In this work, the authors tried to solve a typical problem of inexpensive 3D printers using FDM technology: material clogging of the hotend. To cope with the problem, it is necessary to solve the problem of optimization the temperature regimes of the hotend. For this, the temperature fields of the heating device were simulated taking into account the physical properties of the printing materials. Modeling was carried out using the ANSYS software package, the verification of theoretical calculations was carried out in a full-scale experiment. The data obtained was used to upgrade the 3D printer hotend.

This work presents the results of work on a 3D printing device with a non-standard arrangement of the table and nozzle, which is necessary for the additive production of plastic cases for electronic devices. The non-standard arrangement of the table is caused by the need to use special accessories to hold third-party embedded elements of the case. A metal part - a contactor - is used as an embedded element. Due to the specific mortgage they made, as well as the experimental equipment, the authors came to the conclusion that it is economically more expedient to design and manufacture a prototype 3D printer than to modify the existing device. A sample of the FDM printing device was designed, manufactured and tested.