ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF FUNCTIONAL PARTS BASED ON MATERIAL EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY

Authors

  • Milan Šljivić University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 74, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Cristiano Fragassa Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna Viale del Risorgimento 2, Bologna, Italy
  • Ana Pavlović Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna Viale del Risorgimento 2, Bologna, Italy
  • Milija Kraišnik 1 University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 74, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Jovica Ilić Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, Vuka Karadžića 13, Lukavica, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Mićo Stanojević Republic Agency for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of Republic of Srpska, Save Mrkalja 16, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/COMEN1602178S

Abstract

This paper presents the advantages and the process of making of complex functional parts using additive manufacturing technology. Design and manufacturing of components were performed at the Laboratory for Technology of Plasticity and Processing Systems at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Banja Luka. The parts were designed using SolidWorks and Catia software packages. Then, CatalystEX and Simplify3D software packages were used to process the CAD model and to prepare it for 3D printing, which included defining of the process parameters, generating layers and support. Functional parts were produced on 3D printers based on the principle of material extrusion. The results of this study show that additive manufacturing technology, specifically technology based on material extrusion, enables very fast production of complex functional parts, with high accuracy and much lower costs and development time compared to conventional technologies.

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Published

2017-12-29

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2016): Contemporary Materials VII-2

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Articles