The Internet of Things (IoT) has increasingly become important in industry. Connectivity over the internet of not only people but also devices (such as sensors, appliances, machines, robots, and vehicles) is leading to a paradigm shift in manufactu...
This paper investigates the design, analysis, and prototyping of a Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet (FSPM) motor for Formula SAE electric vehicle applications. The stringent competition requirements demand traction motors with high torque and power de...
With the advancement of building industrialization and sustainable development, modular demountable buildings, as an efficient and environmentally friendly form, show significant potential in scenarios such as emergency housing and rural construction...
Quality is a key aspect in the era of Industry 4.0. Zero-defect manufacturing (ZDM) as the latest quality assurance approach. It can be implemented in two different approaches: the product-oriented and the process-oriented ZDM. It is important to kno...
In architectural engineering, triangular tessellation using polygon mesh topology is one of the commonly used computational geometric approaches to simplify a free curved building façade into flat triangular facets and their subsequent straigh...
The shape complexity capability of additive manufacturing (AM) is currently the main thrust of the design for AM (DFAM) research. In order to aid designers embracing that complexity-for-free characteristics of AM, many design approaches have been put...
As a result of the worldwide depletion of natural resources, increased energy use, and environmental, economic, and social imbalance, organizations are working to identify the proper strategies supporting the continuous reduction of their impacts. Wh...
In order to transport materials flexibly and smoothly in a tight plant environment, an omni-directional mobile robot based on four Mecanum wheels was designed. The mechanical system of the mobile robot is made up of three separable layers so as to si...
A curtain wall system (CWS) is one of the most popular elements for the external walls of large, multistory buildings. Applying the design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) principles to the design of a CWS aims to increase the quality, sustainabil...
This study investigates the design, numerical analysis and manufacturing-oriented evaluation of two-dimensional energy-absorbing lattice structures. Several lattice geometries, including conventional honeycomb and non-conventional auxetic layouts, we...
This paper investigates the possibility of the application of different optimization techniques in the design and production planning phase in the metal additive manufacturing process, specifically laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive technology....
One possibility in order to manufacture products with very few restrictions in design freedom is additive manufacturing. For advanced acoustic design measures like Acoustic Black Holes (ABH), the layer-wise material deposition allows the continuous a...
This article describes the potential that co-design and marketing strategies have on increasing the consumption of energy-efficient dwellings. It explains how Japanese housebuilders are using ‘mass customisation’—a phenomenon that mirrors the product...
We present a low-cost and simple method to fabricate a novel lock-and-key mixer microfluidics using an economic stereolithography (SLA) three-dimensional (3D) printer, which costs less than USD 400 for the investment. The proposed study is promising...
In an era ruled by data and information, engineers need new tools to cope with the increased complexity of industrial operations. New architectural models for industry enable open communication environments, where workflows can play a major role in p...
Urethral stricture is a disease of fibrotic narrowing that compromises the urethral mucosa and spongiosum. Oral mucosal graft urethroplasty delivers excellent outcomes in complex cases, yet its procedural demands restrict availability beyond speciali...
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have become the backbone of many nations as they contribute immensely to the growth of their economies. In Zimbabwe, they have filled in the gap left by the big companies after the economic crisis of the early 2000...
The design of parts in such critical sectors as the manufacturing of aeronautical parts is awaiting a paradigm shift due to the introduction of additive manufacturing technologies. The manufacture of parts designed by means of the design-oriented add...
The performance characterization of the manufacturing processes for additive manufacturing (AM) systems is a significant task for their standardization and implementation in the industry. Also, there is a large diversity of materials used in differen...
Polymer-based additively manufactured parts are increasing in popularity for industrial applications due to their ease of manufacturing and design form freedom, but their structural and thermal performances are often limited to those of the base poly...
Complex product design, manufacturing, and service are the key elements of a product’s life cycle. However, the traditional manufacturing processes of design, manufacturing, and service are independent of each other, so lack deep integration. T...
Carbon fiber composites are a popular design material due to their high specific strength. The directional strength of woven composites can be customized by changing the orientation and sequencing of individual lamina within the ply stack. This allow...
The growing demand from the automotive industry for lightweight, high-performance, and advanced manufacturing techniques for efficient and cost-effective production has accelerated the adoption of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. However, conside...
In this study, a conceptual turbine blade model with internal cooling channels was designed and fabricated using the selective laser melting (SLM) process. The optimal manufacturing orientation was evaluated through simulations, and the results indic...
The most modern technique utilized to create intricate manufactured parts for a variety of applications is called additive manufacturing (AM). Fused deposition modeling (FDM) has been acknowledged as the greatest consideration in the development and...
