Powder Recycling for 3D Printing Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2024) | Viewed by 369
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; powder recycling; powder reconditioning
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Dear Colleagues,
Powder recycling has attracted significant interest from industry and manufacturing research groups due to its huge potential for reducing metallic waste, reducing the cost of final printed parts and the interest in deriving additive manufacturing towards green, environmentally friendly technology. This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality papers on powder recycling for subsequent reuse cycles in 3D printing processes (laser powder built fusion) and on new methods for powder reconditioning and powder reuse strategies. This Special Issue targets the advanced development of authors and research groups focusing on new methods, new tools, and emerging approaches to reuse metallic powders in 3D printing and the new strategies for mixing the fresh and used powders in a way that aligns with the mechanical properties of the final printed parts. The new design of the parts and new powder surface treatment methods leading to reduced waste of leftover powder are accepted, and new system designs to enhance powder collection from the finished build cycles are also encouraged in this Special Issue.
Dr. Nima E. Gorji
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- powder recycling
- powder reconditioning
- 3D printing
- additive manufacturing
- powder reuse
- leftover powder
- reuse cyle
- laser powder build fusion
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