Assembly Tool Manufacturing and Optimization for Polylactic Acid Additive Manufacturing

Abstract:

Paper focuses on additive manufacturing of assembly tool for hole selection. One of the most important part in design and optimization process in additive manufacturing for assembly tool is material selection and technology. In this case was chosen plastic material know as poly-lactic-acid. Polylactic acid has low shrinkage and huge potential in assembly tooling and assembly fixture manufacturing. Main benefits are in use of additive manufacturing for this purpose because of huge manufacturing variability and time savings in case of frequent design changes. From filament fused fabrication technology stand point is important to determine right manufacturing orientation of part. Main material benefit is bio-degradability and recyclability. Current trend in manufacturing is bio materials, clean manufacturing and ecofriendly products. Correct orientation of assembly tool will optimize manufacturing process in one way. Article is aimed on manufacturing precision in each orientation of part on build late. With right orientation of part in additive manufacturing process is determined exact precision of assembly tool manufacturing. For measurement was used coordinate-measuring machine. In this case measurements and precision checking are made only in exact spots where is needed the most precise distance

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 952)
• Pages: 153-162
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.952.153
• Online since: April 2019
• Authors: Šimon Lecký*, Stefan Václav, Dávid Michal, Róbert Hrušecký, Peter Košťál, Ivan Molnár
• Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Assembly Tool, Polylactic Acid

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