An investigation into the current state of education in Design for Additive Manufacturing

Y Borgianni, P Pradel, A Berni, M Obi… - Journal of Engineering …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has become an established discipline in both research and
education. However, to achieve its full potential AM requires a step-change in design …

Design for metal powder bed fusion: The geometry for additive part selection (GAPS) worksheet

J Bracken, T Pomorski, C Armstrong, R Prabhu… - Additive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In industry, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) is currently synonymous with
expert knowledge and external consultants for many companies. Particularly in higher cost …

Additive creativity: investigating the use of design for additive manufacturing to encourage creativity in the engineering design industry

R Prabhu, J Bracken, CB Armstrong… - … Journal of Design …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The capabilities of additive manufacturing (AM) enable designers to generate and build
creative solutions beyond the limitations of traditional manufacturing. However, designers …

Complex solutions for complex problems? Exploring the role of design task choice on learning, design for additive manufacturing use, and creativity

R Prabhu, SR Miller… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) processes in many industries has led to the
need for AM education and training, particularly on design for AM (DfAM). To meet this …

Part filtering methods for additive manufacturing: A detailed review and a novel process-agnostic method

JB Brennan, TW Simpson, C McComb… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
As additive manufacturing (AM) increases in popularity, many companies seek to identify
which parts can be produced via AM. This has led to new areas of research known as “part …

Designing immersive experiences in virtual reality for design for additive manufacturing training

J Mathur, SR Miller, TW Simpson, NA Meisel - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Adopting additive manufacturing (AM) in product design is limited by the shortage of skilled
designers with design for AM (DfAM) expertise. This lack of AM talent is a major hurdle for …

Teaching designing for additive manufacturing: formulating educational interventions that encourage design creativity

R Prabhu, TW Simpson, SR Miller… - 3D printing and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
As additive manufacturing (AM) processes become more ubiquitous in engineering, design,
and manufacturing, the need for a workforce skilled in designing for additive manufacturing …

A review of part filtering methods for additive manufacturing

JE Bracken, C McComb… - International …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As additive manufacturing (AM) increases in popularity, many companies seek to identify
which parts can be produced via AM. This has led to new areas of research known as “part …

Fresh in My Mind! Investigating the effects of the order of presenting opportunistic and restrictive design for additive manufacturing content on students' creativity

R Prabhu, TW Simpson, SR Miller… - Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
To capitalise the design freedoms enabled by additive manufacturing (AM), designers must
employ opportunistic and restrictive design for AM (O-and R-DfAM respectively). The order …

But will it build? Assessing student engineering designers' use of design for additive manufacturing considerations in design outcomes

R Prabhu, SR Miller… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables engineers to improve the functionality and
performance of their designs by adding complexity at little to no additional cost. However …