Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 28 Issue 5

Use of 4D-printing and shape memory alloys to fabricate customized metal jewels with functional properties

Adelaide Nespoli, Nicola Bennato, Enrico Bassani, Francesca Passaretti

This paper aims to examine customized NiTi jewels with functional properties fabricated through four-dimensional (4D)-printing.

Fatigue life assessment of polyamide 12 processed by selective laser sintering. Damage modelling according to fracture mechanics

Alicia Salazar, Alberto Jesús Cano Aragón, Jesús Rodríguez

Polyamide 12 (PA12) processed by the additive manufacturing technique of selective laser sintering (SLS) is acquiring a leading role in cutting-edge technological sectors…

Animal orthosis fabrication with additive manufacturing – a case study of custom orthosis for chicken

Wiktoria Maria Wojnarowska, Jakub Najowicz, Tomasz Piecuch, Michał Sochacki, Dawid Pijanka, Jolanta Trybulec, Sławomir Miechowicz

Chicken orthoses that cover the ankle joint area are not commercially available. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to fabricate a customised temporary Ankle–Foot…

Correlation between pre- and post-treatments of additively manufactured 316L parts and the resulting low cycle fatigue behavior

Kai-Uwe Garthe, Kay-Peter Hoyer, Leif Hagen, Wolfgang Tillmann, Mirko Schaper

The currently existing restrictions regarding the deployment of additively manufactured components because of poor surface roughness, porosity and residual stresses as well as…

Data fusion analysis in the powder-bed fusion AM process monitoring by Dempster-Shafer evidence theory

Yingjie Zhang, Wentao Yan, Geok Soon Hong, Jerry Fuh Hsi Fuh, Di Wang, Xin Lin, Dongsen Ye

This study aims to develop a data fusion method for powder-bed fusion (PBF) process monitoring based on process image information. The data fusion method can help improve process…

Investigations of personalized and sustainable approach of oral drug delivery systems through additive manufacturing

R. Durga Prasad Reddy, Haytham Elgazzar, Varun Sharma

The purpose of this paper is to print a thermolabile drug-containing tablet using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique and analyze its mechanical, pharmaceutical and…

Numerical modeling and experimental verification of the composite material of PA12/HA with parameterized random distribution in selective laser sintering

Junchao Li, Yanan Yang, Ze Zhao, Ran Yan

The purpose of this study is to establish a finite element (FE) model with the random distribution of the Nylon12/hydroxyapatite (PA12/HA) composite material in selective laser…

Processing and properties of PLA/Mg filaments for 3D printing of scaffolds for biomedical applications

Cristina Pascual-González, Cillian Thompson, Jimena de la Vega, Nicolás Biurrun Churruca, Juan P. Fernández-Blázquez, Iker Lizarralde, Diego Herráez-Molinero, Carlos González, Javier LLorca

This paper aims to develop a novel strategy to manufacture poly-lactic acid (PLA) filaments reinforced with Mg particles for fused filament fabrication of porous scaffolds for…

Multi-physics properties of thermoplastic polyurethane at various fused filament fabrication parameters

Samir Kasmi, Geoffrey Ginoux, Eric Labbé, Sébastien Alix

The purpose of this study is to test a flexible polymer with different characteristics compared to other classical polymers mostly used in the additive manufacturing process, and…

Optimisation of single contour strategy in selective laser melting of Ti-6Al-4V lattices

Xue Cao, Luke Nelson Carter, Victor Manuel Villapún, Francesco Cantaboni, Giulia De Sio, Morgan Lowther, Sophie Elizabeth Thompson Louth, Liam Grover, Paola Ginestra, Sophie Constance Cox

Selective laser melting (SLM) is increasingly used to manufacture bone implants from titanium alloys with particular interest in porous lattice structures. These complex…

Erosion characteristics on surface texture of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy in SiO2 quartz added slurry environment

Recep Demirsöz, Mehmet Erdi Korkmaz, Munish Kumar Gupta, Alberto Garcia Collado, Grzegorz M. Krolczyk

The main purpose of this work is to explore the erosion wear characteristics of additively manufactured aluminium alloy. Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as…

Impact of cutting fluid on hybrid manufacturing of AISI H13 tool steel

Magdalena Cortina, Jon Iñaki Arrizubieta, Aitzol Lamikiz, Eneko Ukar

This paper aims to analyse the effects derived from the presence of residual coolant from machining operations on the Directed Energy Deposition of AISI H13 tool steel and the…

Development of a patient-specific immobilisation facemask for radiation therapy using additive manufacturing, pressure sensors and topology optimisation

Amirhossein Asfia, James I. Novak, Bernard Rolfe, Tomas Kron

Radiotherapy relies on the delivery of radiation to cancer cells with millimetre accuracy, and immobilisation of patients is essential to minimise unwanted damage to surrounding…

A physical investigation of dimensional and mechanical characteristics of 3D printed nut and bolt for industrial applications

Ramesh Chand, Vishal S. Sharma, Rajeev Trehan, Munish Kumar Gupta

A nut bolt joint is a primary device that connects mechanical components. The vibrations cause bolted joints to self-loosen. Created by motors and engines, leading to machine…

A bibliometric analysis of research in design for additive manufacturing

Martins Ugonna Obi, Patrick Pradel, Matt Sinclair, Richard Bibb

The purpose of this paper is to understand how Design for Additive manufacturing Knowledge has been developing and its significance to both academia and industry.