Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 28 Issue 6

Multi-jet ice 3D printing

Pushkar Prakash Kamble, Subodh Chavan, Rajendra Hodgir, Gopal Gote, K.P. Karunakaran

Multi-jet deposition of the materials is a matured technology used for graphic printing and 3 D printing for a wide range of materials. The multi-jet technology is fine-tuned for…

Validation of design and materials for additive manufacturing of endocavitary mechanical distractor

Jose Manuel Sierra, Maria del Rocio Fernandez, Jose Ignacio Ignacio Rodriguez Garcia, Jose Luis Cortizo, Marta María Villazon

This paper describes the evolution of the design of a mechanical distractor fabricated using additive manufacturing (AM) technology for use in surgical procedures, such as…

Development and experimental study of an automated laser-foil-printing additive manufacturing system

Chia-Hung Hung, Tunay Turk, M. Hossein Sehhat, Ming C. Leu

This paper aims to present the development and experimental study of a fully automated system using a novel laser additive manufacturing technology called laser foil printing…

Densification behaviour of pure copper processed through cold pressing and binder jetting under different atmospheres

Tobia Romano, Emanuele Migliori, Marco Mariani, Nora Lecis, Maurizio Vedani

Binder jetting is a promising route to produce complex copper components for electronic/thermal applications. This paper aims to lay a framework for determining the effects of…

Feedforward control to suppress the leading edge bulge in photopolymerization-based additive manufacturing

Andrey Kozhevnikov, Rudie P.J. Kunnen, Gregor E. van Baars, Herman J.H. Clercx

This study aims to examine the feasibility of feedforward actuation of the recoater blade position to alleviate the resin surface non-uniformity while moving over deep-to-shallow…

Study of anisotropy through microscopy, internal friction and electrical resistivity measurements of Ti-6Al-4V samples fabricated by selective laser melting

Adelaide Nespoli, Nicola Bennato, Elena Villa, Francesca Passaretti

This paper aims to investigate the microstructural anisotropy of Ti-6Al-4V samples fabricated by selective laser melting.

On the build orientation effect in as-printed and as-sintered bending properties of 17-4PH alloy fabricated by metal fused filament fabrication

Chanun Suwanpreecha, Anchalee Manonukul

The purpose of this paper is to systematically investigate the influence of build orientation on the anisotropic as-printed and as-sintered bending properties of 17-4PH stainless…

Overlapping optimization of hybrid deposited and micro-rolling additive manufacturing

Xushan Zhao, Yuanxun Wang, Haiou Zhang, Runsheng Li, Xi Chen, Youheng Fu

This paper aims to summarize the influence law of hybrid deposited and micro-rolling (HDMR) technology on the bead morphology and overlapping coefficient. A better bead topology…

Transient thermal finite-element analysis of fused filament fabrication process

Chitralekha Nahar, Pavan Kumar Gurrala

The thermal behavior at the interfaces (of the deposited strands) during fused filament fabrication (FFF) technique strongly influences bond formation and it is a time- and…

Fused filament fabrication of nylon 6/66 copolymer: parametric study comparing full factorial and Taguchi design of experiments

Kaifur Rashed, Abdullah Kafi, Ranya Simons, Stuart Bateman

Process parameters in Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) can affect mechanical and surface properties of printed parts. Numerous studies have reported parametric studies of various…

Proposal of design rules for improving the accuracy of selective laser melting (SLM) manufacturing using benchmarks parts

Sara Giganto, Susana Martínez-Pellitero, Eduardo Cuesta, Pablo Zapico, Joaquín Barreiro

Among the different methodologies used for performance control in precision manufacturing, the measurement of metrological test artefacts becomes very important for the…

Effects of various processing parameters on the mechanical properties and dimensional accuracies of Prosopis chilensis/PES composites produced by SLS

Jian Li, Aboubaker Idriss Bolad, Yanling Guo, Yangwei Wang, Elkhawad Ali Elfaki, Shareef Aldoom Abdallah Adam, Gafer Abd Alhamid Mohammad Ahmed

The range of applications of the currently available biomass selective laser sintering (SLS) parts is limited and low-quality. This study aims to demonstrate the effects of the…

Electrothermal response optimization of nozzle structure for multi-material rapid prototyping based on fuzzy adaptive control

Jinghua Xu, Kunqian Liu, Zhi Liu, Fuqiang Zhang, Shuyou Zhang, Jianrong Tan

Most rapid prototyping (RP) relies on energy fields to handle materials, among which electricity has been much more utilized, resulting in distinctive responsiveness of…

Fatigue life optimization for 17-4Ph steel produced by selective laser melting

Jean-marc Linares, Julien Chaves-Jacob, Quentin Lopez, Jean-Michel Sprauel

The mechanical characterization of selective laser melting (SLM) parts is an industrial challenge. This paper aims to propose a methodology to control the fatigue life of 17-4Ph…

Effects of the process parameters on the formability and properties of Ni54(at.%) Ti alloys prepared by laser powder bed fusion

Jianran Lv, Hongyao Shen, Jianzhong Fu

The purpose of this paper is to supplement and upgrade existing research on LPBF of NiTi alloys. Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a promising method for fabricating…