In this paper, the post-processing of 3D-printed poly lactic acid (PLA) parts is investigated.
Workpieces are manufactured by fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing, while they …

In this work, two typical surface characteristics, ie, mean surface roughness and angle of the
kerf during laser processing of 3D-printed Polylactic Acid (PLA) plates with 4.00 mm in …

Three-dimensional (3D) printing of polylactic acid using the fused filament fabrication
approach is a widely used additive manufacturing method in various fields, despite the …

Laser surface finishing of 3D printed components made by material extrusion is investigated.
A 30W CO 2 laser source, working in continuous wave (CW) mode, was employed to treat …

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) produces parts through layer by layer on the top of each
other, making it almost impossible to obtain smooth printed parts. Hence, there is a huge …

Technology of 3D-Printer based on fused deposition material has developed intensively with
varying qualities. However, default setting of printing process parameters provided by the …

Material extrusion (MEX), frequently known as fused filament fabrication (FFF), is a material
extrusion 3D printing process for fabricating cost-effectively functional polymeric parts. Even …

Different from other 3D printing techniques such as selective laser sintering (SLS),
stereolithography (SLA), three-dimensional printing (3DP), and laminated object …

In order to optimize the efficiency of the Fused deposition modeling (FDM) process, this
study used polylactic acid (PLA) material under different parameters (the printing angle and …

Bio-based polymers are a class of polymers made by living organisms, a few of them known
and commercialized yet. Due to poor mechanical strength and economic constraints, they …