch in the woods to be able to afford it!
@dowhilegeek
2 ай бұрын
Very cool! I want to believe, but the output quality looks a bit spotty. I assume its all limitations on how much extrusion pressure can be applied?
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
I still have to work on that, thats true. The product is very much usable but the optics I still have to get right. Someone with some experience in injection molding could definitely help, that would be very much appreciated :)
@ecofriend93
2 ай бұрын
This is very cool! A larger version big enough to make (building) bricks would be super helpful in African countries that are teeming with plastic waste.
@Clem.E
2 ай бұрын
Great idea for TARS name ^^ definitely looks like him !
@canadiangemstones7636
2 ай бұрын
Extremely cool project!
@martincerny9866
Ай бұрын
Looks awesome man! It would be great if there could be some kind of shredder on top. Shredding the plastic to small pieces can be quite difficult without a proper machine. Is this only for a specific type of plastic like PET or ABS? Or are you able to combine the plastic pieces and create something from a mixture of plastics?
@manutechlab
Ай бұрын
Hi :) thank you very much.. that would be cool indeed. For now I mainly used PP because mixing is not a good idea. PP worked really well so far and is very common in German post-consumer waste
@H-rx8zy
2 ай бұрын
This is extremely cool, but unfortunately the issue of microplastics make it so that most plastic types do more damage the longer they stay in circulation, as they continually shed damaging microparticles. This tech is critical, but needs to be accompanied with alternatives to a lot of these damaging polymers.
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
Fun! looks very familiar to something I have seen....
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
Micro-molder
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Your micromolder is awesome and was definitely something I took for inspiration, that is not a secret :) Ever thought of making it for recycling plastic?
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
@manutechlab MicroMolder is a commercial product, and many of our customers utilize their machine to process recycled and bio plastics. Nothing too novel about that use case.
@dudemann.
2 ай бұрын
@@ShopBotix Let me translate that for you. 7 to 15 grand is a way out of most creators' reach . That's what he meant.
@DavidMavid94
2 ай бұрын
Great, I love it! Keep up the good work!
@rafaelmeca7338
Ай бұрын
Bro you are amazing 😊
@Thorhian
2 ай бұрын
T.A.R.S. best bot. See you on the other side Coop’.
@bokunochannel84207
2 ай бұрын
this is awesome and i would love to see more of this machine in action
@CraftySven
2 ай бұрын
well done, this looks amazing. fantastically well made 🙂
@bouudgvlajdnajkn
2 ай бұрын
Great!
@ChristopherManning-u8p
Ай бұрын
Cool project, you should look into making a pelletizer Injection molds are insanely expensive currently and I only need so many egg cups. having plastic pellets means you can use that new pellet extruder by that greenboy guy.
@DavidNightjet
Ай бұрын
Not sure if you’ve heard of it but there’s also something similar called the Micromolder. Looks like you have some competition.
@Techne89
2 ай бұрын
Great tool for all
@oborzecze3410
2 ай бұрын
There is not a word in the film about the basic parameters of the injection process. How do you control the charge back pressure, dosing speed and stroke, injection speed and pressure, switching point to pressure hold, mold clamping force, cooling time and mold temperature? Building an injection machine is less than half the way to achieving a repeatable process. The cost of building an injection mold often exceeds the cost of purchasing an injection machine with peripherals.
@rustysena2638
2 ай бұрын
Amazing idea! May I ask - how are the molds made and how would a consumer get them?
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
This far I ordered them from Xometry and designed them myself :)
@Brummibrummibrumm
2 ай бұрын
I think your machine also has huge potential in injection molding prototyping (just as 3d printers were a few years ago) - besides recycling!
@ShopBotix
2 ай бұрын
@Brummibrummibrumm we have been selling to customers who use their MicroMolder for prototyping and low volume production for years. He created his own design based on our machines but neglected to do the proper engineering and has major design flaws in functionally.
