High-Performance Nylon-6 Sustainable Filaments for Additive Manufacturing

Crystalline and Amorphous Orientation of Polypropylene / Nylon 6 Blend Filaments

N6) made with or without PP-g-MAH as compatibilizer are investigated. The blend filaments produced at the take-up speeds of 300 and 800 m/min were drawn with draw ratio of 3.5 and 2, respectively. Effects of blending of N6 with PP on birefringence , crystalline, and amorphous orientation factors of the composite filaments are studied. The amorphous orientation factor, fam of PP was found to inc...

Big Area Additive Manufacturing of High Performance Bonded NdFeB Magnets

Additive manufacturing allows for the production of complex parts with minimum material waste, offering an effective technique for fabricating permanent magnets which frequently involve critical rare earth elements. In this report, we demonstrate a novel method - Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) - to fabricate isotropic near-net-shape NdFeB bonded magnets with magnetic and mechanical prop...

Freeform 3D Printing: Towards a Sustainable Approach to Additive Manufacturing

Most additive manufacturing technologies, such as 3D printing, utilize support materials in the fabrication process. Beyond the technical challenges of support removal, these materials are wasteful – increasing fabrication and processing time while impacting quality. This paper presents “Freeform Printing”, a novel design approach for 3D printing without additional auxiliary structures. A 6-axi...

Lean Manufacturing for High Performance

the role of additive manufacturing technology in achieving sustainable fashion

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