The accelerated growth of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies has greatly aided the
expansion of the affiliated manufacturing industry, leading to cost savings in labor, materials …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is characterised by several unique advantages, such as
(freedom of) design, capability of fusing dissimilar materials, near-net-shape, and achieving …

Material extrusion additive manufacturing of metal (metal MEX), which is one of the 3D
printing processes, has gained more interests because of its simplicity and economics. Metal …

Spatter is an inherent, unpreventable, and undesired phenomenon in laser powder bed
fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing. Spatter behavior has an intrinsic correlation with the …

In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic parts opens new opportunities for
many critical industrial sectors and individual necessities. The high quality and more …

Additive manufacturing of metallic parts has witnessed significant development. The laser
powder bed fusion (LPBF) process has emerged as a key process for manufacturing thin …

Powder bed fusion (PBF) is recognized as one of the most common additive manufacturing
technologies because of its attractive capability of fabricating complex geometries using …

New generation of multi-core fiber laser sources provide in-source dynamic beam shaping.
Such sources can switch between Gaussian and ring beams, providing new irradiance …

Tool life, dimension accuracy and surface quality of workpiece, intelligent operation and
maintenance of automated production are closely related to tool wear. However, for many …

Tool wear affects tool life, dimensions, etc. However, tool wear mechanism was mainly
studied by the relevant references in the sharp wear stage, and tool wear morphology and …