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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...

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Influence 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...

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Accuracy 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...

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AComparison 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...

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Obtaining 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...

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First 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...

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Additive 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...

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Quantitative 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...

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Patient-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...

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Distributed 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...

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Study 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...

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Using 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...

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THE 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...

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Fatigue 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...

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METHOD 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...

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Template-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...

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Weibull 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...

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Fatigue 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....

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High 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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