Additive manufacturing of polymer materials: Progress, promise and challenges

S Saleh Alghamdi, S John, N Roy Choudhury… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of additive manufacturing (AM) has moved well beyond prototyping and has been
established as a highly versatile manufacturing method with demonstrated potential to …

[HTML][HTML] Review on design and structural optimisation in additive manufacturing: Towards next-generation lightweight structures

J Plocher, A Panesar - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
As the application of additive manufacturing (AM) reaches an unprecedented scale in both
academia and industry, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art developments in the design for …

Recent advances in 3D printing of aliphatic polyesters

I Chiulan, AN Frone, C Brandabur, DM Panaitescu - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
3D printing represents a valuable alternative to traditional processing methods, clearly
demonstrated by the promising results obtained in the manufacture of various products, such …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of void and fiber distribution in 3D printed carbon-fiber/PEEK using X-ray computed tomography

S Sommacal, A Matschinski, K Drechsler… - Composites Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
A detailed analysis of the microstructure of five 3D printed CF/PEEK samples and the
commercial feedstock material used to produce them has been conducted by the means of …

Additive manufacturing (3D printing): Recent progress on advancement of materials and challenges

DM Hajare, TS Gajbhiye - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Design flexibility, product customization, waste reduction, and the capability to
construct complex components, and efficient prototyping, are all advantages of 3D printing …

Stiffness and energy absorption of additive manufactured hybrid lattice structures

J Zhang, H Huang, G Liu, H Zong… - Virtual and Physical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Lattice structures have been widely used for lightweight structures and energy absorption
applications, yet there remain persistent challenges to develop high-performance lattice …

[HTML][HTML] Performance-driven 3D printing of continuous curved carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites: A preliminary numerical study

H Zhang, D Yang, Y Sheng - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new concept to place continuous curved fibres for carbon fibre
reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, which can be fulfilled by potential additive or hybrid …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing in polymer research: Advances, synthesis, and applications

MA Islam, MH Mobarak, MIH Rimon, MZ Al Mahmud… - Polymer Testing, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into how additive manufacturing has revolutionized the production of
polymers over the last three decades. Traditional polymer production finds it difficult to fulfill …

Porous PLAs with controllable density by FDM 3D printing and chemical foaming agent

AR Damanpack, A Sousa, M Bodaghi - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper shows how fused decomposition modeling (FDM), as a three-dimensional (3D)
printing technology, can engineer lightweight porous foams with controllable density. The …

Optimization of part consolidation for minimum production costs and time using additive manufacturing

Z Nie, S Jung, LB Kara… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This research presents a method of optimizing the consolidation of parts in an assembly
using metal additive manufacturing (MAM). The method generates candidates for …