Material Deposition in 3D Space: Additive Manufacturing Enriched by Rotational Motion

Additive manufacturing (AM) is causing a revolution in product design,<br/>manufacturing and distribution. This technology facilitates the production<br/>of complex, customized products without the need of any specific tooling,<br/>thereby enabling products to be delivered at a lower cost than with traditional<br/>manufacturing. From a design...

Support-free volume printing by multi-axis motion

This paper presents a new method to fabricate 3D models on a robotic printing system equipped with multi-axis motion. Materials are accumulated inside the volume along curved tool-paths so that the need of supporting structures can be tremendously reduced - if not completely abandoned - on all models. Our strategy to tackle the challenge of...