Prosthetic Socket Design for Fused Deposition Modeling

This graduation project was started on the observation that most orthopaedic companies seem to be still far away from producing 3D printed sockets for customers. Research into manual and digital manufacturing methods resulted in an overview of the possibilities for integrating digital tools into the socket production process. Together with the...

An exploration into additive manufacturing: Identifying opportunities together with the manufacturing industry

Additive manufacturing (AM) is currently a highly discussed topic in the media. However, for the industry the impact of AM is far from clear. Based on previous projects and experience within the AM market, Berenschot identified opportunities in supporting organisations with AM related organisational and economic consulting services. A problem in...

A Roadmap of additive manufacturing for Ampelmann Operations

Shock attenuation of running shoes

During the running activity impact with the ground causes the muscles of the runner to vibrate. Especially vibrations in the lower frequencies of around 10 Hz can be uncomfortable. Footwear can help to decrease muscle vibrations. Softer and more viscous shoes allow the muscles to come to rest at a later moment in time. However, the softness of...

Opportunities of Additive Manufacturing within a galley

Additive Manufacturing (AM) can create a lot of unique opportunities within the aerospace industry. But AM is also a relative new production process, that needs knowledge, a new way of thinking and experience to be successful. To help the company Zodiac Aerospace (ZA) start a new journey into AM, this project was conducted. Phase I - Analysis AM...

Customised Metamaterial Insoles using Additive Manufacturing

Customised Insoles are proposed as the ideal business case for mass production with additive manufacturing. Foot problems are very common in our society and custom insoles are personalised for each patient. Using complex structures to create a performance-tailored insole improves the functionalities and demonstrates the capabilities of 3D...

Designing with 3D Printed Textiles: A case study of Material Driven Design

This paper describes the findings and results of a design project with the goal to design a wearable garment using 3D Printed textiles, which not only has functional or environmental superiorities, but also experiential ones. The approach that was adopted for this project is a recently developed method on Material Driven Design (MDD), which...

Designing [with] 3D Printed Textiles

This master thesis is the result of a graduation project for the master Integrated Product Design the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology. The title of this thesis is Designing [with] 3D Printed Textiles. The main assignment is to design a meaningful garment using 3D-printed textiles. The approach that was...

MI-TP Cast

The goal is to develop a 3D printed wrist orthesis to replace the traditional plaster type and increases wearing comfort for the patients. It should be a class 1 category medical tool, with limited restrictions. The design should be clean, easy to fit and remove, light, and solid. The result should be a reflection of a clear understanding of 3D...

Reducing the time-to-market of investment castings through additive manufacturing & casting design sessions

Investment Casting (IC) is one of the oldest manufacturing process known to mankind. It is used within a wide variety of applications and it is possible to cast almost any metal. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is one of the newest ways of making products and recent advancements have made it possible to manufacture single parts and prototypes via AM...

A Management Strategy for Additive Manufacturing

The thesis is about a Management Strategy for Additive Manufacturing - how engineering change influences the NPD process through the adoption of new manufacturing technology. How managers do not adopt new manufacturing technology, because of their management strategy. Furthermore, how management are the main influence on the adoption of new...

Freeform Surface Interfaces Created Using Additive Manufacturing

The assignment for this thesis was to develop a new visual product feature that is uniquely producable by additive manufacturing (AM) methods. In the first phase of the project the field of additive manufacturing was explored and the visual properties of products were studied. The most important finding here was that some AM technologies are...