MF4204 Additive Manufacturing Syllabus:
MF4204 Additive Manufacturing Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
1) To educate students with fundamental and advanced knowledge in the field of Additive manufacturing technology
2) Gain insights on the need, advantages and limitations of additive manufacturing (AM) versus traditional manufacturing
3) Find out the various applications of AM, Deployment levels, Innovative and optimized product design
4) To explore the potential of additive manufacturing in different industrial sectors.
5) To apply 3D printing technology for additive manufacturing.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Need – Development of AM systems – AM process chain – Impact of AM on Product Development – Virtual Prototyping- Rapid Tooling – RP to AM -Classification of AM processes-Benefits- Applications.
UNIT II REVERSE ENGINEERING AND CAD MODELLING
Basic concept- Digitization techniques – Model reconstruction – Data Processing for Rapid Prototyping: CAD model preparation, Data requirements – Geometric modelling techniques: Wire frame, surface and solid modelling – data formats – Data interfacing, Part orientation and support generation, Support structure design, Model Slicing, Tool path generation-Software for AM- Case studies.
UNIT III LIQUID BASED AND SOLID BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA): Principle, pre-build process, part-building and post-build processes, photo polymerization of SL resins, part quality and process planning, recoating issues, materials, advantages, limitations and applications.
Solid Ground Curing (SGC): working principle, process, strengths, weaknesses and applications. Fused deposition Modelling (FDM): Principle, details of processes, process variables, types, products, materials and applications. Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM): Working Principles, details of processes, products, materials, advantages, limitations and applications – Case studies.
UNIT IV POWDER BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS): Principle, process, Indirect and direct SLS- powder structures, materials, post processing, surface deviation and accuracy, Applications. Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS): Processes, materials, products, advantages, limitations and applications– Case Studies.
UNIT V OTHER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Three-dimensional Printing (3DP): Principle, basic process, Physics of 3DP, types of printing, process capabilities, material system. Solid based, Liquid based and powder based 3DP systems, strength and weakness, Applications and case studies. Shape Deposition Manufacturing (SDM), Ballastic Particle Manufacturing (BPM), Selective Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting.
OUTCOMES:
1) The students are expected to learn about a variety of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies.
2) Describe additive manufacturing and explain its advantages and disadvantages
3) Explain the processes used in additive manufacturing for a range of materials and applications
4) understand the role of additive manufacturing in the design process and their potential to support Design and manufacturing,
5) Case studies relevant to mass customized manufacturing, and some of the important research challenges associated with AM and its data processing tools
REFERENCES:
1. Chua, C.K., Leong K.F. and Lim C.S., “Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications”, second edition, World Scientific Publishers, 2010.
2. Gebhardt, A., “Rapid prototyping”, Hanser Gardener Publications, 2003.
3. Gibson, I., Rosen, D.W. and Stucker, B., “Additive Manufacturing Methodologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing”, Springer, 2010.
4. Hilton, P.D. and Jacobs, P.F., Rapid Tooling: Technologies and Industrial Applications, CRC press, 2005.
5. Kamrani, A.K. and Nasr, E.A., “Rapid Prototyping: Theory and practice”, Springer, 2006.
6. Liou, L.W. and Liou, F.W., “Rapid Prototyping and Engineering applications: A tool box for prototype development”, CRC Press, 2011.