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Role of build orientation in layered manufacturing: a review

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  • Mohammad Taufik
  • Prashant K. Jain

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Layered manufacturing, also called rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing is a revolutionary development in the field of manufacturing processes in last two decades. Unlike material removed from a stock in the machining process, layered manufacturing builds the solid volume from a CAD model by successively adding material layer by layer. Since parts are fabricated layer by layer, build orientation plays a critical role in the layered manufacturing process as it can improve part quality in terms of accuracy and surface finish, reduce the support volume required, support contact area and build time. It also affects the part strength and cost of manufacturing. This paper presents review of various strategies developed to decide the optimum part build orientation based on different criteria and related issues. This paper also discusses the effect of build orientation on fabricated parts and future directions to improve part quality by selecting suitable and feasible build orientation.

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  • Mohammad Taufik & Prashant K. Jain, 2013. "Role of build orientation in layered manufacturing: a review," International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 27(1/2/3), pages 47-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmtma:v:27:y:2013:i:1/2/3:p:47-73
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    1. Yuchu Qin & Qunfen Qi & Paul J. Scott & Xiangqian Jiang, 2019. "Determination of optimal build orientation for additive manufacturing using Muirhead mean and prioritised average operators," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer, vol. 30(8), pages 3015-3034, December.
    2. Jose M. Framinan & Paz Perez-Gonzalez & Victor Fernandez-Viagas, 2023. "An overview on the use of operations research in additive manufacturing," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 322(1), pages 5-40, March.
    3. Steffen Roth, 2015. "The cash is in the medium, not in the machine: Toward the golden moments of 3D printing," Working Papers hal-01206562, HAL.

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