A digital twin hierarchy for metal additive manufacturing

A Phua, CHJ Davies, GW Delaney - Computers in Industry, 2022 - Elsevier
Digital twins present a conceptual framework for product life-cycle monitoring and control
using a simulated replica of the physical system. Since their emergence, they have garnered …

[HTML][HTML] 3D bio-printing for use as bone replacement tissues: A review of biomedical application

A Farazin, C Zhang, A Gheisizadeh… - Biomedical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since we are able to use 3D printers, producing porous metal scaffolds become very easy.
Contrary to usual methods, 3D printing of porous scaffolds is determined by a controllable …

Powder spreading and spreadability in the additive manufacturing of metallic materials: a critical review

LC Capozzi, A Sivo, E Bassini - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review aims to build a coherent picture of the problem of powder spreading and
spreadability in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) because of its impact on ensuring highly …

Study on powder particle behavior in powder spreading with discrete element method and its critical implications for binder jetting additive manufacturing processes

S Wu, Y Yang, Y Huang, C Han, J Chen… - Virtual and Physical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding powder bed system behaviour in powder spreading is a fundamental issue
in binder jetting additive manufacturing (BJAM). This work established a discrete element …

Particle scale modelling of powder recoating and melt pool dynamics in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing: a review

E Li, Z Zhou, L Wang, R Zou, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Particle scale modelling of the process physics involved in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)
is a recent research hotspot, and many efforts have been made in the literature. However, a …

Segregation of 316L stainless steel powder during spreading in selective laser melting based additive manufacturing

D Yao, J Wang, M Li, T Zhao, Y Cai, X An, R Zou… - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding and controlling particle segregation during spreading are critical in
improving the quality of the powder bed and the performance of final products in selective …

Smart recoating: A digital twin framework for optimisation and control of powder spreading in metal additive manufacturing

A Phua, PS Cook, CHJ Davies, GW Delaney - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a new framework for learning novel operational strategies and dynamically
controlling the layering process in metal additive manufacturing. Metal additive …

Powder deposition mechanism during powder spreading with different spreader geometries in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

L Wang, Z Zhou, E Li, H Shen, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Discrete element method is used in this work to examine the mechanisms determining
powder deposition efficiency during powder spreading in powder bed fusion additive …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the influences of powder layer depth and particle morphology on powder bed fusion using a coupled DEM-CFD approach

PS Cook, A Phua, CHJ Davies, GW Delaney - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Optimising the quality of metal parts produced by additive manufacturing requires an
understanding of how the powder characteristics impact both layer spreading and the …

[HTML][HTML] Powder spreading over realistic laser melted surfaces in metal additive manufacturing

A Phua, PS Cook, CHJ Davies, GW Delaney - Additive Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Powder recoating is a key step in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes where
powder is spread across laser processed surfaces to add material for the next layer …