Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 25 Issue 6

Optimising the FDM additive manufacturing process to achieve maximum tensile strength: a state-of-the-art review

Tessa Jane Gordelier, Philipp Rudolf Thies, Louis Turner, Lars Johanning

Additive manufacturing or “3D printing” is a rapidly expanding sector and is moving from a prototyping service to a manufacturing service in its own right. With a significant…

A review on fibre reinforced composite printing via FFF

Isaac Ferreira, Margarida Machado, Fernando Alves, António Torres Marques

In industry, fused filament fabrication (FFF) offers flexibility and agility by promoting a reduction in costs and in the lead-time (i.e. time-to-market). Nevertheless, FFF parts…

Temperature distribution simulations during electron beam freeform fabrication process based on the fully threaded tree

Yajun Yin, Wei Duan, Kai Wu, Yangdong Li, Jianxin Zhou, Xu Shen, Min Wang

The purpose of this study is to simulate the temperature distribution during an electron beam freeform fabrication (EBF³) process based on a fully threaded tree (FTT) technique in…

A model to predict deposition parameters for directed energy deposition: part I theory and modeling

Cameron Myron Knapp, Thomas J. Lienert, Paul Burgardt, Patrick Wayne Hochanadel, Desiderio Kovar

Directed energy deposition (DED) with laser powder-feed is an additive manufacturing process that is used to produce metallic components by simultaneously providing a supply of…

NMR imaging of 3D printed biocompatible polymer scaffolds interacting with water

Evgeny Morozov, Mikhail Novikov, Vyacheslav Bouznik, Gleb Yurkov

Active employment of additive manufacturing for scaffolds preparation requires the development of advanced methods which can accurately characterize the morphologic structure and…

Effect of print orientation on microstructural features and mechanical properties of 3D porous structures printed with continuous digital light processing

Javier Navarro, Matthew Din, Morgan Elizabeth Janes, Jay Swayambunathan, John P. Fisher, Maureen L. Dreher

This paper aims to study the effects of part orientation during the 3D printing process, particularly to the case of using continuous digital light processing (cDLP) technology.

Coupling control of pore size and spatial distribution in bone scaffolds based on a random strategy for additive manufacturing

Jingrong Li, Zhijia Xu, Qinghui Wang, Guanghua Hu, Yingjun Wang

The three-dimensional porous scaffold is an important concept in tissue engineering and helps to restore or regenerate a damaged tissue. Additive manufacturing (AM) technology…

State of art review on sustainable additive manufacturing

Rohit Agrawal, Vinodh S.

The purpose of this paper is to report the state of art review on sustainable additive manufacturing (AM).

Hybrid additive manufacturing of precision engineered ceramic components

Jack Hinton, Dejan Basu, Maria Mirgkizoudi, David Flynn, Russell Harris, Robert Kay

The purpose of this paper is to develop a hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing platform for the production of high density ceramic components.

A design for additive manufacturing case study: fingerprint stool on a BigRep ONE

James I. Novak, Jonathon O’Neill

This paper aims to present new qualitative and quantitative data about the recently released “BigRep ONE” 3 D printer led by the design of a one-off customized stool.

Design for additive manufacturing – a review of available design methods and software

Anton Wiberg, Johan Persson, Johan Ölvander

This paper aims to review recent research in design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), including additive manufacturing (AM) terminology, trends, methods, classification of DfAM…

A real-time adaptive look-ahead speed control algorithm for FDM-based additive manufacturing technology with Hbot kinematic system

Qin Qin, Jigang Huang, Jin Yao

The purpose of this paper is to enhance the accuracy as well as efficiency of high-speed machining, avoid the speed fluctuation caused by acceleration/deceleration (ACC/DEC) and…

3D printing: a critical review of current development and future prospects

Md. Hazrat Ali, Shaheidula Batai, Dastan Sarbassov

This study highlights the demand for low-cost and high accuracy products through the design and development of new 3D printing technologies. Besides, significant progress has been…

Microstructure and mechanical properties of reinforced polyamide 12 composites prepared by laser additive manufacturing

Yanhui Liu, Lingjie Zhu, Lei Zhou, Yongjiu Li

This paper aims to explore the influence of the reinforcement included either glass beads (GBs) or carbon fiber (CF) on the reinforced polyamide 12 (PA12) composite samples…

Surface plasmon induced enhancement in selective laser melting processes

Raj K. Vinnakota, Dentcho A. Genov

Selective laser melting (SLM) is an advanced rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing technology that uses high power density laser to fabricate metal/alloy components with…