Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 27 Issue 9

An approach to reduce stress and defects: a hybrid process of laser cladding deposition and shot peening

Xiaoyu Zhang, Dichen Li, Jiale Geng

Laser cladding deposition is limited in industrial application by the micro-defects and residual tensile stress for the thermal forming process, leading to lower fatigue strength…

Effect of post-processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of Alloy 718 fabricated using powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes

Sareh Götelid, Taoran Ma, Christophe Lyphout, Jesper Vang, Emil Stålnacke, Jonas Holmberg, Seyed Hosseini, Annika Strondl

This study aims to investigate additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloy IN718 made by powder bed fusion processes: powder bed fusion laser beam (PBF-LB) and powder bed…

Research on the printing error of tilted vertical beams in delta-robot 3D printers

Yuezong Wang, Jinghui Liu, Mengfei Guo, LiuQIan Wang

A three-dimensional (3D) printing error simulation approach is proposed to analyze the influence of tilted vertical beams on the 3D printing accuracy. The purpose of this study is…

Effect of system compliance on weld power in ultrasonic additive manufacturing

Gowtham Venkatraman, Adam Hehr, Leon M. Headings, Marcelo J. Dapino

Ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) is a solid-state joining technology used for three-dimensional printing of metal foilstock. The electrical power input to the ultrasonic…

Designing and simulating a “mass selective customization-centralized manufacturing” business model for clothing enterprises using 3D printing

Yuran Jin, Robert Campbell, Jinhuan Tang, Huisheng Ji, Danrong Song, Xiaoqin Liu

Global economic growth provides new opportunities for the development of clothing enterprises, but at the same time, the rapid growth of clothing customization demand and the…

Mechanical properties of multi-materials porous structures based on triply periodic minimal surface fabricated by additive manufacturing

Mingkang Zhang, Yongqiang Yang, Meizhen Xu, Jie Chen, Di Wang

The purpose of this study is focused on the mechanical properties of multi-materials porous structures manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM).

Upscaling production of droplets and magnetic particles with additive manufacturing

Donatien Mottin, Tsaihsing Martin Ho, Peichun Amy Tsai

Monodisperse microfluidic emulsions – droplets in another immiscible liquid – are beneficial to various technological applications in analytical chemistry, material and chemical…

Additive manufacturing technology in dental education

Sven Maricic, Daniela Kovacevic Pavicic, Barbara Ptacnik, Romina Prziklas Druzeta

This study aims to develop a specialized and economically feasible educational model using a combination of conventional approach and additive technology with a precision that…

Investigating mechanical and thermo-physical properties of binder jet 3D printed elements using a statistical experiment approach

Bharath Seshadri, Kaushik Selva Dhanush Ravi, Illias Hischier, Arno Schlueter

With a growing list of available materials and processes, the inherent mechanical and thermophysical properties of three-dimensional (3D) prints are important design targets. This…

Additive manufacturing of powder components based on subtractive sintering approach

Maricruz Henkel Carrillo, Geuntak Lee, Charles Maniere, Eugene A. Olevsky

The purpose of this work is to introduce a novel approach of using additive manufacturing (AM) to produce dense complex ceramic and metallic parts. Powder 3D printing has been…

A printability assessment framework for fabricating low variability nickel-niobium parts using laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Bing Zhang, Raiyan Seede, Austin Whitt, David Shoukr, Xueqin Huang, Ibrahim Karaman, Raymundo Arroyave, Alaa Elwany

There is recent emphasis on designing new materials and alloys specifically for metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes, in contrast to AM of existing alloys that were…

Creating novel furniture through topology optimization and advanced manufacturing

Jiaming Ma, Zhi Li, Zi-Long Zhao, Yi Min Xie

Furniture plays a significant role in daily life. Advanced computational and manufacturing technologies provide new opportunities to create novel, high-performance and customized…