scholarly journals Additive Manufacturing Under Lunar Gravity and Microgravity

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Reitz ◽  
C. Lotz ◽  
N. Gerdes ◽  
S. Linke ◽  
E. Olsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Complex Structures ◽  
Lunar Gravity ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Test Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Tests ◽  
Laser Experiments ◽  
Materials Used

AbstractMankind is setting to colonize space, for which the manufacturing of habitats, tools, spare parts and other infrastructure is required. Commercial manufacturing processes are already well engineered under standard conditions on Earth, which means under Earth’s gravity and atmosphere. Based on the literature review, additive manufacturing under lunar and other space gravitational conditions have only been researched to a very limited extent. Especially, additive manufacturing offers many advantages, as it can produce complex structures while saving resources. The materials used do not have to be taken along on the mission, they can even be mined and processed on-site. The Einstein-Elevator offers a unique test environment for experiments under different gravitational conditions. Laser experiments on selectively melting regolith simulant are successfully conducted under lunar gravity and microgravity. The created samples are characterized in terms of their geometry, mass and porosity. These experiments are the first additive manufacturing tests under lunar gravity worldwide.

scholarly journals Review on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Parts: Progress and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Seymur Hasanov ◽  
Suhas Alkunte ◽  
Mithila Rajeshirke ◽  
Ankit Gupta ◽  
Orkhan Huseynov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Material Interfaces ◽  
Material Compatibility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Functional Components

Additive manufacturing has already been established as a highly versatile manufacturing technique with demonstrated potential to completely transform conventional manufacturing in the future. The objective of this paper is to review the latest progress and challenges associated with the fabrication of multi-material parts using additive manufacturing technologies. Various manufacturing processes and materials used to produce functional components were investigated and summarized. The latest applications of multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the automotive, aerospace, biomedical and dentistry fields were demonstrated. An investigation on the current challenges was also carried out to predict the future direction of MMAM processes. It was concluded that further research and development is needed in the design of multi-material interfaces, manufacturing processes and the material compatibility of MMAM parts.

scholarly journals Review of materials used in laser-aided additive manufacturing processes to produce metallic products

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Niu ◽  
Surinder Singh ◽  
Akhil Garg ◽  
Harpreet Singh ◽  
Biranchi Panda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Materials Used

scholarly journals Review on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Parts: Progress and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seymur Hasanov ◽  
Suhas Alkunte ◽  
Mithila Rajeshirke ◽  
Ankit Gupta ◽  
Orkhan Huseynov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Material Interfaces ◽  
Material Compatibility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Functional Components

Additive manufacturing has already been established as a highly versatile manufacturing technique with demonstrated potential to completely transform conventional manufacturing in the future. The objective of this paper is to review the latest progress and challenges associated with the fabrication of multi-material parts using additive manufacturing technologies. Various manufacturing processes and materials used to produce functional components were investigated and summarized. The latest applications of multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in automotive, aerospace, biomedical and dentistry field were demonstrated. Investigation on the current challenges were also carried out to predict the future direction of MMAM processes. It is concluded that the further research and development needed in the design of multi-material interfaces, manufacturing processes and material compatibility of MMAM parts are necessary.

Novel Additive Manufacturing Processes and Techniques in Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
pp. 439-455
Author(s):  
Kuldeep Kumar Saxena ◽  
Ankita Awasthi
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
End User ◽  
Mechanical Parts ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
Materials Used

The chapter contains a comprehensive study to analyse the importance of additive manufacturing in relevance with latest industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is the most promising field with the integration of intelligent production systems with advanced technologies. Additive manufacturing is one of the keys to unlock wonders in scientific world when merging with Industry 4.0. This technology not only provides freedom to customize mechanical parts as per end user requirements, but its ability to construct complex structures and rapid prototyping has given it an edge over other manufacturing processes. Additive manufacturing is a revolutionary technology, which is very impactful in changing industrial scenario where the need of the customer is very dynamic. In this chapter, current trends, methodology, materials used with their advantages and drawbacks are reported. In the end, future benchmarks are also estimated, which becomes important due to the dynamic nature of the industry and its adaptation by the technology to give the relevant solutions.

State and prospects of development of technical service in animal husbandry

2020 ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Kirsanov ◽  
Dmitriy Yu. Pavkin ◽  
Evgeniy A. Nikitin ◽  
Roman F. Filonov
Keyword(s):  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Technical Service ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Service Support ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Materials Used

Problems of technical service of machinery and equipment in animal husbandry are mostly related to the restructuring of the economic model of interaction between agricultural producers and organizations that supply and service of machinery and equipment. Currently, the entrance control of products and spare parts purchased abroad is not established, and the materials used to make parts in contact with milk (teat rubber, milk hoses, etc.) are not checked for compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in justifying the structure of the engineering center for integrated solutions in the field of dairy farming based on the Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM. (Materials and methods) The article presents the results of studying sources describing the past and present experience of organizing a system of technical service of machines and equipment for dairy farming in the Russian Federation and foreign countries that are leading in terms of milk production. Authors collected information from key equipment suppliers when visiting industry exhibitions (Euro Tier, AgroFarm, Golden Autumn, etc.). (Results and discussion) The article proposes the concept of creating an engineering center on the basis of the Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM according to the developed structure. (Conclusions) The implementation of the proposed structure for creating an engineering center will eliminate the existing imbalance in the field of technical service of livestock enterprises, establish information, design, machine-technological and service support for the reconstruction and successful development of livestock enterprises in the industry.

scholarly journals A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO REDUCE DESIGN ITERATIONS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 231-240
Author(s):  
Laura Wirths ◽  
Matthias Bleckmann ◽  
Kristin Paetzold
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Powder Bed ◽  
Batch Sizes ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Structured Approach ◽  
Design Freedom

AbstractAdditive Manufacturing technologies are based on a layer-by-layer build-up. This offers the possibility to design complex geometries or to integrate functionalities in the part. Nevertheless, limitations given by the manufacturing process apply to the geometric design freedom. These limitations are often unknown due to a lack of knowledge of the cause-effect relationships of the process. Currently, this leads to many iterations until the final part fulfils its functionality. Particularly for small batch sizes, producing the part at the first attempt is very important. In this study, a structured approach to reduce the design iterations is presented. Therefore, the cause-effect relationships are systematically established and analysed in detail. Based on this knowledge, design guidelines can be derived. These guidelines consider process limitations and help to reduce the iterations for the final part production. In order to illustrate the approach, the spare parts production via laser powder bed fusion is used as an example.

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