...., 2014). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Printing Rapid prototyping Polymers Parts Material properties 3D While it is widely acknowledged that low-cost additive manufacturing (AM) systems play a key role in getting new users to enter the AM community, it is important...

.... Originality/value – The development of CeMS concepts for AM should address issues such as part quality and process dependability, which are key for successful application of this disruptive rapid manufacturing technology. AM holds promise to make materials that can be functionally graded, metamorphic...

...L. Rickenbacher; A. Spierings; K. Wegener Purpose The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) processes into a production environment requires a cost‐model that allows the precise estimation of the total cost per part, although the part might be produced in the same build job together...

.... To construct the Assembly Identity Card (AIC) and test the various parameters that influence the quality of the injected parts, a hybrid injection mold has been produced. The methodology associated with the use of this AIC uses a “representation graph”, which makes it possible to propose a set of valid...

...S. Dadbakhsh; L. Hao; N. Sewell Purpose Selective laser melting (SLM) is increasingly used for the manufacture of end‐use metal tools and parts, requiring the careful identification of a range of appropriate process parameters and conditions to achieve desirable properties and quality. Process...

... 3D design model, without any human intervention. After a segment of the part is molded using the reconfigurable molding process, a multi‐axis machining operation is used to create accurate parts with better surface finish. Geometric algorithms are developed to decompose the design model into segments...

...Joel E. McClurkin; David W. Rosen When building parts in a stereolithography apparatus (SLA), the user is faced with many decisions regarding how the part will be built. The quality of the build can be controlled by the user by changing one of several build style variables, including part...

...Calvin C. Chen; Paul A. Sullivan Accurate build‐time prediction for making stereolithography parts not only benefits the service industry with information necessary for correct pricing and effective job scheduling, it also provides researchers with valuable information for various build parameter...

... influences. To use the whole potential of a resin it is necessary to identify the material behaviour related to the build process. The process parameters have to be adapted to the individual material. Describes how numerical simulation of part distortion can help in understanding the interaction between...

...Mukesh Agarwala; David Bourell; Joseph Beaman; Harris Marcus; Joel Barlow Gives a brief overview of post‐processing of selective laser sintered (SLS) metal parts to improve structural integrity and/or to induce a material transformation. Presents results which show the effect of post‐processing...

... as strong as could be formed from mixtures of alumina and polymer binder at the same binder level and processing conditions. In mixed systems, bar strengths increased nearly in proportion to increases in polymer binder content over the 20‐40 per cent volume binder range. Parts made in any particular laser...

... of metallic prototypes for functional application and testing, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Materials Research (IFAM) has developed a new process, named “multiphase jet solidification (MJS)”, which is able to produce metallic or ceramic parts. The MJS process uses low‐melting alloys or a powder‐binder...

...Mukesh Agarwala; David Bourell; Joseph Beaman; Harris Marcus; Joel Barlow Considers efforts to date to produce parts by direct selective laser sintering (SLS) of metals, including post processing to improve structural integrity and/or to induce a transformation. Provides a brief overview...