Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 26 Issue 5
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The international journal for research on additive manufacturing and 3D printingTable of contents
Large-format fused deposition additive manufacturing: a review
Daniel Moreno Nieto, Sergio I. MolinaThe build volumes of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are increasing in size. This improvement is associated with the growing reliability of AM processes and is driven by…
Framework for effective additive manufacturing education: a case study of South African universities
Micheal Omotayo Alabi, Deon Johan de Beer, Harry Wichers, Cornelius P. KloppersIn this era of Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, additive manufacturing (AM) has been recognized as one of the nine technologies of Industry 4.0 that will…
Additively manufactured textiles and parametric modelling by generative algorithms in orthopaedic applications
Vito Ricotta, Robert Ian Campbell, Tommaso Ingrassia, Vincenzo NigrelliThe purpose of this paper is to implement a new process aimed at the design and production of orthopaedic devices fully manufacturable by additive manufacturing (AM). In this…
3D bioprinting of tissue engineering scaffold for cell culture
Li Wu, Xinxin Li, Tianmin Guan, Yong Chen, Chunwei QiThe 3 D bioprinting technology is used to prepare the tissue engineering scaffold with precise structures for the cell proliferation and differentiation.
Effect of laser power on formability, microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted Mg-Al-Zn alloy
Xingcheng Wang, Changjun Chen, Min ZhangThis paper aims to study the effect of laser energy on the formability, microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ61D alloy to assist systematic study of laser additive…
Four-dimensional printing using fused-deposition modeling: a review
John Carrell, Garrett Gruss, Elizabeth GomezThis paper aims to provide a review of four-dimensional (4D) printing using fused-deposition modeling (FDM). 4D printing is an emerging innovation in (three-dimensional) 3D…
Effect of processing parameters on forming defects during selective laser melting of AlSi10Mg powder
Haihua Wu, Junfeng Li, Zhengying Wei, Pei WeiTo fabricate a selective laser melting (SLM)-processed AlSi10Mg part with almost full density and free of any apparent pores, this study aims to investigate the effect of ambient…
Direct texturing for additive manufacturing: software support and build tests
Antonio ArmillottaThis paper aims to investigate the feasibility of adding macro-textures to triangle meshes for additive manufacturing (AM) focusing on possible time and quality issues in both…
A decision-making methodology integrated in product design for additive manufacturing process selection
Wei Liu, Zicheng Zhu, Songhe YeThe decision-making for additive manufacturing (AM) process selection is typically applied in the end of the product design stages based upon an already finished design. However…
Heat transfer in lattice structures during metal additive manufacturing: numerical exploration of temperature field evolution
David Downing, Martin Leary, Matthew McMillan, Ahmad Alghamdi, Milan BrandtMetal additive manufacturing is an inherently thermal process, with intense localised heating and for sparse lattice structures, often rapid uneven cooling. Thermal effects…
Additive manufacturing for repairing: from damage identification and modeling to DLD
Matteo Perini, Paolo Bosetti, Nicolae BalcThis paper aims to decrease the cost of repairing operations, of the damaged mechanical components, by enabling the strong automation of the process and the reduction of manual…
Bitmap generation from computer-aided design for potential layer-quality evaluation in electron beam additive manufacturing
Hay WongElectron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) is a popular additive manufacturing (AM) technique used by many industrial sectors. In EBAM process monitoring, data analysis is…
Development of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite composite resin for 405 nm digital light projection 3D printing
Yuan-Min Lin, Hsuan Chen, Chih-Hsin Lin, Pin-Ju Huang, Shyh-Yuan LeeThe purpose of this study is to develop resin composite materials composed of polycaprolactone (PCL) acrylates and hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles for ultraviolet digital light…
Comparison of wear properties of Ti6Al4V fabricated by wrought and electron beam melting processes in simulated body fluids
Dingding Xiang, Xipeng Tan, Zhenhua Liao, Jinmei He, Zhenjun Zhang, Weiqiang Liu, Chengcheng Wang, Beng Tor ShuThis paper aims to study the wear properties of electron beam melted Ti6Al4V (EBM-Ti6Al4V) in simulated body fluids for orthopedic implant biomedical applications compared with…
Effective elastic moduli of metal honeycombs manufactured using selective laser melting
Rafid Hussein, Sudharshan Anandan, Myranda Spratt, Joseph W. Newkirk, K. Chandrashekhara, Misak Heath, Michael WalkerHoneycomb cellular structures exhibit unique mechanical properties such as high specific strength, high specific stiffness, high energy absorption and good thermal and acoustic…
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- Professor Ian Gibson