Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 28 Issue 2

3D printing of Portland cement-containing bodies

Asif Ur Rehman, Vincenzo M. Sglavo

Recent advances in 3D printing construction elements have focused on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete using polymeric binders; herein, this study aims to produce the same…

Control of forming process of truss structure based on cold metal transition technology

Tianqi Wang, Xu Zhou, Hongyu Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to study the wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) method and path planning algorithm of truss structure parts, to realize the collision-free…

Resting hand splint model from topology optimization to be produced by additive manufacturing

Paulo Reis, Mariana Volpini, Joana Pimenta Maia, Igor Batista Guimarães, Cristiane Evelise, Maurício Monteiro, Juan Carlos Campos Rubio

The purpose of this study is to validate a novel model of resting hand splint manufactured by additive manufacturing (AM) and compare it with the traditional model manufactured by…

Fracture assessment of polycarbonate parts produced by fused deposition modeling in the out-of-plane printing direction – effect of raster angle

Iman Sedighi, Majid R. Ayatollahi, Bahador Bahrami, Marco A. Pérez-Martínez, Andrés A. Garcia-Granada

The purpose of this paper is to study the Mode I fracture behavior of polycarbonate (PC) parts produced using fused deposition modeling (FDM). The focus of this study is on…

A multi-criteria decision making method for vapor smoothening fused deposition modelling part

Sugavaneswaran M., Prashanthi B., John Rajan A.

This paper aims to enhance the surface finish of the fused deposition modeling (FDM) part using the vapor smoothening (VS) post-processing method and to study the combined effect…

Publisher’s note

TISM-based analysis of important factors for additive manufacturing in healthcare:a case study

S. Logesh, S. Vinodh

This paper aims to focus on developing a theoretical framework for the analysis of factors influencing additive manufacturing (AM) in the health-care domain.

3D printing of clay paste enhanced by scrap polymer from powder bed processes

Mattia Mele, Michele Ricciarelli, Giampaolo Campana

Powder bed additive manufacturing processes are widespread due to their many technical and economic advantages. Nevertheless, the disposal of leftover powder poses a problem in…

Soft-tissue-mimicking using silicones for the manufacturing of soft phantoms by fresh 3D printing

Aitor Tejo-Otero, Arthur Colly, Edwin-Joffrey Courtial, Felip Fenollosa-Artés, Irene Buj-Corral, Christophe A. Marquette

The purpose of this study is to use the Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) additive manufacturing (AM) technique for manufacturing a liver phantom which…

On the manufacturability of Inconel 718 thin-walled honeycomb structures by laser powder bed fusion

José M. Zea Pérez, Jorge Corona-Castuera, Carlos Poblano-Salas, John Henao, Arturo Hernández Hernández

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of printing strategies and processing parameters on wall thickness, microhardness and compression strength of Inconel 718…

Volumetric fusion of graphite-doped nylon 12 powder with radio frequency radiation

Jared Allison, John Pearce, Joseph Beaman, Carolyn Seepersad

Additive manufacturing (AM) of thermoplastic polymers for powder bed fusion processes typically requires each layer to be fused before the next can be deposited. The purpose of…

Cold spray micro-defects and post-treatment technologies: a review

Wang Zhizhong, Han Chao, Guosheng Huang, Han Bin, Han Bin

The deposition of particles onto a substrate during the cold spraying (CS) process relies on severe plastic deformation, so there are various micro-defects induced by insufficient…

A review of the accuracy of thermoplastic polymeric parts fabricated by additive manufacturing

Michele Ciotti, Giampaolo Campana, Mattia Mele

This paper aims to present a survey concerning the accuracy of thermoplastic polymeric parts fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM). Based on the scientific literature, the aim…

Design and development of 3D printing assisted microwave sintering of elbow implant with biomechanical properties similar tohuman elbow

Dilpreet Singh, Bhavuk Garg, Pulak Mohan Pandey, Dinesh Kalyanasundaram

The purpose of this paper is to establish a methodology for the design and development of patient-specific elbow implant with an elastic modulus close to that of the human bone…

Effect of internal pores on tensile properties of Co-Cr-Mo alloy fabricated by selective laser melting

Hyeon-Tae Im, Hyun-Su Kang, Hyeon-Goo Kang, Hyo Kyu Kim, Jun Choi, Ki Beom Park, Taeg Woo Lee, Chan Bin Mo, Hyung-Ki Park

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of internal pores on the tensile properties of a Co–Cr–Mo alloy fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM).