Expanding capabilities of additive manufacturing through use of robotics technologies: A survey

Bhatt, Prahar M.; Malhan, Rishi K.; Shembekar, Aniruddha V.; Yoon, Yeo Jung; Gupta, Satyandra K.

doi:10.1016/j.addma.2019.100933

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“…The disadvantage of these devices is their somewhat complicated operation compared to conventional Cartesian-type constructions and the lower achieved accuracy of component production. In the field of parallel manipulators, we know several types of constructions, such as tripod-type manipulators, also used in FDM technology devices, and various other types of constructions based on the parallel motion [22]. As part of the device's design, i.e., developing an atypical device, we encounter a combined Cartesian-type construction with an effector characteristic of delta devices.…”

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Design of an Atypical Construction of Equipment for Additive Manufacturing with a Conceptual Solution of a Printhead Intended for the Use of Recycled Plastic Materials

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This article presents the variability of Fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology and the possibilities of its use in the design and implementation of a prototype atypical device. The assumptions of the behaviour of individual components and subsystems of the design result from an extensive application of the finite element method and motion analysis of subsystems and various parts of the structure. The use of this method to such an extent accelerated the design process and its implementation. The proposal itself reflects the current state of this technology and its focus is on improving sustainable development. As is generally known, great efforts are currently being made to reduce plastic waste volume and its environmental burden. The proposed concept is modified to replace the final treatment of the top layers of the models, called “ironing” by non-planar layering of material. At the same time, it points out the advantages of this method in reducing energy requirements and the time required to produce models. The conclusion is a conceptual design of a printhead for a proposed prototype, designed to use recycled FDM, intending to streamline the possibility of recycling with little serial and piece production. This process thus closes the circle of opportunities published by us, which in the future can contribute to the optimisation of this technology towards increasing the efficiency of resource use, reduction of energy demands and environmental burden.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Design of an Atypical Construction of Equipment for Additive Manufacturing with a Conceptual Solution of a Printhead Intended for the Use of Recycled Plastic Materials

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“…Although multi-robots can successfully coordinate with each other, printing one or multi-part sections will require solving a complex motion planning and control problem. Collision-free trajectories need to be generated for the robots under constraints while the optimum trajectory and process parameters for supportless AM to move the robots efficiently (Prahar M. Bhatt et al, 2020;Urhal et al, 2019). The rapid development of the motion planning algorithm will allow robots to adapt their functions in real-time due to changes in the surrounding environment, where multiple robot-assisted additive manufacturing systems could be used both off-site and on-site.…”

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From Gantry-Based Machine to Robot-Based Fused Deposition Modelling: A State-of-the-Art

Habibi¹,

Ziadia²

2021

Preprint

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Over the last decade, a significant literature has emerged that advocates the potential of different Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and printable polymeric materials. Nevertheless, large scale printing and complex geometric shapes, with curvatures and non-planar layer deposition, are a challenging process for the traditional gantry-based machine. The 3 degrees of freedom cartesian configuration restricted their capability to planar layered printing and restricted part dimensions. To date, many researchers have used industrial robots to overcomes this limitation. This review gives the reader a good overview of the FDM technique due to its scalability, cost efficiency and a wide range of material printability. A strong emphasis is laid on the PLA and PLA-based composites as promising materials for the FDM process applications. The second part of this paper links the successful use of these materials in the traditional printing process to large scale printing using the robot-based FDM process. This survey presents representative setups for robot-based AM and works that have been used these setups for non-planar material deposition. Finally, we conclude this paper by identifying opportunities for realizing new functional capabilities by exploiting robot-based AM, and we also present the future trends in this area.

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“…Thanks to advances in materials, complex geometries have been created with multifunctional materials that combine multiple capabilities and improve the performance of the final product. [9] An example is the project by Neri Oxman, who designed a waterbased digital manufacturing platform using a renewable polymer. This AM process uses a material derived from chitin and a robotic arm produced by the company KUKA that extrudes and deposits biodegradable composites.…”

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Design and Additive Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing: Best Practices

Laudante

Giugliano

Formati

2021

Macromolecular Symposia

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In the current scenario, Additive Manufacturing has established itself as a technological tool of great interest to quickly and flexibly adapt the manufacturing system to the new production needs and market inputs. The aim of the paper is to identify possible future scenarios arising from the interaction between Industrial Design and Additive Technologies and to investigate the possibilities arising from the use of technologies in production. Through the recognition of best practices and representative case studies, the strengths and critical issues arising in the use of additive technologies will be highlighted in order to identify new configurations and design opportunities.

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Expanding capabilities of additive manufacturing through use of robotics technologies: A survey

Cited by 71 publications

References 58 publications

Design of an Atypical Construction of Equipment for Additive Manufacturing with a Conceptual Solution of a Printhead Intended for the Use of Recycled Plastic Materials

Design of an Atypical Construction of Equipment for Additive Manufacturing with a Conceptual Solution of a Printhead Intended for the Use of Recycled Plastic Materials

From Gantry-Based Machine to Robot-Based Fused Deposition Modelling: A State-of-the-Art

Design and Additive Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing: Best Practices

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