Design and construction of a test bench for the manufacture and on-machine non-contact inspection of parts obtained by Fused Filament Fabrication

Industrial application of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies is subjected to limitations related to the lack of dimensional and geometrical accuracy of manufactured parts. Many works were dedicated to improve quality of parts manufactured by AM, but integrated solutions in commercial-type AM m...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2021-10, Vol.1193 (1), p.12090
Main Authors: Peña, F, Fernández, C, Valiño, G, Álvarez, B J, Rico, J C, Mateos, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additive Manufacturing
Fused deposition modeling
Fused Filament Fabrication
Geometric accuracy
Industrial applications
Inspection
Non-contact inspection
On-machine inspection
System effectiveness
Three dimensional printing
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Summary:Industrial application of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies is subjected to limitations related to the lack of dimensional and geometrical accuracy of manufactured parts. Many works were dedicated to improve quality of parts manufactured by AM, but integrated solutions in commercial-type AM machines have not been achieved yet. With this aim, the present work describes the design, manufacture and starting-up of a mechatronic test bench first prototype, with the double capability of 3D printing by Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) and non-contact inspection of deposited layers. Both systems operate coordinately as the part is constructed. Final tests describe the effectiveness of both integrated systems and state the basis for further research.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/1193/1/012090