Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 20 Issue 2

Development of SVM rapid prototyping for scaffold fabrication

Thittikorn Phattanaphibul, Pisut Koomsap, Irwansyah Idram, Suchart Nachaisit

This paper aims to introduce selective vacuum manufacturing (SVM), a powder-based rapid prototyping (RP) technique, and the ongoing development to improve its capability to apply…

The reverse guillotine tribometer for evaluation of sliding wear of additive manufactured fixtures

Paolo Minetola, Luca Iuliano

– The purpose of this paper is to present a custom-built tribometer that mimics the wear of additive manufactured fixtures used in inspection of sheet metal components.

Combining rapid prototyping techniques in mechanical engineering and electronics for realization of a variable capacitor

Goran Stojanović, Vesna Mandić, Milan Ćurčić, Dragana Vasiljević, Milica Kisić, Nikola Radosavljević

This paper aims to present combination of poly-jet technology and ink-jet technology in a multidisciplinary way in order to exploit advantages of these rapid prototyping…

Development of acrylate-based material using a multivariable approach: additive manufacturing applications

Marlon Wesley Machado Cunico, Jonas de Carvalho

Over the last several years, the range of applications for the photopolymerisation process has been steadily increasing, especially in such areas as rapid prototyping, UV inks, UV…

Close to CAD model curved-form adaptive slicing

Mohammad Hayasi, Bahram Asiabanpour

The main aim of this study is to generate curved-form cut on the edge of an adaptive layer. The resulting surface would have much less geometry deviation error and closely fit its…

Fabrication and characterisation of PCL and PCL/PLA scaffolds for tissue engineering

T. Patrício, M. Domingos, A. Gloria, U. D'Amora, J.F. Coelho, P.J. Bártolo

The main purpose of this research work is to study the effect of poly lactic acid (PLA) addition into poly (e-caprolactone) (PCL) matrices, as well the influence of the mixing…

Surface methods for monitoring the densification of parts in the selective laser sintering process

Grazielle de Oliveira Setti, Jorge Vicente Lopes da Silva, Marcelo Fernandes de Oliveira, Izaque Alves Maia, Dosil Pereira de Jesus, Raluca Savu, Thebano Emilio de Almeida Santos, Rita de Cássia Zacardi de Souza, Ednan Joanni

The purpose of this paper is to characterize polyamide parts prepared by the SLS process using techniques that are dependent on surface properties and compare the results to…

State-of-the-art in empirical modelling of rapid prototyping processes

A. Garg, K. Tai, M.M. Savalani

The empirical modelling of major rapid prototyping (RP) processes such as fused deposition modelling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS) and stereolithography (SL) has…

Editorial

Ian Campbell