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Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) <strong>3D</strong> printing enables<br />
creating a closed-loop recycling system. This allows the<br />
user to take plastics and turn it into filament that can be<br />
converted into <strong>3D</strong> prints again.<br />
Tyler’s move of creating Filabot to recycle plastic waste<br />
named him as amongst the “Most Successful<br />
Entrepreneurs of the Next Ten Years” by ‘The World<br />
Future Society.’ Recently, in 2018, Forbes magazine<br />
featured Tyler in “Forbes 30 Under 30 to Watch: In<br />
Manufacturing and Industry.” Filabot has also been<br />
published in Popular Science, Fast Company, and Techcrunch<br />
for its innovative work. Today, Tyler proudly<br />
gives credit for his success to mentors in his life for<br />
allowing him to follow his dream and discover several<br />
options. It also taught him to be a good leader and gave<br />
the motivation to strive hard to move forward and<br />
achieve the goal.<br />
Of all the applications of <strong>3D</strong> printing, one that has<br />
produced a strong impact on Tyler is ‘e-Nable hands.’<br />
When asked more about it, he asserted, “e-Nable hands<br />
is a community of individuals who work together to print<br />
prosthetic limbs. These limbs are built at over 99% of the<br />
cost of conventional limbs. Outgrowing these prosthetic<br />
limbs is no longer a problem as it is simple to upgrade.<br />
This community has taken <strong>3D</strong> printing and applied it to a<br />
real-world problem. This community is fantastic and can<br />
truly show the good we can do.”<br />
“<br />
Strategy for Staying Ahead<br />
Presently, at the Filabot’s office, Tyler has a close group<br />
of multitalented team who are actively involved in<br />
running marketing meetings to designing the latest<br />
products using CAD software to inventing novel things,<br />
and building unique projects. Likewise, the rapidly<br />
changing technologies make it challenging for Tyler to<br />
define and express his vision to the team. Tyler sets his<br />
vision according to the latest trends in the <strong>3D</strong> printing<br />
technology, new innovations or changes made by others<br />
in the sector, and the information or feedback received<br />
on their products. Therefore, as per these<br />
transformations, Tyler makes dynamic and everchanging<br />
future strategies for his company.<br />
Filabot always strives to make new advancements in <strong>3D</strong><br />
printing technology and is continuously updating its<br />
processes to improve the existing products as well as<br />
newly planned products. It is always making moves that<br />
shift it closer to the goal of recycling the abundant<br />
quantity of plastic. The team constantly works to<br />
understand the detailed formula so that the extruding of<br />
many types of plastics is possible. Also, it actively works<br />
with other companies to provide testing services on<br />
different materials to see if they can be converted to<br />
filaments with Filabot’s system and these associations<br />
help in learning more about the product and ways to<br />
improve them.<br />
Our Hardware allows for at<br />
point recycling creating a<br />
closed loop system.<br />
Tyler McNaney<br />
CEO<br />
”<br />
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