Path planning strategies to optimize accuracy, quality, build time and material use in additive manufacturing: a review

J Jiang, Y Ma - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) is the process of joining materials layer by layer to fabricate
products based on 3D models. Due to the layer-by-layer nature of AM, parts with complex …

Sustainability of additive manufacturing: An overview on its energy demand and environmental impact

T Peng, K Kellens, R Tang, C Chen, G Chen - Additive manufacturing, 2018 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been rapidly developing over the last decade. It shows
great potential in reducing the need for energy-and resource-intensive manufacturing …

Characterization of the mechanical properties of FFF structures and materials: A review on the experimental, computational and theoretical approaches

E Cuan-Urquizo, E Barocio, V Tejada-Ortigoza… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The increase in accessibility of fused filament fabrication (FFF) machines has inspired the
scientific community to work towards the understanding of the structural performance of …

Machine-learning-based monitoring and optimization of processing parameters in 3D printing

TS Tamir, G Xiong, Q Fang, Y Yang… - … Journal of Computer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, is a rapidly growing
technology. Guaranteeing the quality and mechanical strength of printed parts is an active …

3D printing of nonplanar layers for smooth surface generation

D Ahlers, F Wasserfall, N Hendrich… - 2019 IEEE 15th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Additive manufacturing processes are inherently subject to discretization effects. For most
technologies, stair-stepping artifacts impair the surface quality of 3D printed objects …

Analysis and prediction of printable bridge length in fused deposition modelling based on back propagation neural network

J Jiang, G Hu, X Li, X Xu, P Zheng… - Virtual and physical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, additive manufacturing has been developing rapidly mainly due to the ease
of fabricating complex components. However, complex structures with overhangs inevitably …

Planar and nonplanar slicing algorithms for fused deposition modeling technology: A critical review

P Nayyeri, K Zareinia, H Bougherara - The International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
A bstract Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the most popular and ubiquitous
additive manufacturing methods, which uses a layering procedure to build 3D models layers …

Shape and performance controlled advanced design for additive manufacturing: a review of slicing and path planning

D Zhao, W Guo - Journal of Manufacturing Science …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Additive manufacturing (AM) brings out a revolution of how the products are designed and
manufactured. To obtain desired components, advanced design for additive manufacturing …

3D printing in materials manufacturing industry: A realm of Industry 4.0

TS Tamir, G Xiong, Z Shen, J Leng, Q Fang, Y Yang… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a new manufacturing trend
showing promising progress over time in the era of Industry 4.0. So far, various research has …

Effect of support on printed properties in fused deposition modelling processes

J Jiang, J Lou, G Hu - Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Additive manufacturing still suffers from redundant support material usage when printing
parts with overhanging features. All the supports will be removed after fabrication, resulting …