INM711

Rapid Manufacturing Techniques

Course ID
INM711
Department
Industrial Engineering & Management
Level
Postgraduate
Instructor
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleh Jumani
Semester
3rd Semester
Credit
2.0

After completion of this course each student would be able to:

  • The student will be able to understand the overall knowledge of Rapid Manufacturing Techniques.
  • To develop the 3D prototypes using Additive manufacturing techniques

The Rapid Manufacturing Techniques is a compulsory course and has been offered by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.

Course Learning Outcomes

Aim: To provide knowledge of Rapid Manufacturing Techniques 

Objectives: After completing this course,

  • The student will be able to understand the overall knowledge of Rapid Manufacturing Techniques.
  • To develop the 3D prototypes using Additive manufacturing techniques  

Course structure and modules

Contents:

Introduction and Basic Principles: Additive Manufacturing. Freeform Fabrication or Solid Freeform Fabrication. Stereo lithography or 3D Printing. Rapid Prototyping.

Development of Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Classification of AM Processes, Liquid Polymer Systems, AM Around the World , Photopolymer-Based Systems, Powder-Based Systems,  Molten Material Systems,  Solid Sheets, Metal Systems, Design for AM 3.7.1 Part Orientation , Removal of Supports, Hollowing Out Parts,  Inclusion of Undercuts and Other Manufacturing, Constraining Features, Interlocking Features, Identification Markings/Numbers Application Areas CAD Modeling, Medical Modeling,

Printing Processes: Evolution of Printing as an Additive Manufacturing Process, Historical Development of 3D Printing, Commercially Available Printing Machines, Advantages of Printing, Research Achievements in Printing Deposition,  Polymers,  Ceramics, Metals, Technical Challenges of Printing , Droplet Formation Technologies, Continuous Mode, Drop-on-Demand Mode, Other Droplet Formation Methods, Printing Process Modeling, Material Modification Methods, Hot Melt Deposition , Solution- and Dispersion-Based Deposition, Prepolymer Deposition , Three-Dimensional Printing, Technology Commercial Machines , Other Materials,  Advantages of Binder Printing.

Design for Additive Manufacturing: ore DFAM Concepts and Objectives , Complex Geometry,  Customized Geometry , Integrated Assemblies, Elimination of Conventional DFM Constraints,  AM Unique Capabilities Shape Complexity, Hierarchical Complexity ,  Functional Complexity,  Material Complexity , Exploring Design Freedoms, Part Consolidation and Redesign , Hierarchical Structures,  Industrial Design, Challenges for CAD Solid-Modeling CAD Systems, Promising Technologies , Methods, Cantilever Beam Example.

Guidelines for Process Selection: Introduction , Selection Methods for a Part, Decision Theory, Approaches to Determining Feasibility,  Approaches to Selection, Selection Example  Challenges of Selection, Example System for Preliminary Selection, Production Planning and Production Planning, Pre-processing, Part Build,  Post-processing.

Recommended Books

  1. Additive Manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, and Direct Digital Manufacturing by Ian Gibson, David Rosen, et al., Latest Edition
  2. Additive Manufacturing: Foundation Knowledge For The Beginners by Sunpreet Singh, Chander Prakash, et al. Latest Edition