...Akhil Kumar D; Veera Siva Reddy B; Aditya Ranjan Gupta; Chandrasekhara Sastry C; Hafeezur Rahman A; Lakshmana Rao C Purpose Additively manufactured metallic lattice structures are promising candidates for impact-resistant and energy-absorbing applications; however, the role of lattice topology...

... outperforming regression models across all error metrics. A multi-objective optimization ( MOO ) based on particle swarm optimization was then applied to determine optimal processing conditions for PLA screw prototypes, which were subsequently manufactured (single- and double-thread) and validated through...

...Mathieu Koprivnik; Christophe A. Marquette; Edwin-Joffrey Courtial Purpose This study aims to address the pressing need for innovative, accessible and cost-effective healthcare solutions for diabetic foot complications by exploring additive manufacturing, specifically fused deposition modelling...

...Sebastián Tognana; Carlos Frosinini; Susana Montecinos Purpose This paper aims to study the influence of bed temperature on the properties of printed parts and their structural stability. Design/methodology/approach Material extrusion is a manufacturing technique in which a part is completed...

...Manuel Rodríguez-Martín; Rosario Domingo; João Ribeiro Purpose This study aims to investigate the scientific impact of additive manufacturing in recent years, considering its evolution as an Industry 4.0 technology and also in the current context of Industry 5.0. For this aim, advanced statistics...

...Rupinder Singh; Gurwinder Singh; Arun Anand Purpose The purpose of this paper is to design and manufacture an intelligent 3D printed sensor to monitor the re-occurrence of diaphragmatic hernia (DH; after surgery) in bovines as an Internet of Things (IOT)-based solution. Design/methodology...

...Nitish P. Gokhale; Prateek Kala Purpose This study aims to develop and demonstrate a deposition framework for the implementation of a region-based adaptive slicing strategy for the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding-based additive manufacturing system. The present study demonstrates a deposition...

...Aitor Tejo-Otero; Arthur Colly; Edwin-Joffrey Courtial; Felip Fenollosa-Artés; Irene Buj-Corral; Christophe A. Marquette Purpose The purpose of this study is to use the Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) additive manufacturing (AM) technique for manufacturing a liver...

...S. Logesh; S. Vinodh Purpose This paper aims to focus on developing a theoretical framework for the analysis of factors influencing additive manufacturing (AM) in the health-care domain. Design/methodology/approach A total of 18 factors are considered through extensive literature review...

... and straightforward 3 D printer for the mass production of monodisperse droplets. Design/methodology/approach The authors combine additive manufacturing, fluid dynamical design and suitable surface treatment to create an easy-to-fabricate device for the upscaling production of monodisperse emulsions. Considering...

...Pedram Parandoush; Palamandadige Fernando; Hao Zhang; Chang Ye; Junfeng Xiao; Meng Zhang; Dong Lin Purpose Additively manufactured objects have layered structures, which means post processing is often required to achieve a desired surface finish. Furthermore, the additive nature of the process...

...-suited to industrial prototyping or manufacturing that require strength or intensity. Practical implications The techniques proposed in this paper are suited for generatively producing various a small number of products with artistic or visual properties. Originality/value This paper proposes...

...Leopoldo Ruiz-Huerta; Yara Cecilia Almanza-Arjona; Alberto Caballero-Ruiz; Homero Alberto Castro-Espinosa; Celia Minerva Díaz-Aguirre; Enrique Echevarría y Pérez Purpose – The purpose of this study is to suggest the joint use of computer-aided design (CAD) and additive manufacturing (AM...

...Khershed P. Cooper; Ralph F. Wachter Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study cyber-enabled manufacturing systems (CeMS) for additive manufacturing (AM). The technology of AM or solid free-form fabrication has received considerable attention in recent years. Several public and private...

... and manufacturing at Tennessee Tech University have practiced with the RP technology. In order to further extend a remote access capability to this current laboratory and let more engineering and technology students learn this technology via online access tools and resources, a new NSF grant was awarded in late...

...Yongnian Yan; Rendong Wu; Renji Zhang; Zhuo Xiong; Feng Lin This paper introduces a new subject called bio‐manufacturing. Bio‐manufacturing combines life science with manufacturing science, and uses manufacturing method to form materials with bio‐activity and bio‐degradability into scaffolds...

...Alain Bernard; Alexandre Deglin; Gabriel Ris This paper introduces a knowledge‐based environment dedicated to the choice of rapid product development processes. Rapid product development processes are not limited to layer‐manufacturing machines, but they also integrate CAD, reverse engineering...

...Scott N. Bondi; Ryan W. Johnson; Tarek Elkhatib; Josh Gillespie; Jian Mi; W. Jack Lackey Laser chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) as a manufacturing process holds the potential to build compositionally and geometrically unique objects. Georgia Tech's LCVD system has been used in the past to create...

... technology. Presents technical issues that can enable RP system integration and the benefits of such integration. Finally, identifies and highlights key requirements for the success of RP integrated systems. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Rapid prototyping Systems integration Robotics Manufacturing...

...Neil Hopkinson; Phill Dickens Introduces the concept of using technologies collectively known as rapid prototyping (RP) for the manufacture of end‐use products rather than prototypes, and presents recent examples. Gives details of a cost analysis performed by De Montfort University and Delphi...