Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 20 Issue 1

Rapid tooling using 3D printing system for manufacturing of customized tracheal stent

Evila L. Melgoza, Guillem Vallicrosa, Lidia Serenó, Joaquim Ciurana, Ciro A. Rodríguez

This work aims to present the design of a new continuous tool-path strategy for open-source low-cost fused deposition modeling (FDM) machines, such as Fab@Home or RepRap; and the…

State of the art and future direction of additive manufactured scaffolds-based bone tissue engineering

M. Tarik Arafat, Ian Gibson, Xu Li

This paper aims to review the advances in additive manufactured (AM) scaffolds for bone tissue engineering (TE). A discussion on the state of the art and future trends of bone TE…

Pilot study of the wrist orthosis design process

David Palousek, Jiri Rosicky, Daniel Koutny, Pavel Stoklásek, Tomas Navrat

– The purpose of this paper is to describe a manufacturing methodology for a wrist orthosis. The case study aims to offer new approaches in the area of human orthoses.

Additive manufacturing and digital design assisted precise apicoectomy: a case study

Yunfeng Liu, Wenqing Liao, Guangsheng Jin, Quanming Yang, Wei Peng

– The purpose is to realize precise apicoectomy with less surgical risk and improved quality and efficiency.

Development of a patient-specific bone analog for the biomechanical evaluation of custom implants

Timothy J. Horn, Ola L.A. Harrysson, Harvey A. West II, Jeffrey P. Little, Denis J. Marcellin-Little

The aim of this study is to describe an improved experimental substrate for the mechanical testing of patient-specific implants fabricated using direct metal additive…

Application-driven methodology for new additive manufacturing materials development

Djamila Olivier, Salvador Borros, Guillermo Reyes

A structured customer-driven and integrative methodology to develop materials is described. The proposed methodology is aimed to drive analysis and prioritization of the multiple…

Selective laser sintering of Mo-CuNi composite to be used as EDM electrode

Fred L. Amorim, Armin Lohrengel, Volkmar Neubert, Camila F. Higa, Tiago Czelusniak

This work is focused on the investigation of direct production of electrical discharge machining (EDM) electrodes through the selective laser sintering (SLS) technique using a new…

Process capability analysis of fused deposition modelling for plastic components

Rupinder Singh

– The purpose of the present study is process capability analysis of fused deposition modelling (FDM) process as rapid pattern making (RDPM) solutions for plastic components.

Vision-based defect detection in laser metal deposition process

Shyam Barua, Frank Liou, Joseph Newkirk, Todd Sparks

Laser metal deposition (LMD) is a type of additive manufacturing process in which the laser is used to create a melt pool on a substrate to which metal powder is added. The powder…

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R. Ian Campbell