Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 24 Issue 5

Visualizing the hotspots and emerging trends of 3D printing through scientometrics

Yuran Jin, Xin Li, R. Ian Campbell, Shoufeng Ji

3D printing is believed to be driving the third industrial revolution. However, a scientometric visualizing of 3D printing research and an exploration its hotspots and emerging…

Study in performance and morphology of polyamide 12 produced by selective laser sintering technology

Junjie Wu, Xiang Xu, Zhihao Zhao, Minjie Wang, Jie Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of selective laser sintering (SLS) method on morphology and performance of polyamide 12.

Influence of process interruption on mechanical properties of material extrusion parts

Swapnil Sinha, Nicholas Alexander Meisel

This paper aims to identify and quantify the effects of additive manufacturing (AM) process interruption on the tensile strength of material extrusion parts, and to find solutions…

Development of a custom zygomatic implant using metal sintering

Vijay Kumar Meena, Gagandeep , Aneesh , Vidya Rattan, Gaurav Luthra, Parveen Kalra

The purpose of this paper is to design and development of a patient-specific implant for zygomatic area of a patient suffering from mucormycosis (fungal infection). The paper…

Effect of build orientation on the strength and cost of PolyJet 3D printed parts

Sai Charan Das, Rajesh Ranganathan, Murugan N.

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of build orientation on the tensile properties of PolyJet 3D printed parts. Effects on manufacturing time and total…

A new method for single-layer-part nesting in additive manufacturing

Yicha Zhang, Alain Bernard, Ramy Harik, Georges Fadel

This paper aims to introduce a new nesting scheme to better describe and solve the single-layer-part packing problem in additive manufacturing (AM).

As-exact-as-possible repair of unprintable STL files

Marco Attene

The class of models that can be represented by STL files is larger than the class of models that can be printed using additive manufacturing technologies. Stated differently…

Exposures during industrial 3-D printing and post-processing tasks

Sonette Du Preez, Alyson Johnson, Ryan F. LeBouf, Stephanus J.L. Linde, Aleksandr B. Stefaniak, Johan Du Plessis

This paper aims to measure exposures to airborne contaminants during three-dimensional (3-D) printing and post-processing tasks in an industrial workplace.

Impact of material concentration and distribution on composite parts manufactured via multi-material jetting

Nicholas Alexander Meisel, David A. Dillard, Christopher B. Williams

Material jetting approximates composite material properties through deposition of base materials in a dithered pattern. This microscale, voxel-based patterning leads to macroscale…

Evaluation of processing variables in polymer projection sintering

Justin Nussbaum, Nathan B. Crane

Projection sintering, a system for selectively sintering large areas of polymer powder simultaneously with a high-power projector is introduced. This paper aims to evaluate the…

Wind tunnel testing of additive manufactured aircraft components

Z.W. Teo, T.H. New, Shiya Li, T. Pfeiffer, B. Nagel, V. Gollnick

This paper aims to report on the physical distortions associated with the use of additive manufactured components for wind tunnel testing and procedures adopted to correct for…

Analysis of time dependent thermal properties for high rates in selective laser sintering

Katrin Wudy, Maximilian Drexler, Lydia Lanzl, Dietmar Drummer

The thermal history during laser exposure determines part properties in selective laser sintering (SLS). The purpose of this study is to introduce a new measurement technique…

Design and 3D printing customized guides for orthopaedic surgery – lessons learned

Diana Popescu, Dan Laptoiu, Rodica Marinescu, Iozefina Botezatu

This paper aims to fill a research gap by presenting design and 3D printing guidelines and considerations which apply to the development process of patient-specific osteotomy…

3D printing of drill guide template for access cavity preparation in human molars: a preliminary study

Hu Chen, Hong Li, Fei Lin, Yi-Jiao Zhao, Yu-Jiao Guo, Xin-yue Zhang, Yong Wang, Peijun Lyu

This paper aims to use cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and computer-aided design/3D printing technology to design and fabricate a drill guide template for access cavity…