Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 17 Issue 3

Modeling effects of oxygen inhibition in mask‐based stereolithography

Amit S. Jariwala, Fei Ding, Aparna Boddapati, Victor Breedveld, Martha A. Grover, Clifford L. Henderson, David W. Rosen

The purpose of this paper is to present a model that can be used to simulate the photopolymerization process in micro‐stereolithography (SL) in order to predict the shape of the…

Effect of section thickness and build orientation on tensile properties and material characteristics of laser sintered nylon‐12 parts

Candice Majewski, Neil Hopkinson

The purpose of this paper is to describe work carried out as part of a £350,000 project aimed at improving understanding of polymer sintering processes. This particular package of…

Electrochemical deposition of metal ions in porous laser sintered inter‐metallic and ceramic preforms

Abhishek Goel, David Bourell

The purpose of this paper is to establish a scientific understanding for electrochemical infiltration of laser sintered (LS) preforms.

The guide to glass 3D printing: developments, methods, diagnostics and results

Grant Marchelli, Renuka Prabhakar, Duane Storti, Mark Ganter

This purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the steps and processes behind successfully adapting novel materials, namely virgin glass and recycled glass, to…

Influence of the particle size distribution on surface quality and mechanical properties in AM steel parts

A.B. Spierings, N. Herres, G. Levy

A recent study confirmed that the particle size distribution of a metallic powder material has a major influence on the density of a part produced by selective laser melting…

Development of low‐cost imaging system for laser metal deposition processes

Shyam Barua, Todd Sparks, Frank Liou

The melt pool created by a laser is one of the most important factors affecting the quality of the deposit in a laser metal deposition (LMD) process. The high‐intensity infrared…

Self‐assembly in additive manufacturing: opportunities and obstacles

N.B. Crane, J. Tuckerman, G.N. Nielson

Additive manufacturing (AM) offers substantial flexibility in shape, but much less flexibility in materials and functionality – particularly at small size scales. A system for…

A layerless additive manufacturing process based on CNC accumulation

Yong Chen, Chi Zhou, Jingyuan Lao

Most current additive manufacturing (AM) processes are layer based. By converting a three‐dimensional model into two‐dimensional layers, the process planning can be dramatically…

Guest editorial

Dave Bourell