Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 28 Issue 7

Investigation of suitable material and adhesion promoter combinations for fused filament fabrication on flexible silicone build plates

Thomas Herzog, Georg Schnell, Carsten Tille, Hermann Seitz

The extension of the vacuum-assisted multipoint moulding (VAMM) technology to a broader field of geometries makes it necessary to extend it with attachments to the enhanced…

Sustainable design guidelines for additive manufacturing applications

Rohit Agrawal

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have tremendous applications in industries owing to their unique advantages. Sustainable AM (SAM) is gaining significance because of…

Additive manufacturing with fibre-reinforcement – design guidelines and investigation into the influence of infill patterns

Janos Plocher, Jean-Baptiste Wioland, Ajit Singh Panesar

Fibre-reinforced additive manufacturing (FRAM) with short and continuous fibres yields light and stiff parts and thus increasing industry acceptance. High material anisotropy and…

Optimization of FDM 3D printing parameters for high strength PEEK using the Taguchi method and experimental validation

Cho-Pei Jiang, Yung-Chang Cheng, Hong-Wei Lin, Yu-Lee Chang, Tim Pasang, Shyh-Yuan Lee

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is used to manufacture biomedical implants because it has a high strength-to-weight ratio and high strength and is biocompatible. However, the use of…

Evolution of temperature and residual stress behavior in selective laser melting of 316L stainless steel across a cooling channel

Hamaid Mahmood Khan, Saad Waqar, Ebubekir Koç

The current investigation aims at observing the influence of the cooling channel on the thermal and residual stress behavior of the selective laser melting (SLM)316L uni-layer…

An experimental and numerical investigation on mechanical properties of 3D printed continuous glass tow preg-reinforced composites

Nastaran Mosleh, Soheil Dariushi, Masoud Esfandeh

In this paper, continuous glass tow preg-reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) composites were fabricated by using a 3D printing method, and the purpose of this study…

Selection for additive manufacturing using hybrid MCDM technique considering sustainable concepts

Mukesh Chandra, Faisal Shahab, Vimal KEK, Sonu Rajak

In the present scenario, the demand for additive manufacturing (AM) has increased. Taking into account environmental problems and sustainability, manufacturers are now also…

A critical review of 3D printing and digital manufacturing in construction engineering

Md. Hazrat Ali, Gani Issayev, Essam Shehab, Shoaib Sarfraz

In recent years, 3D printing technologies have been widely used in the construction industry. 3D printing in construction is very attractive because of its capability of process…

Distribution and evolution of thermal stress in laser powder bed fusion: conduction mode versus keyhole mode

Changpeng Chen, Zhongxu Xiao, Gang Xue, Hailong Liao, Haihong Zhu

High temperature gradient induces high residual stress, producing an important effect on the part manufacturing during laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The purpose of this study is…

High-cycle fatigue properties of curved-surface AlSi10Mg parts fabricated by powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Yue Zhou, El Mehdi Abbara, Dayue Jiang, Arad Azizi, Mark D. Poliks, Fuda Ning

This study aims to uncover the multiscale relations among geometry, surface finish, microstructure and fatigue properties of curved-surface AlSi10Mg parts fabricated by powder bed…

Effect of heparin drug loading on biodegradable polycaprolactone–iron pentacarbonyl powder blend stents fabricated by solvent cast 3D printing

Jasvinder Singh, Pulak Mohan Pandey, Tejinder Kaur, Neetu Singh

The purpose of this paper is to fabricate pre-existing geometries of the stents using solvent cast 3D printing (SC3P) and encapsulation of each stent with heparin drug by using…

Accuracy of 3D printed dental casts for protective dental splints during general anesthesia

Kyeong-Mee Park, Jieun Cheong, Seoyul Kim, Wonse Park, Kee-Deog Kim

The purpose of this study is to obtain the optimal three-dimensional (3D) printing condition through the accuracy evaluation of the protective dental splints (PDSs) produced using…

Surface modification of prototypes in fused deposition modelling using lapping process

Mohammad Vahid Ehteshamfar, Mohammad Sadegh Javadi, Hamed Adibi

Parts created with fused deposition modelling (FDM) have poor surface quality and dimensional accuracy, which limits their applicability in a variety of applications. Therefore…

Characterization of power demand and energy consumption for fused filament fabrication using CFR-PEEK

Kyudong Kim, Heena Noh, Kijung Park, Hyun Woo Jeon, Sunghoon Lim

This study aims to model power demand and energy consumption of fused filament fabrication (FFF) for carbon fiber-reinforced polyether-ether-ketone (CFR-PEEK) based on a material…

Development of novel customized pressure distribution surface for reduction of pressure ulcers using additive manufacturing technology

Sivasankar Arumugam, Rajesh Ranganathan

This research aims to focus on developing a customized support surface using additive manufacturing (AM) for effective pressure relief for patients who are in bed or wheelchair…