A comprehensive study on current and future trends towards the characteristics and enablers of industry 4.0

N Karnik, U Bora, K Bhadri, P Kadambi… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the first Industrial Revolution the trends in manufacturing have evolved a lot,
from mechanical production to the era of smart manufacturing via technologies like Cyber …

Smart polymers and nanocomposites for 3D and 4D printing

M Falahati, P Ahmadvand, S Safaee, YC Chang, Z Lyu… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Smart materials, also known as intelligent materials, which are responsive to the external
stimuli including heat, moisture, stress, pH, and magnetic fields, have found extensive …

Current understanding and challenges in high temperature additive manufacturing of engineering thermoplastic polymers

A Das, CA Chatham, JJ Fallon, CE Zawaski… - Additive …, 2020 - Elsevier
The strengths of additive manufacturing (AM), especially the tool-less manufacturing
paradigm and rapid production of low-volume products, are well-aligned with the needs of …

A comprehensive review on bio-nanomaterials for medical implants and feasibility studies on fabrication of such implants by additive manufacturing technique

R Velu, T Calais, A Jayakumar, F Raspall - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials have allowed significant breakthroughs in bio-engineering and medical
fields. In the present paper a holistic assessment on diverse biocompatible nanocomposites …

Additive manufacturing–State of art

K Rajaguru, T Karthikeyan, V Vijayan - Materials today: proceedings, 2020 - Elsevier
The emerging trend of manufacturing is keenly focused on increasing the productivity. Many
alternatives to enhance the productivity of a manufacturing industry involves reformation of …

Experimental investigations on fused deposition modelling of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposite

V Francis, PK Jain - Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Polymer-layered silicate (PLS) nanocomposites exhibit enhanced mechanical and thermal
properties when compared with pristine polymers and macrocomposites. Utilizing the …

High performance polycarbonate nanocomposites mechanically boosted with titanium carbide in material extrusion additive manufacturing

N Vidakis, M Petousis, S Grammatikos, V Papadakis… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Herein, a polycarbonate (PC) polymer is melt extruded together with titanium carbide (TiC)
nano powder for the development of advanced nanocomposite materials in material …

Best of both worlds: Synergistically derived material properties via additive manufacturing of nanocomposites

M Carrola, A Asadi, H Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With an exponential rise in the popularity and availability of additive manufacturing (AM), a
large focus has been directed toward research in this topic's movement, while trying to …

Development and characterization of composite materials with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets for powder bed fusion

AC Lopes, ÁM Sampaio, AJ Pontes - Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose With the technological progress, high-performance materials are emerging in the
market of additive manufacturing to comply with the advanced requirements demanded for …

[HTML][HTML] Composite materials with MWCNT processed by Selective Laser Sintering for electrostatic discharge applications

AC Lopes, AM Sampaio, AJ Pontes - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing technology that
enables the production of polymeric parts for end-use applications. Despite the great …