... in this study helps in continued uptake of the technique, which can help create job opportunities, especially among the youth and young engineers. Originality/value This study proposes a new and a more accurate method for optimising process parameters of FDM at meso-scale level. Fredrick Mwania can...

...Job Maveke Wambua; Fredrick Madaraka Mwema; Stephen Akinlabi; Martin Birkett; Ben Xu; Wai Lok Woo; Mike Taverne; Ying-Lung Daniel Ho; Esther Akinlabi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an optimisation of four-point star-shaped structures produced through additive manufacturing (AM...

... (S_sk) roughness responses of laser sintered PA12 top surfaces to be inversely related to one another, and both also principally influenced by beam spacing. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that using optimised laser parameters (to promote polymer melt dispersion) and building without finish layers...

...Wei Li; Xiaoshan Lin; Yi Min Xie Purpose Optimised concrete components are often of complex geometries, which are difficult and costly to cast using traditional formworks. This paper aims to propose an innovative formwork system for optimised concrete casting, which is eco-friendly, recyclable...

...Anton Wiberg; Johan Persson; Johan Ölvander Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) methodology that connects several methods, from geometrical design to post-process selection, into a common optimisation framework. Design/methodology/approach...

... and softening. These results comprise a multiobjective optimisation study to identify the ideal material formulation for additive manufacturing applications. The values chosen for the materials were the following: the initiator concentration was 2 and 5% wt., the monomer volume was 5 and 10 ml and the oligomer...