A review of multi-axis additive manufacturing: Potential, opportunity and challenge

P Tang, X Zhao, H Shi, B Hu, J Ding, B Yang… - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
The manufacturing of complex parts can be easily achieved by additive manufacturing (AM),
which has attracted a significant attention from both academia and industry. Regardless of …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of fiber–reinforced topology optimization for advanced polymer composites produced by automated manufacturing

B Szederkenyi, NK Kovacs, T Czigany - Advanced Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review paper focuses on Fiber-Reinforced Topology Optimization (FRTO) methods for
automated manufacturing techniques, addressing topology and morphology optimization …

[HTML][HTML] Exceptional mechanical performance by spatial printing with continuous fiber: Curved slicing, toolpath generation and physical verification

G Fang, T Zhang, Y Huang, Z Zhang, K Masania… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work explores a spatial printing method to fabricate continuous fiber-reinforced
thermoplastic composites (CFRTPCs), which can achieve exceptional mechanical …

Topology optimization for additive manufacturing of CFRP structures

Y Xu, Z Feng, Y Gao, C Wu, J Fang, G Sun… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Combining design optimization and additive manufacturing (AM) enables the full
exploitation of the potential for heightening the performance of carbon fiber reinforced plastic …

Concurrent optimization of structural topology and toolpath for additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composites

H Ren, D Wang, G Liu, DW Rosen, Y **ong - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of continuous fiber-reinforced polymer additive manufacturing (CFRP-AM)
enables the fabrication of lightweight structures with intricate geometries and superior …

Additive manufacturing of stiff and strong structures by leveraging printing-induced strength anisotropy in topology optimization

RD Kundu, XS Zhang - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Anisotropy in additive manufacturing (AM), particularly in the material extrusion process,
plays a crucial role in determining the actual structural performance, including the stiffness …

Experimental investigation and validation of strength-based topology and fiber path optimization in additively manufactured continuous fiber reinforced composites

T Yap, Z He, Z Wang, A Tamijani, M Tehrani - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Material extrusion-based fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a widely used additive
manufacturing (AM) technology that offers design freedom to fabricate intricate, robust, and …

Design of manufacturable variable stiffness composite laminates using spectral Chebyshev and normalized cut segmentation methods

M Sheikhi, MR Anamagh, B Bediz, LT Tunc - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The in-plane fiber orientations of variable stiffness (VS) laminates can be tailored to achieve
enhanced structural properties compared to conventional constant stiffness (CS) laminates …

Performance and failure modes of continuous fibre-reinforced energy absorption tubes by cylindrical layered 3D printing

Z Hou, J He, X Tian, W Zhu, C Wang, P Liu… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Precisely controlling the distribution of continuous fibres on a cylindrical surface is crucial for
manufacturing high-performance continuous fibre-reinforced composite (CFRC) tubular …

Continuous fiber path optimization in additive manufacturing: A gradient-based B-spline finite element approach

S He, PC Ma, M Duan - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing of continuous fiber enables the control of local material distribution
and mechanical characteristics. This localized control is realized through fiber path …