The conventional approach to design and manufacturing often has geometries with an efficient material distribution. For the high-precision machines, that approach involves the design of heavy components that guarantees the stiffness requirements. How...
Permanent magnets without rare earth (RE) elements, such as alnico, will improve supply stability and potentially decrease permanent magnet cost, especially for traction drive motors and other increased temperature applications. Commercial alnico mag...
Cold wire gas metal arc (CWGMA) additive manufacturing (AM) is more productive and beneficial than the common electric arc processes currently used in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). Adding a non-energised wire to the gas metal arc (GMA) syst...
Additive manufacturing technologies based on metal are evolving into an essential advanced manufacturing tool for constructing prototypes and parts that can lead to complex structures, dissimilar metal-based structures that cannot be constructed usin...
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is an innovative manufacturing method with numerous metallurgical benefits, including fine and hierarchical microstructures and enhanced mechanical properties, thanks to the utilization of a local heat source and the...
The sustainable development of products is of great interest to both industry and consumers due to various factors, such as anthropogenic climate change and the scarcity of resources and materials. In response to this, the simul+ Living Lab Sustainab...
Copper is a key material for cooling of thermally stressed components in modern aerospace propulsion systems, due to its high thermal conductivity. The use of copper materials for such applications requires both high material strength and high stabil...
This study developed an experimental system based on Joule heat of sliding-pressure additive manufacturing (SP-JHAM), and Joule heat was used for the first time to accomplish high-quality single-layer printing. The roller wire substrate is short-circ...
Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) techniques in terms of accuracy, reliability, the range of processable materials, and commercial availability have made them promising candidates for production of functional parts including those used i...
Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) is a recent layer-wise process patented by Markforged for metals based on material extrusion. ADAM can be classified as an indirect additive manufacturing process in which a filament of metal powder enca...
Today, it is significant that the use of additive manufacturing (AM) has growing in almost every aspect of the daily life. A high number of sectors are adapting and implementing this revolutionary production technology in their domain to increase pro...
The transition to a circular economy requires assessment tools that capture not only the environmental and economic performance of products but also their circular design, functionality, and durability. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycl...
Differing from metal alloys produced by conventional techniques, metallic products prepared by additive manufacturing experience distinct solidification thermal histories and solid−state phase transformation processes, resulting in unique micro...
Aiming at handling the contradiction between power constraint of on-orbit manufacturing and the high energy input requirement of metal additive manufacturing (AM), this paper presents an AM process based on small-power metal fine wire feed, which pro...
Metal additive manufacturing has reached a level where products and components can be directly fabricated for applications requiring small batches and customized designs, from tinny body implants to long pedestrian bridges over rivers. Wire-fed direc...
In the present study, the first tailored steel based on HiperFer (high-performance ferrite) was developed specifically for the additive manufacturing process. This steel demonstrates its full performance potential when produced via additive manufactu...
Ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) is a process used for the three-dimensional printing of metal foil stock that can produce near-net-shaped metallic parts. This work details the development of an energy-based tool to identify the relationships...
Wire-arc additive manufacturing has generated significant interest in the aerospace industry for the fabrication of large aluminum alloy components such as alloy 2219 (Al-6.3Cu). However, its application is limited by the low strength of the deposite...
Multi-material additive manufacturing (AM) attempts to utilize the full benefits of complex part production with a comprehensive and complementary material spectrum. In this context, this research article presents new processing strategies in the fie...
Additive manufacturing (AM) is ideal for building adaptable, structurally complex, three-dimensional, monolithic lab-on-chip (LOC) devices from only a computer design file. Consequently, it has potential to advance micro- to milllifluidic LOC design,...
In this study, a solution to the issue of a large heat-affected zone in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing is presented by employing the Joule Heat Additive Manufacturing method to create a single layer and single channel with a reduced heat-affected zo...
Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, represents the forefront of modern manufacturing technology. Its growing popularity spans across research and development, material science, design, processes, and everyday applications. This rev...
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) additive manufacturing technology has the advantages of being low cost, having a simple operation, using wide types of molding materials, and producing less pollution during the printing process. However, the mechanic...
The additive manufacturing (AM) of functional copper (Cu) parts is a major goal for many industries, from aerospace to automotive to electronics, because Cu has a high thermal and electrical conductivity as well as being ~10× cheaper than silve...
This study investigates the feasibility of a novel concept, contact-free support structures, for part overhangs in powder-bed metal additive manufacturing. The intent is to develop alternative support designs that require no or little post-processing...
