We invite you to the final workshop of the Czech-Bavarian project OPTHERM, implemented in cooperation with the Technical University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg. The results of the OPTHERM project and our own miniature IR cameras and mini computers developed specifically for the thermodiagnostics of the 3D printing process of plastics will be presented. You will also have the opportunity to actively participate and discuss with experts the thermodiagnostics in 3D printing. The workshop will take place on 20. 5. 2026 at the premises of the NTC UWB in Pilsen. Registration is possible directly on the OPTHERM website (optherm.eu).
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OPTHERM: invitation to the project workshop 20. 5. 2026
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OPTHERM: Invitation to a workshop to be held on 29. 4. 2026 at the Faculty of Education of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
On April 29, 2026, a workshop on the OPTHERM project will be held in České Budějovice at the Faculty of Education. The presentations will introduce the OPTHERM project itself, its goals and the results achieved during its solution. The workshop will focus on additive technologies, especially 3D printing of plastics, thermodiagnostics in 3D printing and optical properties of filament materials and printed parts. During the workshop, an educational demonstrator of thermal diagnostics in 3D printing will be presented, including a practical demonstration on a prepared print job.
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OPTHERM: visit our exposition at Maker Faire Praha
We will present the mini IR cameras we are developing, which are designed to monitor the 3D printing process using FDM technology, i.e. printing from filaments. These are not just separate IR cameras, but a complex system including a mini computer to which multiple mini IR cameras can be connected simultaneously. We are also introducing a special mini IR camera located close to the nozzle (firmly connected to the print head), which constantly monitors the temperature directly in the printing zone. It is the view from this special mini IR camera that allows you to check the printing in terms of achieving the correct printing temperature, when the thermographic software we have developed displays a warning message to the user or even pauses printing in the event of a significant deviation from the recommended temperatures.
You can see for yourself what 3D printing looks like through the view of an IR camera. What is the actual temperature of the printed material? How quickly does the currently printed layer and the entire product cool down? You may be surprised by the speed of temperature changes.