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Additive Manufacturing Techniques

This document outlines a course on additive manufacturing and tooling. The course aims to provide fundamental and advanced knowledge in additive manufacturing technology and its applications. It covers topics such as introduction to additive manufacturing processes and their benefits, reverse engineering and CAD modeling techniques for additive manufacturing, liquid-based and solid-based additive manufacturing systems like stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, and laminated object manufacturing. It also covers powder-based additive manufacturing systems like selective laser sintering and laser engineered net shaping. The course concludes with a unit on tooling applications of additive manufacturing.

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Additive Manufacturing Techniques

This document outlines a course on additive manufacturing and tooling. The course aims to provide fundamental and advanced knowledge in additive manufacturing technology and its applications. It covers topics such as introduction to additive manufacturing processes and their benefits, reverse engineering and CAD modeling techniques for additive manufacturing, liquid-based and solid-based additive manufacturing systems like stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, and laminated object manufacturing. It also covers powder-based additive manufacturing systems like selective laser sintering and laser engineered net shaping. The course concludes with a unit on tooling applications of additive manufacturing.

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CC5292 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND TOOLING L T P C

3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVE:
To educate students with fundamental and advanced knowledge in the field of Additive
manufacturing technology and the associated Aerospace, Architecture, Art, Medical and industrial
applications

UNIT I INTRODUCTION: 9
Need - Development of AM systems – AM process chain - Impact of AM on Product Development
- Virtual Prototyping- Rapid Tooling – RP to AM - Classification of AM processes-Benefits-
Applications.

UNIT II REVERSE ENGINEERING AND CAD MODELING: 9


Basic concept- Digitization techniques – Model reconstruction – Data Processing for Rapid
Prototyping: CAD model preparation, Data requirements – Geometric modeling techniques: Wire
frame, surface and solid modeling – data formats - Data interfacing, Part orientation and support
generation, Support structure design, Model Slicing, Tool path generation-Software for AM- Case
studies.

UNIT III LIQUID BASED AND SOLID BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING


SYSTEMS 9
Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA): Principle, pre-build process, part-building and post-build
processes, photo polymerization of SL resins, part quality and process planning, recoating issues,
materials, advantages, limitations and applications. Solid Ground Curing (SGC): working principle,
process, strengths, weaknesses and applications. Fused deposition Modeling (FDM): Principle,
details of processes, process variables, types, products, materials and applications. Laminated
Object Manufacturing (LOM): Working Principles, details of processes, products, materials,
advantages, limitations and applications - Case studies.

UNIT IV POWDER BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 9


Selective Laser Sintering (SLS): Principle, process, Indirect and direct SLS- powder structures,
materials, post processing, surface deviation and accuracy, Applications. Laser Engineered Net
Shaping (LENS): Processes, materials, products, advantages, limitations and applications– Case
Studies.

UNIT V TOOLING 9
Classification, Soft tooling, Production tooling, Bridge tooling, direct and indirect tooling,
Fabrication processes, Applications Case studies automotive, aerospace and electronics
industries
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:
1. Chua, C.K., Leong K.F. and Lim C.S., “Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications”, second
edition, World Scientific Publishers, 2010.
2. Gebhardt, A., “Rapid prototyping”, Hanser Gardener Publications, 2003.
3. Gibson, I., Rosen, D.W. and Stucker, B., “Additive Manufacturing Methodologies: Rapid
Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing”, Springer, 2010.
4. Hilton, P.D. and Jacobs, P.F., Rapid Tooling: Technologies and Industrial Applications, CRC
press, 2005.
5. Kamrani, A.K. and Nasr, E.A., “Rapid Prototyping: Theory and practice”, Springer, 2006.
6. Liou, L.W. and Liou, F.W., “Rapid Prototyping and Engineering applications : A tool box for
prototype development”, CRC Press, 2011.

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