- History-development and typology.
- Material Extrusion (FDM, FFF): Material flow mechanics through a nozzle. Printing of polymers, biopolymers and polymer matrix composites. 3D printer configuration and motion control. Robotic arms as 3D printers. Process parameters, 3D printer parameters and connection to part quality.
- Selective laser sintering and melting (SLS/SLM): Laser-matter interaction during sintering and melting. Melt pool, solidification, transformations of metallic materials. Sintering of non-metallic materials. SLS/SLM machines: configuration and control based on melt pool characteristics. Process parameters, machine parameters and connection to part quality.
- VAT polymerisation (SLA): Resin polymerisation using monochromatic light and other sources. SLA machines and control of layer thickness. Process parameters, printing parameters and connection to part quality.
- Other methods (direct energy deposition-DED, material jetting, binder jetting, sheet lamination): Physics of material joining. Functional principles of pertinent machines. Process parameters, constraints and part quality.
- Process selection – case studies: Comparison to conventional processes and to the rest of AM processes. Post-processing. Survey of the range of materials that can be processed in general applications. Special applications of materials and methods in biomechanics, biomedicine, aerodynamics. Future applications and new materials outlook.
- CAD/CAM Interfaces: Layer design, path design, pertinent constraints and optimization. CAM systems and slicers for layer and path definition. Relevant standards (STL, AMF etc).
- Διδάσκων: Γεώργιος Χριστόφορος Βοσνιάκος
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