Resolution is a measure of the ability of an imaging system to reproduce fine details, something an increasing number of digital printer users care passionately about. Despite this interest, resolution is not routinely measured or specified by printer manufacturers. Among the reasons is the absence of industry standard resolution metrics for digital printers. In this initial paper, the authors ...

With this research we propose the implementation of a overlay restful API for 3D printers to expose these machines to the Internet for utilization within cloud services. This is to abstract the underlying communication structure and means for accessing and controlling a 3D printer resource which is performed in one of three ways. The ®rst method of accessing and controlling a 3D printer is via ...

With the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing technology, industries are driving towards Industry 4.0 for dynamic changed in customer experience, data-driven smart systems, and optimized production processes. This has pushed substantial innovation cyber-physical systems (CPS) through integration sensors, Internet-of-things (IoT), cloud computing, data analytics leading to ...

3DP (Three Dimensional Printing) technology is one of the SFF (Solid Freeform Fabrication) technologies which have recently come into the spotlight due to its adaptability to various applications. However, commercial 3DP machines are limited as to the use of building material, without voiding the warranty on the machine. At the same time, a rise in domestic rapid prototyping machines is observe...