Syllabus - Printing and Design (IT 803 (C))

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Printing and Design (IT 803 (C))

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Unit I

3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing)

Introduction, Process, Classification, Advantages, Additive V/s Conventional Manufacturing processes, Applications. CAD for Additive Manufacturing: CAD Data formats, Data translation, Data loss, STL format.

Unit II

Additive Manufacturing Techniques

Stereo- Lithography, LOM, FDM, SLS, SLM, Binder Jet technology. Process, Process parameter, Process Selection for various applications. Additive Manufacturing Application Domains: Aerospace, Electronics, Health Care, Defence, Automotive, Construction, Food Processing, Machine Tools

Unit III

Materials

Polymers, Metals, Non-Metals, Ceramics Various forms of raw material- Liquid, Solid, Wire, Powder; Powder Preparation and their desired properties, Polymers and their properties, Support Materials.

Unit IV

Additive Manufacturing Equipment

Process Equipment- Design and process parameters, Governing Bonding Mechanism, Common faults and troubleshooting, Process Design

Unit V

Post Processing

Post Processing Requirement and Techniques. Product Quality: Inspection and testing, Defects and their causes

Course Objective

To impart knowledge and skills related to 3D printing technologies, selection of material and equipment and develop a product using this technique in Industry 4.0 environment

Course Outcome

["Develop CAD models for 3D printing.", "Import and Export CAD data and generate .stl file.", "Select a specific material for the given application.", "Select a 3D printing process for an application.", "Produce a product using 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing (AM)."]

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Lan Gibson, David W. Rosen and Brent Stucker, “Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing”, Springer, 2010.

  • Andreas Gebhardt, “Understanding Additive Manufacturing: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Manufacturing”, Hanser Publisher, 2011.

  • Khanna Editorial, “3D Printing and Design”, Khanna Publishing House, Delhi.

  • CK Chua, Kah Fai Leong, “3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping- Principles and Applications”, World Scientific, 2017.

  • J.D. Majumdar and I. Manna, “Laser-Assisted Fabrication of Materials”, Springer Series in Material Science, 2013.

  • L. Lu, J. Fuh and Y.S. Wong, “Laser-Induced Materials and Processes for Rapid Prototyping”, Kulwer Academic Press, 2001.

  • Zhiqiang Fan And Frank Liou, “Numerical Modelling of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Processes of Titanium Alloy”, InTech, 2012.