Benchmarking of plastic-based Additive Manufacturing Processes
- Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a future-oriented manufacturing technology that is experiencing an enormous boom in the times of Industry 4.0. As a result, various AM technologies and printer models from different manufacturers are entering the market over a short time span. With the advancing establishment of this manufacturing technology for series applications, the expectations and requirements of the fabricated components are also increasing. However, a major challenge is the application-specific selection of the most suitable AM process due to a lack of comparable data. Furthermore, there needs to be more know-how regarding the geometrical and mechanical characteristics of AM parts. This paper addresses this problem by comparing the three most common plasticbased AM processes in the areas of surface quality, dimensional accuracy, and mechanical properties. Roughness measurements, evaluation of a benchmark artifact, tensile tests, and load increase tests are carried out. Based on the results, the individual possibilities and limitations of the compared AM processes can be detected.
Author: | Thomas Reindl, Dennis Meisner, Stefan HierlGND |
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URL / DOI: | https://rtejournal.de/wp-content/uploads/Benchmarking-of-plastic-based-Additive-Manufacturing-Processes.pdf |
Parent Title (German): | RTe Journal |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2023 |
Release Date: | 2023/06/23 |
Tag: | Additive Manufacturing; Fused Layer Modeling; Multi Jet Fusion; Selective Laser Sintering; benchmark artifact; dimensional accuracy; mechanical properties; process benchmark; surface quality |
Institutes: | Fakultät Maschinenbau |
Fakultät Maschinenbau / Labor Laser-Materialbearbeitung (LMP) | |
Begutachtungsstatus: | peer-reviewed |
research focus: | Produktion und Systeme |
OpenAccess Publikationsweg: | Bronze Open Access - frei zugänglich aber ohne Lizenzhinweis |
Licence (German): | Keine Lizenz - Es gilt das deutsche Urheberrecht: § 53 UrhG |