Towards an automated decision support system for the identification of additive manufacturing part candidates

S Yang, T Page, Y Zhang, YF Zhao - Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2020 - Springer
As additive manufacturing (AM) continues to mature, an efficient and effective method to
identify parts which are eligible for AM as well as gaining insight on what values it may add …

Exploring the effects of additive manufacturing education on students' engineering design process and its outcomes

R Prabhu, SR Miller… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Research in additive manufacturing (AM) has increased the use of AM in many industries,
resulting in a commensurate need for a workforce skilled in AM. In order to meet this need …

Teaching designing for additive manufacturing: formulating educational interventions that encourage design creativity

R Prabhu, TW Simpson, SR Miller… - 3D printing and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
As additive manufacturing (AM) processes become more ubiquitous in engineering, design,
and manufacturing, the need for a workforce skilled in designing for additive manufacturing …

Fresh in My Mind! Investigating the effects of the order of presenting opportunistic and restrictive design for additive manufacturing content on students' creativity

R Prabhu, TW Simpson, SR Miller… - Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
To capitalise the design freedoms enabled by additive manufacturing (AM), designers must
employ opportunistic and restrictive design for AM (O-and R-DfAM respectively). The order …

But will it build? Assessing student engineering designers' use of design for additive manufacturing considerations in design outcomes

R Prabhu, SR Miller… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables engineers to improve the functionality and
performance of their designs by adding complexity at little to no additional cost. However …

Built to win? Exploring the role of competitive environments on students' creativity in design for additive manufacturing tasks

R Prabhu, SR Miller, TW Simpson… - Journal of Engineering …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Designers skilled in design for additive manufacturing (AM, DfAM) must apply restrictive
DfAM to prevent build failure and opportunistic DfAM to leverage AM capabilities. Few …

Break it down: comparing the effects of lecture-and module-style design for additive manufacturing educational interventions on student designers' learning and …

R Prabhu, TW Simpson, SR Miller… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The growing presence of additive manufacturing (AM) in engineering has resulted in a
consequent need for AM and design for AM (DfAM) educational interventions in design …

Enabling graduated students to design for additive manufacturing through teaching and experience transfer

JF Ferchow, C Klahn, M Meboldt - DS 93: Proceedings of the …, 2018 - designsociety.org
The cyclic manufacturing processes of Additive Manufacturing (AM) create three-
dimensional objects layer by layer, offer a large freedom in design, and suffer from very …

Virtual Reality-Based Training in Additive Manufacturing: Developing a Service Concept that Adapts to Company-Specific Requirements

A Huusko, J Susi, S Parchegani… - IOP Conference …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, has vast amount of
technological opportunities, but it also necessitates specialized expertise among its …

Enhancing design for additive manufacturing education through a performance-based design challenge

U Hofmann, J Ferchow, M Meboldt - Procedia CIRP, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables the production of very complex part geometries.
Nevertheless, there are process limitations that must be considered during the design …