Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 21 Issue 4

Curved Layer Adaptive Slicing (CLAS) for fused deposition modelling

Bin Huang, Sarat B Singamneni

This paper aims to develop a new slicing method for fused deposition modelling (FDM), the curved layer adaptive slicing (CLAS), combining adaptive flat layer and curved layer…

Three-dimensional model of an ancient Egyptian falcon mummy skeleton

Anton Du Plessis, Ruhan Slabbert, Liani Colette Swanepoel, Johan Els, Gerrie J Booysen, Salima Ikram, Izak Cornelius

– The purpose of this paper is to present the first detailed three-dimensional (3D) print from micro-computed tomography data of the skeleton of an ancient Egyptian falcon mummy.

Shape evolution of multiple interacting droplets in inkjet deposition

Wenchao Zhou, Drew Loney, Andrei G. Fedorov, F. Levent Degertekin, David W. Rosen

– The aim of this paper is to advance the understanding of the droplet deposition process to better predict and control the manufacturing results for ink-jet deposition.

Selective laser sintering manufacturing of polycaprolactone bone scaffolds for applications in bone tissue engineering

Alida Mazzoli, C Ferretti, A Gigante, E Salvolini, M Mattioli-Belmonte

– The purpose of this study is to show how selective laser sintering (SLS) manufacturing of bioresorbable scaffolds is used for applications in bone tissue engineering.

Fabrication of microscaffolds from Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy by SLM

Andrzej Pawlak, Patrycja Szymczyk, Grzegorz Ziolkowski, Edward Chlebus, Bogdan Dybala

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of theoretical considerations and experimental tests concerning microscaffold fabrication by selective laser melting (SLM)…

Characterization and modeling of surface defects in EP3D printing

Alvaro Jose Rojas Arciniegas, Marcos Esterman

– This paper aims to report an experimental study of how surface defects evolve in EP3D printing as more layers are accumulated and proposes a simulation model for the process.

Sheet metal forming using FDM rapid prototype tool

Ismail Durgun

The purpose of this paper is to investigate usage of fused deposition modeling (FDM)-based sheet metal tooling for small lot productions as a real case. FDM-based sheet metal…

Optimisation of selective laser melting for a high temperature Ni-superalloy

Luke N. Carter, Khamis Essa, Moataz M Attallah

The purpose of this paper is to optimise the selective laser melting (SLM) process parameters for CMSX486 to produce a “void free” (fully consolidated) material, whilst reducing…

Low-energy drop weight performance of cellular sandwich panels

Li Yang, Ola A Harrysson, Harvey A West II, Denis R. Cormier, Chun Park, Kara Peters

The aim of this study is to perform a comparative study on sandwich structures with several types of three-dimensional (3D) reticulate cellular structural core designs for their…

Optical properties of laser sintered polyamide 12

Mengqi Yuan, David L. Bourell

The purpose of this paper is to report selected optical properties of laser sintered polyamide 12 blank plates under different monochromatic and white light conditions and to…

Developing a methodology for analysis and manufacturing of proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint using rapid prototyping technique

Emad Abouel Nasr, Abdurahman Mushabab Al-Ahmari, Hazem Alkhawashki, Abdulsalam Altamimi, Mohammed Alkhuraisi

The purpose of this paper is to design and analyze four proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) prosthesis thorough finite element analysis (FEA) and fabricate them using rapid…

Towards understanding of ultrasonic consolidation process with “process map”

Song Zhang, Dalong Yi, Hui Zhang, Lili Zheng, Yuduo Zhang, Zhigang Yang, Mark Norfolk

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key parameters that control the bonding formation of foils by the ultrasonic consolidation (UC) process and to build the correlations…

Editorial

R. Ian Campbell