@ArtFord
2 ай бұрын
I have a question: How customizable will the injection molds be? I don't think it'd be that useful for home use if the molds have limited size restrictions and require specialized tooling to customize.
@Excalibur32
Ай бұрын
So awesome, good luck!!
@platin2148
2 ай бұрын
Looks like pressure is a bit of a problem, as the plastics is not one uni layer. Or is that your forms that have these?
@NicksStuff
2 ай бұрын
That looks great for a prototype! What's your plan, though? Selling machins, selling plans, open-sourcing it, ...?
@kkrobertson1
Ай бұрын
How often does it needs maintenance? Does any of the parts need replacing after so many hours of use?
@Toby...
2 ай бұрын
Insanely cool!
@the_str4ng3r
2 ай бұрын
If this was on kickstarter I would have definitely backed!
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, sounds like something I should definitely look into..
@th3rtyseven
2 ай бұрын
@@manutechlab for what it's worth, I think it's great that you're not crowdfunding it just yet. I bet you'll learn a tonne shipping the next ~10-20 units out for testing; having the time to get the machine working well in support of new use-cases, without the pressure of shipping an unfinished product to backers before you're 100% happy with it. Definitely support selling a bunch of "tester" machines to local companies and pricing in "support services" to adapt functionality of the machine as needed though! Love the project.
@jonhanable
2 ай бұрын
Great work! Kickstarter campaign please!
@andyspoo2
2 ай бұрын
You really need a group of people to work with to do that. One man on his own will not be able to do all the production, shipping, organising, designing, replying to emails etc, without dying of a heat attack. Maybe he just likes designing and working by himself.
@aeywyn5230
2 ай бұрын
I think the title is a little bit missleading in itself. It is a great looking machine but the core problem is the shredding of plastic, this plastic needs to be sorted out into the different types of plastics. Need to make sure the thermosets are not mixed with the thermoplastics. If the shredder was sorted out to do all the sorting this would be a 1 of machine, but I have doubts about that ever being feasible in this formfactor. What sort of lockingpower does the IM have? And can it keep afterpressure in the cavity itself after filling it up?
@crackedemerald4930
2 ай бұрын
disregarding the normal issues with G-code machines, the hardest part now might be the molds, and sorting the plastic
@CHILLBOY-hr8zr
Ай бұрын
So awesome! I hope these are available to buy someday! I would definitely get one! Feels like form factor wise my instinct would be to orient it vertically that way it could maybe stand on its own and take up less floor space? have to rework expelling mechanism though.
@BaghaShams
2 ай бұрын
Do you have any estimate on the speed difference between injection molding on this machine vs 3D printing the same part?
@sherifhakem4306
Ай бұрын
need one of this machine
@ThisIsTheInternet
2 ай бұрын
Did you know that there is already an open source injection molding project that aims to create all of this in a way that anyone around the world can build it themselves? It's called Precious Plastic
@manutechlab
2 ай бұрын
Yes that project is in fact how I started in 2017. I built their injector but wanted to have a machine that does exactly that automatically :)
@user-nw4dp8if2u
2 ай бұрын
Great idea ...Real Eco solution ...All The Best for YOU
@loudboomboom
Ай бұрын
So rad!
@bruce-le-smith
2 ай бұрын
very cool, thank you!
@nigelyam38
Ай бұрын
i'm in no position to buy this machine, just curious is it possible to resin printing high heat resistance mold and injection mold custom parts? I remember sawing some video on small scale production using this method
@nunofelicio
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful machine man, now if we could 3d print the molds ........
@polo99a9
2 ай бұрын
Wont this work better if it is like "refrigirator size" or "car size"? They could be used by smaller bussiness to make the parts they need on site (like packaging for some other products).
@keshanranasinghe
Ай бұрын
Are the kitchen items food-safe?
@icecreamtruckog3667
2 ай бұрын
Great job but the plastic nozzle inside the injection mold needs to be smaller so the plastic is not so melty when the part is ejected.
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