Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 11 Issue 1

Geometry and procedure for benchmarking SFF and hybrid fabrication process resolution

Vito R. Gervasi, Adam Schneider, Joshua Rocholl

The purpose of this paper is to share with the solid freeform fabrication community a new procedure and benchmark geometries for evaluating SFF process capabilities. The procedure…

Multi‐nozzle deposition for construction of 3D biopolymer tissue scaffolds

S. Khalil, J. Nam, W. Sun

To introduce recent research and development of biopolymer deposition for freeform fabrication of three‐dimensional tissue scaffolds that is capable of depositing bioactive…

Industrial freeform generation of microtools by laser micro sintering

P. Regenfuss, L. Hartwig, S. Klötzer, R. Ebert, Th. Brabant, T. Petsch, H. Exner

Examples are given for the technical applicability of a novel development of selective laser sintering called “laser micro sintering”.

Binding mechanisms in selective laser sintering and selective laser melting

J‐P. Kruth, P. Mercelis, J. Van Vaerenbergh, L. Froyen, M. Rombouts

This paper provides an overview of the different binding mechanisms in selective laser sintering (SLS) and selective laser melting (SLM), thus improving the understanding of these…

Rapid manufacturing of silicon carbide composites

R.S. Evans, D.L. Bourell, J.J. Beaman, M.I. Campbell

To review the initial phase of research for realizing an SLS‐based rapid manufacturing method for silicon carbide composites. The research was oriented toward actual commercial…

Development of nickel‐titanium graded composition components

M.S. Domack, J.M. Baughman

Three layer‐additive manufacturing methods were evaluated to producing nickel‐titanium graded composition material. One potential application is fabrication of attachment clips…

Laser densification of extruded dental porcelain bodies in multi‐material laser densification process

Xiaoxuan Li, Jiwen Wang, Leon L. Shaw, Thomas B. Cameron

Commercial dental porcelain powder was deposited via slurry extrusion and laser densified to fabricate dental restorations in a multi‐material laser densification (MMLD) process.