As a non-beam-based additive manufacturing (AM) method, binder jet 3D printing (BJ3DP)
is a process in which a liquid binder is jetted on layers of powdered materials, selectively …

Powder bed fusion processes are additive manufacturing technologies that are expected to
induce the third industrial revolution. Components are built up layer by layer in a powder …

The development of reliable strategies to optimize part production in additive manufacturing
technologies hinges, to a large extent, on the quantitative understanding of the mechanical …

Powder-bed additive manufacturing, including powder bed fusion and binder jetting, has a
wide range of applications in various industries. Powder spreading is a critical step of …

Abstract Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) has been extensively utilized by a broad range of
manufacturing industries in recent years. Fabricating parts with high mechanical properties …

In 1989, Sir Sam Edwards made the visionary proposition to treat jammed granular materials
using a volume ensemble of equiprobable jammed states in analogy to thermal equilibrium …

This review aims to build a coherent picture of the problem of powder spreading and
spreadability in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) because of its impact on ensuring highly …

The cohesive interactions between fine metal powder particles crucially influence their flow
behavior, which is important to many powder-based manufacturing processes including …

Abstract The Discrete Element Method (DEM) offers great potential as a design tool for the
bulk simulation of cohesive systems. However, DEM simulations may require simplified …

Granular materials are abundant in nature, and in most industries, either the initial
constituents or final products are in granular form during a production or processing stage …