LFAM / FGF — Large Format Additive Manufacturing
LFAM (Large Format Additive Manufacturing) uses FGF (Fused Granulate Fabrication) — pellet-fed extrusion — to print very large parts fast and economically: industrial tooling and moulds, furniture, props, and marine or automotive components.
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How LFAM / FGF works
Instead of filament, FGF feeds plastic pellets — or recycled regrind — directly into a large screw extruder mounted on a gantry or robotic arm. The extruder melts and lays down thick beads of polymer, building parts many times faster than filament FDM and at a fraction of the material cost.
Parts are typically printed near-net-shape and then CNC-machined on critical surfaces to reach final tolerances. Because it runs on low-cost pellets, LFAM makes metre-scale parts that would be impractical or unaffordable with filament — and readily accepts high percentages of recycled material.
What LFAM is best for
- Large-scale tooling, moulds, and layup/thermoform patterns
- Big jigs, fixtures, and trim tools
- Furniture, architecture, and interior elements
- Props, sculpture, and exhibition pieces
- Marine, automotive, and infrastructure components
- Near-net-shape blanks for CNC finishing
Strengths & trade-offs
Strengths
- Very large build volumes (metre-scale)
- Extremely fast deposition rates
- Low-cost pellet feedstock
- Accepts recycled material & regrind
- Wide range of pellet polymers, incl. fibre-filled
Trade-offs
- Coarse resolution — thick deposited beads
- Visible layers (usually CNC-finished)
- Not suited to fine detail or small parts
- Economical only at larger part sizes
Materials
LFAM runs on pellet-grade polymers, including fibre-reinforced and recycled grades. Browse the full materials library or ask for a specific pellet.
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