About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2022)
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Symposium
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2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2022)
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Presentation Title |
A Novel Test Artifact Design for Conformal Printing via Material Extrusion |
Author(s) |
Sagar Sandip Jalui, Seyed Hossein Zargar, Sheila Moroney, Marcus Putz, Mychal Taylor, Serah Hatch, Guha Manogharan |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sagar Sandip Jalui |
Abstract Scope |
It has been well documented that Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unparalleled design complexity. However, the layer-by-layer manufacturing method involves 2D planar slices of each layer, which eventually combines to represent the net-shape 3D geometry. In recent years, there have been significant developments in non-planar (conformal) printing, specifically in polymeric material extrusion process. Although there are several test artifacts currently developed to evaluate print quality, they have not been designed for conformal printing. This study presents a novel test artifact specifically for conformal printing by creating a design matrix for any given machine-nozzle configuration. Based on non-STL NURBS and trigonometric (sine) surfaces, this test artifact would allow for deeper insights into the print quality of organic shapes that could be fabricated via material extrusion 3D printers. It would also enable the creation of novel Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) rules specifically for conformal printing. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |