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Investigation of high performance plastics for additive manufacturing (AM) - PEEK and PEI - on a FDM printer
Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing as it is referred to in the media, is a group of
manufacturing technologies which are capable to produce complex, threedimensional
objects without the need for individual tooling. Today processes like selective laser melting
(SLM) are already capable to produce direct parts in end-user quality out of metal.
However, up to now processes like fused deposition modeling (FDM) were used for plastic
rapid prototypes with limited mechanical and chemical material properties. p|dz acquires
an FDM printer for PEEK and and PEI. This printer is capable to produce e.g. medical
implants in end-user quality.
Keywords: - Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D
printing
- Selective laser melting (SLM)
- Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
- plastics and post processing
Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing as it is referred to in the media, is a group of
manufacturing technologies which are capable to produce complex, threedimensional
objects without the need for individual tooling. Today processes like selective laser melting
(SLM) are already capable to produce direct parts in end-user quality out of metal.
However, up to now processes like fused deposition modeling (FDM) were used for plastic
rapid prototypes with limited mechanical and chemical material properties. p|dz acquires
an FDM printer for PEEK and and PEI. This printer is capable to produce e.g. medical
implants in end-user quality.
Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing as it is referred to in the media, is a group of manufacturing technologies which are capable to produce complex, threedimensional objects without the need for individual tooling. Today processes like selective laser melting (SLM) are already capable to produce direct parts in end-user quality out of metal. However, up to now processes like fused deposition modeling (FDM) were used for plastic rapid prototypes with limited mechanical and chemical material properties. p|dz acquires an FDM printer for PEEK and and PEI. This printer is capable to produce e.g. medical implants in end-user quality.
- Each FDM printer has its own characteristic depending on different influence- and
disturbance factors.
- In a systematic approach the influence - and disturbing factors of the FDM printer need to
be investigated to acquire the full potential of the FDM technology. One additional point to
consider is the surface roughness of the FDM parts and the potential of post processing.
- The systematical approach contains: Designing probes, manufacturing and testing.
- In the final thesis a summary of the findings should be written in form of design guide
lines for the FDM printer for PEEK and PEI.
- Each FDM printer has its own characteristic depending on different influence- and disturbance factors. - In a systematic approach the influence - and disturbing factors of the FDM printer need to be investigated to acquire the full potential of the FDM technology. One additional point to consider is the surface roughness of the FDM parts and the potential of post processing. - The systematical approach contains: Designing probes, manufacturing and testing. - In the final thesis a summary of the findings should be written in form of design guide lines for the FDM printer for PEEK and PEI.
- Interested in new technologies - Interested in the interdisciplinary subject of product development - Familiar with a CAD program - Interested in Design of Experiment DoE - Capable to work independently
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pd|z
Julian Ferchow
LEE O 207
Leonhardstrasse 21, 8092 Zürich
ferchow@inspire.ethz.ch
pd|z Julian Ferchow LEE O 207 Leonhardstrasse 21, 8092 Zürich ferchow@inspire.ethz.ch