A review of Industry 4.0 and additive manufacturing synergy

M Khorasani, J Loy, AH Ghasemi… - Rapid Prototyping …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper reviews the synergy of Industry 4.0 and additive manufacturing (AM)
and discusses the integration of data-driven manufacturing systems and product service …

A comprehensive review on surface quality improvement methods for additively manufactured parts

AW Hashmi, HS Mali, A Meena - Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the functionality of additively manufactured
(AM) parts, mainly depending on their dimensional accuracy and surface finish. However …

Analysis and advances in additive manufacturing as a new technology to make polymer injection molds for world-class production systems

AB Lozano, SH Álvarez, CV Isaza… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The currently growing demand for metallic and polymeric products has undoubtedly
changed the rules of manufacturing, enabling customers to more functionally define their …

Potential of New Sustainable Green Geopolymer Metal Composite (GGMC) Material as Mould Insert for Rapid Tooling (RT) in Injection Moulding Process

ATM Yin, SZA Rahim, MM Al Bakri Abdullah… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The investigation of mould inserts in the injection moulding process using metal epoxy
composite (MEC) with pure metal filler particles is gaining popularity among researchers …

Study on the preparation of epoxy resin materials from nano-lignin polyols

X Zhao, Z Zhang, J Pang, L Su - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Formaldehyde attacks the ortho phenolic hydroxyl groups on the p-hydroxyphenyl and
guaiac-based structures in the lignin, shedding the hydrogen atom on the ortho-position …

Thermo-viscoelastic characterization of 3D printing polymers

S Yi, N Oh, KE Min, JS Shin, C Kim - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer materials used in 3D printing exhibit degradation of material mechanical properties
when exposed to thermal environments and thermal expansions can induce residual …

Enabling multi-material structures of co-based superalloy using laser directed energy deposition additive manufacturing

B Aydogan, H Sahasrabudhe - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cobalt superalloys such as Tribaloys are widely used in environments that involve high
temperatures, corrosion, and wear degradation. Additive manufacturing (AM) processes …

Evaluation of a method for the additive tooling of injection mould inserts

S Schrock, S Junk, A Albers - Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate a systematic approach to the production and use of
additively manufactured injection mould inserts in product development (PD) processes. For …

Dense robust 3d reconstruction and measurement for 3d printing process based on vision

N Lv, C Wang, Y Qiao, Y Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The 3D printing process lacks real-time inspection, which is still an open-loop manufacturing
process, and the molding accuracy is low. Based on the 3D reconstruction theory of machine …

Optimization design of support structure diaphragms of composite forming die integrated with response surface

C Liu, H Jiang, Q Li, J Qi, L Zhang - Manufacturing Review, 2024 - mfr.edp-open.org
Although mold designs are used in various sectors, molding composite materials results in
issues such as deformation and insufficient stiffness. To this end, the response surface …