Metal lattice structures manufactured utilising additive techniques are attracting increasing attention thanks to the high structural efficiency they can offer. Although many studies exist on the characterisation of massive parts in Ti6Al4V processed...
Manufacturing companies across multiple industries face an increasingly dynamic and unpredictable environment. This development can be seen on both the market and supply side. To respond to these challenges, manufacturing companies must implement sma...
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is one of the high-precision additive manufacturing techniques for producing complex 3D components. It is well known that defects appear in additive-manufactured parts, and they deeply affect the fatigue properties; eve...
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies enable near-net-shape designs and demand-oriented material usage, which significantly minimizes waste. This points to a substantial opportunity for further optimization in material savings and process design....
Continuous fibre reinforced composites are now firmly established engineering materials for the manufacture of components in the automotive and aerospace industries. In this respect, composite fabrics provide flexibility in the design manufacture. Th...
Components manufactured with Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) are built in a layerwise fashion. The PBF-LB/M build orientation affects grain morphology and orientation. Depending on the build orientation, microstructures from equiaxed to text...
As an alternative to powder-bed based processes, metal parts can be additively manufactured by extrusion based additive manufacturing. In this process, a highly filled polymer filament is deposited and subsequently debindered and sintered. Choosing a...
The last few decades have seen rapid growth in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. AM has implemented a novel method of production in design, manufacture, and delivery to end-users. Accordingly, AM technologies have given great flexibility in d...
The use of additive manufacturing to rapidly test and evaluate solutions to engineering problems has been demonstrated. Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a subset of additive manufacturing that is particularly well suited to producing structural thi...
Additive manufacturing procedures are being increasingly developed, from prototyping to finished functional products. However, their rapid development also brings along the testing of properties with different manufacturing parameters. In selective l...
The design methodologies and part shape algorithms for additive manufacturing (AM) are rapidly growing fields, proven to be of critical importance for the uptake of additive manufacturing of parts with enhanced performance in all major industrial sec...
In Additive Manufacturing, wherein the construction of parts directly from 3D models is facilitated, a meticulous focus on enhancing the mechanical characteristics of these components becomes imperative. This study delves into the nuanced impact of t...
The efficiency of a centrifugal pump for mechanical pump fluid loops, apart from the design, relies on the performance of the closed impeller which is linked to the manufacturing process in terms of dimensional accuracy and the surface quality. There...
This article explores the fatigue characteristics of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) components fabricated using fused filament fabrication (FFF) additive manufacturing technology. ABS is frequently used as a polymeric thermoplastic material in...
This paper presents a numerical case study on the application of generative design to the shape optimisation of a spur gear body with consideration of manufacturing constraints and material properties. The presented results are obtained using numeric...
Through tailoring the geometry and design of biomaterials, additive manufacturing is revolutionizing the production of metallic patient-specific implants, e.g., the Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy. Unfortunately, studies investigating this alloy showed that additiv...
This research paper aims to explore the mechanical characteristics of polyamide PA12 (PA12) as a 3D material printed utilizing Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and HP MultiJet Fusion (HP MJF) technologies in order to design and manufacture forearm ort...
Additive manufacturing of polymers via material extrusion and its future applications are gaining interest. Supporting the evolution from prototype to serial applications, additional testing conditions are needed. The additively manufactured and anis...
The paper presents a method to establish a performance-based fibre design of high-strength micro steel fibres for ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). The performance-based fibre design considers effects of fibre layout, fibre orientation, and typ...
Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machines can manufacture composite panels with curvilinear fibers. In this article, the critical buckling load of grid-stiffened curvilinear fiber composite panels is maximized using a genetic algorithm. The skin is co...
An orientation controllable radar cross section (RCS) enhancement surface is presented in this paper, which can be used to improve the road pile detectability of on-board microwave radar for autonomous driving system. In addition, the RCS enhancement...
Due to its near-net-shape manufacturing and ability to treat challenging-to-manufacture materials such as titanium alloys, Additive manufacturing (AM) is growing in popularity. However, due to the poor surface quality of AM components, finishing proc...
This study investigates the challenges of additively manufactured interlocking structures, emphasizing joinability issues due to thermal deformation. These challenges become pronounced when fabricating high-density structures without fully interconne...
This paper proposes a multi-agent-based collaborative virtual manufacturing environment (VME) to save energy consumption and improve efficiency in the manufacturing process. In order to achieve the high autonomy of the manufacturing system, a multi-a...
In recent years, paradigms like production quality or zero-defect manufacturing have emerged, highlighting the need to improve quality and reduce waste in manufacturing systems. Although quality can be analyzed from various points of view during diff...
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