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Part Design Geometry-Driven Toolpath Optimization For Additive Manufacturing Energy Sustainability Improvement, David Kolawole Somade
Part Design Geometry-Driven Toolpath Optimization For Additive Manufacturing Energy Sustainability Improvement, David Kolawole Somade
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
One of the most promising new manufacturing technologies in the past three decades isadditive manufacturing (AM), also commonly known as three-dimensional (3D) printing or rapid prototyping. The energy consumption problem in AM can be significant when it is adopted at the industrial scale or used under resource-restricted conditions. The energy consumption of an AM process is influenced by several factors including bed heating, filament extrusion, material infill, component cooling, etc. All these factors are further determined by the equipment and the toolpath for a specific printing task. Build orientation and tool-path direction are frequently used to optimize part and process …