Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 24 Issue 7

Automated post machining process planning for a new hybrid manufacturing method of additive manufacturing and rapid machining

Niechen Chen, Prashant Barnawal, Matthew Charles Frank

The purpose of this paper is to present a new method for automated post machining process planning for a hybrid manufacturing process. The manufacturing process is expected to…

Post-processing of FDM parts to improve surface and thermal properties

Trieu Khoa Nguyen, Bong-Kee Lee

The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel post-processing technique of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parts to improve surface roughness and reduce heat absorption and for…

The role of additive technologies in the prototyping issues of design

Monica Carfagni, Lorenzo Fiorineschi, Rocco Furferi, Lapo Governi, Federico Rotini

This paper aims to argue about the involvement of additive technologies (ATs) in the prototyping issues of designing. More precisely, it reviews the literature contributions…

Thermal simulation of the cooling down of selective laser sintered parts in PA12

Xiaopeng Li, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Wout Lauwers, Bavo Follon, Ann Witvrouw, Kurt Geebelen, Jean-Pierre Kruth

The cooling process of polymer components fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS) plays a vital role in determining the crystallinity, density and the resultant properties…

The influence of the 3D-printing technology on the physical and mechanical properties of polyphenylene sulfone

Azamat Ladinovich Slonov, Azamat Askerovich Khashirov, Azamat Aslanovich Zhansitov, Elena Viktorovna Rzhevskaya, Svetlana Yuryevna Khashirova

This paper aims to examine the impact of three-dimensional (3D) printing technological modes (using fused deposition modelling [FDM]) on physical and mechanical properties of…

Fabrication and tensile testing of 3D printed continuous wire polymer composites

Yehia Ibrahim, Garrett W. Melenka, Roger Kempers

This paper aims to evaluate and predict the tensile properties of additively manufactured continuous wire polymer composites (CWPCs).

Heterogeneous topology design and voxel-based bio-printing

AMM Ahsan, Ruinan Xie, Bashir Khoda

The purpose of this paper is to present a topology-based tissue scaffold design methodology to accurately represent the heterogeneous internal architecture of tissues/organs.

Elimination of support mechanism in additive manufacturing through substrate tilting

Sajan Kapil, Prathamesh Joshi, Pravin Milind Kulkarni, Seema Negi, Ranjeet Kumar, K.P. Karunakaran

The support structures of sacrificial material are built in deposition-based additive manufacturing (AM), which are later removed either by breaking or dissolving. Such a…

Environmental performance of additive manufacturing process – an overview

Fabricio Leon Garcia, Virgínia Aparecida da Silva Moris, Andréa Oliveira Nunes, Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva

The purpose of this paper is to overview the literature about the environmental performance of additive manufacturing (AM) and to evaluate the use of life cycle assessment (LCA…

Additive manufacturing in the spare parts supply chain: hub configuration and technology maturity

Siavash H. Khajavi, Jan Holmström, Jouni Partanen

Innovative startups have begun a trend using laser sintering (LS) technology patents expiration, namely, by introducing LS additive manufacturing (AM) machines that can overcome…

Ultrasonic characterization of the complex Young’s modulus of polymer parts fabricated with microstereolithography

Clinton B. Morris, John M. Cormack, Mark F. Hamilton, Michael R. Haberman, Carolyn C. Seepersad

Microstereolithography is capable of producing millimeter-scale polymer parts having micron-scale features. Material properties of the cured polymers can vary depending on build…

Digital manufacturing applicability of a laser sintered component for automotive industry: a case study

Iñigo Flores Ituarte, Sergei Chekurov, Jukka Tuomi, Julien Etienne Mascolo, Alessandro Zanella, Patrick Springer, Jouni Partanen

Additive manufacturing requires a systemic approach to help industry on technology applicability research. Towards this end, the purpose of this research is to help manufacturing…

Additive manufactured multi-material structure with directional specific mechanical properties based upon classical lamination theory

Sugavaneswaran M., Arumaikkannu G.

This paper aims to additive manufacture (AM) the multi-material (MM) structure with directional-specific mechanical properties based on the classical lamination theory of…

Experimental investigations on natural fiber embedded additive manufacturing-based biodegradable structures for biomedical applications

Amarveer Singh Mangat, Sunpreet Singh, Munish Gupta, Ravinder Sharma

The purpose of this paper is to explore and investigate the mechanical as well as bacterial characteristics of chemically treated waste natural fiber inserted three-dimensional…

Effect of the heat treatment on corrosion and mechanical properties of CoCrMo alloys manufactured by selective laser melting

Mingkang Zhang, Yongqiang Yang, Changhui Song, Yuchao Bai, Zefeng Xiao

This study aims to focus on the heat treatment influence on the corrosion resistance, adhesion of Streptococcus mutans and mechanical properties of CoCrMo alloys manufactured by…