... with purposely interrupted print jobs to embed, e.g. radio frequency identification tags. Tanja Stiller can be contacted at: tanja.stiller@stud.unileoben.ac.at or tanja.stiller@pccl.at Selective laser sintering Temperature dependence Printing interruption Polymers PBF-LB/P/PA12 Impact...

...Raphael Timothy Steffen; Michael Robert Tucker; Francesco Sillani; Denis Schütz; Markus Bambach Purpose For additive manufacturing (AM) through laser-based powder bed fusion of polymers (PBF-LB/P), accurate characterization of powder flowability is vital for achieving high-quality parts. However...

... value of 0.99. Originality/value This paper addresses the need to analyse and predict the mechanical response of FDM print polymers (PLA) undergoing extensive strain-compressive loading through a hyperelastic-viscoplastic constitutive model. This study links combined effects of the printing...

...James Tarver; Kieran Nar; Candice Majewski Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the extent to which the mechanisms of polymer melt viscous flow and finish layer powder particle adhesion influence the top surface topographies of laser sintered polyamide (PA12) components. Design...

... parameters Polymers Bones Three-dimensional (3D) printing has outperformed conventional methods of biomedical implant fabrication in terms of cost effectiveness and shorter lead times (Ford and Despeisse, 2016). Additive manufacturing (AM) is being preferred for biomedical applications (Sharma...

...Dorcas Kaweesa; Lourdes Bobbio; Allison M. Beese; Nicholas Alexander Meisel Purpose This study aims to investigate the tensile strength and elastic modulus of custom-designed polymer composites developed using voxel-based design. This study also evaluates theoretical models, such as the rule...

... 3 CAD model of a pneumatic RVA with additively manufactured polymer housings, rotary vane and chamber seal Gabriel Dämmer can be contacted at: gabriel.daemmer@festo.com 07 03 2021 06 01 2022 27 02 2022 28 02 2022 © Gabriel Dämmer, Hartmut Bauer, Rüdiger...

... actuator is then used to deposit droplets of the polymer melt layer-by-layer (Gaub, 2016). Mattia Mele can be contacted at: mattia.mele@unibo.it 13 05 2021 27 12 2021 02 03 2022 17 03 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use...

... rights only Polymers Rapid prototyping Hydroxyapatite Porosity Bone regeneration The number of patients with bone damage is increasing every year, which has a serious impact on patients’ life due to a limited self-repairing ability of natural bone (Kim et al., 2012). Currently...

... and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode. Polymers Additive manufacturing Prostheses 3D imaging The following abbreviations are used in this manuscript: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 40...

... be contacted at: haoliang@cug.edu.cn and Yan Li can be contacted at: yanli@cug.edu.cn 14 06 2020 28 09 2020 27 11 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Polymers Functional testing Thermal conductivity Thermal...

... rights only Polymers Selective laser sintering Material properties Powder recycling Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing technology that allows the production of polymeric parts through the successive deposition of layers of powder material in a building platform...

...Juan Sebastian Gomez Bonilla; Maximilian Alexander Dechet; Jochen Schmidt; Wolfgang Peukert; Andreas Bück Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of different heating approaches during thermal rounding of polymer powders on powder bulk properties such as particle size, shape...

...Marius Siegfarth; Tim Philipp Pusch; Antoine Pfeil; Pierre Renaud; Jan Stallkamp Purpose This study aims to investigate the potential of using polymer multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) to produce miniature hydraulic piston actuators combining rigid structures and flexible seals...

... of the PA12-P sample can be divided into two stages: Yanhui Liu can be contacted at: scopey@163.com 30 08 2018 01 05 2019 07 05 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Polymers Composites Selective laser sintering...

... will contribute to improving the finishing quality of 3D printed products by collaborating to the determination of its process conditions. Table I FDM 3D printing parameters Parameters Data Polymer PLA Filament diameter 1.75 mm Extruder temperature 200°C Table temperature...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Polymers Mechanical properties of materials Fused deposition modelling Injection moulding 3D Nowadays, three-dimensional (3D) printing technology or additive manufacturing has become more and more popular for obtaining products made...

...Joseph Bartolai; Timothy W. Simpson; Renxuan Xie Purpose The weakest point in additively manufactured polymer parts produced by material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEAM) is the interface between adjacent layers and deposition toolpaths or “roads”. This study aims to predict the mechanical...

.... In relation to fiber-reinforced plastic composites, combinations of textile materials with 3D printed polymers result in different mechanical properties. While the tensile strength of the multi-material system is increased compared to the pure 3D printed material, the elasticity of the polymer layer can...

... to individual applications or cost reduction. Polypropylene (PP) currently has limited use in SLM; so, this paper aims to explore the potential use of PP materials of varying molecular weight (Mw). Design/methodology/approach PP polymers of differing Mw were characterised using a range of analytical...