Suitability of PLA/TCP for FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING
AbstractPurpose - Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a layer by layer technology with the potential to create complex and individual parts from thermoplastic materials like ABS. The use of Polylactic...
View ArticleInfluence of printing parameters on the transformation efficiency of...
AbstractPurpose - To study the influence of changing printing parameters (powder layer thickness and binder saturation) in a three dimensional printing machine (3DP) on the transformation of 3DP...
View ArticleAccuracy and density optimization in directly fabricating customized...
AbstractPurpose - This paper aims to investigate approaches to optimize shape accuracy, dimensional accuracy and density of customized orthodontic production fabricated by selective laser melting...
View ArticleAComparison of the Energy Efficiency of Selective Laser Sintering and...
AbstractPurpose - The goal of this study is to evaluate the energy consumed to fabricate nylon parts using selective laser sintering (SLS) and to compare it with the energy consumed for injection...
View ArticleObtaining desired surface roughness of castings produced using ZCast direct...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate experimentally the effect of volume of casting, pouring temperature of different materials and shell mould wall thickness on the surface...
View ArticleFirst Demonstration on Direct Laser Fabrication of Lunar Regolith Parts
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this article is to evaluate the feasibility of direct fabrication of lunar/Martian regolith simulant parts, in a freeform environment, using Laser Engineering Net...
View ArticleAdditive Manufacturing for archaeological reconstruction of a medieval ship
AbstractPurpose - This paper examines the suitability of Additive Manufacturing technologies in the reconstruction of archaeological discoveries as illustrative models. The processes of reverse...
View ArticleQuantitative assessments of geometric errors for rapid prototyping in medical...
AbstractPurpose - In medical applications, it is crucial to evaluate the geometric accuracy of Rapid Prototyping (RP) models. Current research on evaluating geometric accuracy has focused in...
View ArticlePatient-specific Intervertebral Disc Implants using Rapid Manufacturing...
AbstractPurpose - This research was undertaken to develop a process chain for design and manufacture of endplates of intervertebral disc implants, with specific emphasis on designing footprint profiles...
View ArticleDistributed Recycling of Waste Polymer into RepRap Feedstock
AbstractPurpose - A low-cost, open source, self-replicating rapid prototyper (RepRap) has been developed, which greatly expands the potential user base of rapid prototypers. The operating cost of the...
View ArticleStudy of the inter-particle necks in Selective Laser Sintering
AbstractPurpose - Since pulsed lasers are mainly used in Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) - contrarily to Selective Laser Melting (SLM) - only the exterior of the powder particles is molten while their...
View ArticleUsing Variable Beam Spot Scanning to Improve the Efficiency of...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a new stereolithograhy(SL) process which could substantially improve the efficiency of building process through controlling the beam spot size...
View ArticleTHE CORROSIVE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL SALIVA ON CAST AND RAPID...
AbstractPurpose - Rapid manufacture-produced cobalt chromium alloys are beginning to be used in dentistry but there are few published results relating to their properties. This study determined the...
View ArticleFatigue performance of Additive Manufactured metallic Parts
AbstractPurpose - Additive manufacturing technologies such as e.g. Selective Laser Melting (SLM) offer new design possibilities for a wide range of applications and industrial sectors. Whereas many...
View ArticleMETHOD TO OBTAIN HYBRID RAPID TOOLS WITH ELEMENTARY COMPONENT ASSEMBLY
AbstractPurpose - To propose a method to obtain hybrid rapid tools with elementary component assemblyDesign/methodology/approach - Our method, proposes a functional representational model, starting...
View ArticleTemplate-based Framework for Nasal Prosthesis Fabrication
AbstractPurpose - This paper proposes a template-based framework for nasal prosthesis fabrication using a 3D areal scanner and a CT scanner.Design/methodology/approach - 1) Use of a self-designed 3D...
View ArticleWeibull growth modeling of laser-sintered nylon 12
AbstractPurpose– This paper seeks to present the results of an experiment to investigate the effect of six part orientation (XY, XZ, YX, YZ, ZY, ZX) and a wide range of energy densities on ultimate...
View ArticleFatigue analysis of FDM materials
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of fatigue on fused deposition modeling rapid prototyped acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) materials....
View ArticleHigh temperature material properties of IN738LC processed by selective laser...
AbstractPurpose– Selective laser melting (SLM) is being investigated by Alstom and IWF due to its flexibility, cost- and lead-time reduction potential for reconditioning of hot gas path components used...
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