Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 24 Issue 7
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The international journal for research on additive manufacturing and 3D printingTable of contents
Automated post machining process planning for a new hybrid manufacturing method of additive manufacturing and rapid machining
Niechen Chen, Prashant Barnawal, Matthew Charles FrankThe purpose of this paper is to present a new method for automated post machining process planning for a hybrid manufacturing process. The manufacturing process is expected to…
Post-processing of FDM parts to improve surface and thermal properties
Trieu Khoa Nguyen, Bong-Kee LeeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a novel post-processing technique of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parts to improve surface roughness and reduce heat absorption and for…
The role of additive technologies in the prototyping issues of design
Monica Carfagni, Lorenzo Fiorineschi, Rocco Furferi, Lapo Governi, Federico RotiniThis paper aims to argue about the involvement of additive technologies (ATs) in the prototyping issues of designing. More precisely, it reviews the literature contributions…
Thermal simulation of the cooling down of selective laser sintered parts in PA12
Xiaopeng Li, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Wout Lauwers, Bavo Follon, Ann Witvrouw, Kurt Geebelen, Jean-Pierre KruthThe cooling process of polymer components fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS) plays a vital role in determining the crystallinity, density and the resultant properties…
The influence of the 3D-printing technology on the physical and mechanical properties of polyphenylene sulfone
Azamat Ladinovich Slonov, Azamat Askerovich Khashirov, Azamat Aslanovich Zhansitov, Elena Viktorovna Rzhevskaya, Svetlana Yuryevna KhashirovaThis paper aims to examine the impact of three-dimensional (3D) printing technological modes (using fused deposition modelling [FDM]) on physical and mechanical properties of…
Fabrication and tensile testing of 3D printed continuous wire polymer composites
Yehia Ibrahim, Garrett W. Melenka, Roger KempersThis paper aims to evaluate and predict the tensile properties of additively manufactured continuous wire polymer composites (CWPCs).
Heterogeneous topology design and voxel-based bio-printing
AMM Ahsan, Ruinan Xie, Bashir KhodaThe purpose of this paper is to present a topology-based tissue scaffold design methodology to accurately represent the heterogeneous internal architecture of tissues/organs.
Elimination of support mechanism in additive manufacturing through substrate tilting
Sajan Kapil, Prathamesh Joshi, Pravin Milind Kulkarni, Seema Negi, Ranjeet Kumar, K.P. KarunakaranThe support structures of sacrificial material are built in deposition-based additive manufacturing (AM), which are later removed either by breaking or dissolving. Such a…
Environmental performance of additive manufacturing process – an overview
Fabricio Leon Garcia, Virgínia Aparecida da Silva Moris, Andréa Oliveira Nunes, Diogo Aparecido Lopes SilvaThe purpose of this paper is to overview the literature about the environmental performance of additive manufacturing (AM) and to evaluate the use of life cycle assessment (LCA…
Additive manufacturing in the spare parts supply chain: hub configuration and technology maturity
Siavash H. Khajavi, Jan Holmström, Jouni PartanenInnovative startups have begun a trend using laser sintering (LS) technology patents expiration, namely, by introducing LS additive manufacturing (AM) machines that can overcome…
Ultrasonic characterization of the complex Young’s modulus of polymer parts fabricated with microstereolithography
Clinton B. Morris, John M. Cormack, Mark F. Hamilton, Michael R. Haberman, Carolyn C. SeepersadMicrostereolithography is capable of producing millimeter-scale polymer parts having micron-scale features. Material properties of the cured polymers can vary depending on build…
Digital manufacturing applicability of a laser sintered component for automotive industry: a case study
Iñigo Flores Ituarte, Sergei Chekurov, Jukka Tuomi, Julien Etienne Mascolo, Alessandro Zanella, Patrick Springer, Jouni PartanenAdditive manufacturing requires a systemic approach to help industry on technology applicability research. Towards this end, the purpose of this research is to help manufacturing…
Additive manufactured multi-material structure with directional specific mechanical properties based upon classical lamination theory
Sugavaneswaran M., Arumaikkannu G.This paper aims to additive manufacture (AM) the multi-material (MM) structure with directional-specific mechanical properties based on the classical lamination theory of…
Experimental investigations on natural fiber embedded additive manufacturing-based biodegradable structures for biomedical applications
Amarveer Singh Mangat, Sunpreet Singh, Munish Gupta, Ravinder SharmaThe purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the mechanical as well as bacterial characteristics of chemically treated waste natural fiber inserted three-dimensional…
Effect of the heat treatment on corrosion and mechanical properties of CoCrMo alloys manufactured by selective laser melting
Mingkang Zhang, Yongqiang Yang, Changhui Song, Yuchao Bai, Zefeng XiaoThis study aims to focus on the heat treatment influence on the corrosion resistance, adhesion of Streptococcus mutans and mechanical properties of CoCrMo alloys manufactured by…
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- Professor Ian Gibson