Digitalization of design for support structures in laser powder bed fusion of metals

Download or read book Digitalization of design for support structures in laser powder bed fusion of metals written by Katharina Bartsch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-18 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additive manufacturing is considered a key technology for digital production. However, several barriers towards the broad industrial application exist, e.g. the associated cost and the required experience regarding the manufacturing process. To eradicate these barriers, the complete digitalization of the value creation process is needed. In this thesis, a digital, automated support structuredesign procedure is developed. Topology optimization is used for design rule determination, and the space colonization algorithm is adapted for the automated design. The validity of the procedure is proven experimentally, revealing sufficient mechanical performance alongside cost reduction at medium to large production scales.