The presence of porosity within magnesium-based orthopaedic implants is known to be beneficial, promoting cell proliferation and vascularisation. However, the presence of porosity increases the surface area available for corrosion, compounding the is...
This general review paper presents a condensed view of recent inventions in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) field. It outlines factors affecting the development and commercialization of inventions via research collaboration and discusses breakthrough...
Additive manufacturing and nanotechnology have been used as fundamental tools for the production of nanostructured parts with magnetic properties, expanding the range of applications in additive processes through tank photopolymerization. Magnetic co...
Process control and quality assurance of wire + arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) and automated welding rely heavily on in-process monitoring videos to quantify variables such as melt pool geometry, location and size of droplet transfer, arc characte...
There has been a growing interest in metallic biomaterials during the last five years, as recent developments in additive manufacturing (=3D printing), surface bio-functionalization techniques, infection prevention strategies, biodegradable metallic...
Growing attention in additive manufacturing (AM) of high-entropy alloys has intensified the demand for techniques in creating high-quality powder for AM. This study characterizes the effectiveness of a multifunctional vacuum arc melting (VAM) and ult...
The robustness of superhydrophobic objects conflicts with both the inevitable introduction of fragile micro/nanoscale surfaces and three-dimensional (3D) complex structures. The popular metal 3D printing technology can manufacture robust metal 3D com...
The Arburg Plastic Freeforming process (APF) is a unique additive manufacturing material jetting method. In APF, a thermoplastic material is supplied as pellets, melted and selectively deposited as droplets, enabling the use of commercial materials i...
Part quality monitoring and control in wire-based directed energy deposition additive manufacturing (w-DEDAM) processes has been garnering continuous interest from both the academic and industrial sectors. However, maintaining a consistent layer heig...
Additive manufacturing (AM) is the name given to a family of manufacturing processes where materials are joined to make parts from 3D modelling data, generally in a layer-upon-layer manner. AM is rapidly increasing in industrial adoption for the manu...
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is an outstanding additive manufacturing (AM) technology that can enable both complicated geometries and desired mechanical properties in high-value components. However, the process reliability and cost have been the ob...
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes can produce three-dimensional (3D) near-net-shape parts based on computer-aided design (CAD) models. Compared to traditional manufacturing processes, AM processes can generate parts with intricate geometries, ope...
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a pivotal technology in component fabrication, renowned for its capabilities in freeform fabrication, material efficiency, and integrated design-to-manufacturing processes. As a critical branch of AM, metal...
In recent years, there has been a heightened focus on multiplex porosity due to its significant adverse impact on the mechanical properties of aluminum alloy components produced through wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). This study investigates...
This study investigates the design of additive manufacturing for controlled crack propagation using process parameters and lattice structures. We examine two lattice types—octet-truss (OT) and diamond (DM)—fabricated via powder bed fusion...
Additive manufacturing (AM) is the term for a number of processes for joining materials to build physical components from a digital 3D model. AM has multiple advantages over other construction techniques, such as freeform, customization, and waste re...
CO2 emissions continue to rise, along with the associated environmental risks. In response, the United Nations has been promoting the adoption of sustainable practices among businesses worldwide. In parallel, an innovative technology known as additiv...
This review explores additive manufacturing (AM) for refractory tungsten (W) and its alloys, highlighting the primary challenges and determining factors in the AM of pure W, W alloys and composites. The challenges mainly arise from W’s high mel...
Additive manufacturing has revolutionized the production industry by enabling the fabrication of complex geometries. In recent years, significant advancements have been made in 3D printing using metal filament, particularly with materials such as 316...
The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) processes applied to the fabrication of structural components has created the need for design methodologies and structural optimization approaches that take into account the specific characteristics of the fa...
Polyolefins are semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymers known for their good mechanical properties, low production cost, and chemical resistance. They are amongst the most commonly used plastics, and many polyolefin grades are regarded as engineering...
This paper details two case studies that make use of laser metal deposition for local reinforcement of sheet metal components. Two benchmark scenarios are investigated, both using aluminum alloys: (i) using laser cladding to increase the stiffness of...
The titanium alloy components utilized in the aviation field are typically large in size and possess complex structures. By utilizing multiple additive manufacturing processes, the precision and efficiency requirements of production can be met. We in...
According to Hunt’s columnar-to-equiaxed transition (CET) criterion, which is generally accepted, a high-temperature gradient (G) in the solidification front is preferable to a low G for forming columnar grains. Here, we report the opposite tendency...
Achieving a higher quality in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a result of the development of welding metallurgy, the development of filler wires, and the control of the thermophysical properties of the electric arc. In this paper, the autho...
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