Additive manufacturing (AM, also commonly termed 3D printing) is progressing from being a
rapid prototyping tool to serving as pillar of the Industry 4.0 revolution. Thanks to their low …

With the increasing application of additive manufacturing (AM) in the industry, more attention
has been paid to the performance of the additively manufactured part. How to maximize the …

Additive manufacturing technologies play an important role in Industry 4.0. One of the most
prevalent processes is fused deposition modelling (FDM) due to its versatility and low cost …

During the last few years, smart materials like shape-memory polymers (SMPs) have
attracted great attention from manufacturers and researchers due to their ease of formability …

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing has been intensively used for
many industrial applications due to its attractive advantages over traditional manufacturing …

Nowadays, improvement of the surface finish of parts manufactured by fused deposition
modelling is a well-studied topic. Chemical post-treatments have proven to be the best …

Abstract Additive Manufacturing Technologies is one of the enabling technologies within the
industry 4.0. However, there are other more traditional manufacturing processes to develop …

Among the material extrusion technologies of additive manufacturing, fused granular
fabrication is playing a bigger role in the industry. The increase in the size of printers …

Material extrusion (MEX), more commonly known as fused deposition modelling (FDM/FFF),
is one of the most widely used techniques in polymeric Additive Manufacturing (AM). This …

The fused deposition modeling (FDM) process, commonly known as three-dimensional (3D)
printing, deals with the manufacturing of parts by the subsequent addition of layers of fused …