Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 19 Issue 3

Optimization of positioning system of FDM machine design using analytical approach

Marlon Wesley Machado Cunico, Jonas de Carvalho

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the conception of the positioning system of fused deposition modeling (FDM) machines, optimising design parameter and components accuracy…

Digital material fabrication using mask‐image‐projection‐based stereolithography

Chi Zhou, Yong Chen, Zhigang Yang, Behrokh Khoshnevis

The purpose of this paper is to present a mask‐image‐projection‐based stereolithography (MIP‐SL) process that can combine two base materials with various concentrations and…

Digital assembly and direct fabrication of mechanism based on selective laser melting

Xubin Su, Yongqiang Yang, Di Wang, Yonghua Chen

The purpose of this paper is to obtain more design freedom and realize fast fabrication of mechanism which is the core subsystem of many machines and always consists of several…

Comparison of different post processing technologies for SLM generated 316l steel parts

Lukas Löber, Christoph Flache, Romy Petters, Uta Kühn, Jürgen Eckert

The purpose of this paper is to compare different post processing techniques for improving the high surface roughness (SR) characteristic of parts generated by selected laser…

Imperfect symmetry transform for orbital prosthesis modelling

Jin Sun, Yaoyang Xiong, Xiaobo Chen, Juntong Xi

The purpose of this paper is to propose an imperfect symmetry transform framework for orbital prosthesis modelling.

Instability behaviours of a jet array in inkjet printing of molten caprolactam

Saeed Fathi, Phill Dickens, Richard Hague

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings on jet array instabilities of molten caprolactam. Initial investigations showed that although a suitable range of parameters…

Additive manufactured textiles for high‐performance stab resistant applications

Andrew Johnson, Guy A. Bingham, David I. Wimpenny

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the stab resistance characteristics of a series of planar and articulated laser sintered (LS) samples, in accordance with the United…

An integrated cost‐model for selective laser melting (SLM)

L. Rickenbacher, A. Spierings, K. Wegener

The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) processes into a production environment requires a cost‐model that allows the precise estimation of the total cost per part…

Editorial

Ian Campbell