Development of an acoustic process monitoring system for selective laser melting (SLM)

N. Eschner*, L. Weiser*, B. Häfner*, G. Lanza*

*wbk – Institut für Produktionstechnik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe

1 Abstract The current selective laser melting (SLM) process lacks both process quality and reproducibility. Recent

research focuses on the integration of optical measuring technology, but acoustic sensors also seem promising. Initial results on acoustic methods show their suitability. The further processing of the data still shows difficulties, mostly due to the high sample rate. In this work a concept for an acoustic process monitoring system is developed and integrated into the process. First results show its capability to distinguish different process qualities.

For this purpose, various configurations for in-process integration of acoustic measurement techniques are discussed and evaluated. The most promising structure-borne sound concept is integrated and tested in a test bed. In a Design of Experiments for specific parameter selection, cubes with different process qualities are produced, and the acoustic signatures are evaluated. For a first prove of concepts a Neuronal Network is trained to classify three different laser classes. Therefore, different NN topologies were tested and the best-found solution had a precision of more than 90%.

2 Introduction/Motivation Additive manufacturing (AM) enables a high level of functional integration, the capability of rapid

prototyping, individualized products as well as economical production in small series. As a result, additive manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly important in many industries. The laser beam melting (LBM or more commonly known as SLM) is focused, since it is an established process in the area of prototype construction that stands at the threshold for the employment in large and small series production (Kief, Roschiwal & Schwarz 2015). The SLM process is a powder-bed-based process in which metal powder is melted layer by layer using a laser to form a solid body (Gebhardt 2016).

If material defects occur during the process, they lead to an undefined reduction in fatigue resistance and a shortened life of the components (Yadollahi & Shamsaei 2017). This means that components can only be used at highly stressed and safety-relevant points once complex end of line quality assurance has been implemented. Focusing serial production with this manufacturing technique an end of line quality assurance is much too expensive and has to be mitigated. . (Lanza et al. 2017)

To avoid costly end of line quality assurance, as well as guarantee the durability of the AM parts, a suitable process monitoring method that is integrated into the build process is advantageous. It is essential that the recorded data gets processed in a way that the information helps to ensure the required process quality. With an information about the actual process quality the built process can be stopped, or process parameters be changed to mitigate further defects.

Among the different kind of defects inner defects are of special interest. For porosity, some aircraft companies have defined a maximum diameter of 200µm to ensure the durability of AM parts. (Kiefel, Scius-Bertrand & Stößel 2018) Other work has shown that the shape and the location in relation to the outer surface has a significant role on the fatigue resistance. (Reschetnik 2017) This makes it necessary to integrate process monitoring techniques that give quantitative information about shape, location and size of inner defects like pores.

This work will first investigate current existing techniques upon their capabilities before suggesting an acoustic measuring setup and presenting first results proving this concept.

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3 State of the art In this section a short review of SLM defect characteristics will be given and existing process monitoring

techniques are discussed. Furthermore, the approaches to visualize the results of this monitoring techniques are introduced. This is followed by the discussion about systematically introduced defects in reference test bodies for evaluating the capabilities of process monitoring techniques. The last part of this section focuses on the discussion of relevant reference measurement techniques to evaluate location and shape of pores in AM parts.

3.1 Defects in SLM There are different characteristic defects in SLM (Everton et al. 2016; Grasso & Colosimo 2017). Pores

are of special interest since they are difficult to detect by end of line inspection and have a major influence on the fatigue behaviour (Leuders et al. 2013). To evaluate the influence it is important to know the shape and location of each pore (Reschetnik 2017), which strongly correlates with its formation mechanism.

Too High Energy Too Low Energy

Keyhole/Vaporization Spatter Unmolten powder

(Gong et al. 2014) (Haeckel 2017) (Gong et al. 2014)

Table 1: Pores may result from either bringing in too high or too low energy in the process zone (Gong et al. 2014)

When bringing in too high energy keyhole phenomena may occur, which result in subsurface pores. These kind of pores often have a spherical shape and indicate high concentrations of alloys with low vaporization temperature due the high temperature at the bottom of the melt pool, shown in Table 1 (Liu et al. 2016). Another phenomenon which is likely to occur from too high energy input is the generation of spatter which results from the recoil pressure spattering molten material (Khairallah et al. 2016). This molten material is likely to form a spherical shaped drop somewhere on the powder bed. Even though there are a few other phenomena resulting in powder bed contamination in the end this powder bed contamination cannot be melted completely and is likely to trap unmolten powder under it. (Haeckel 2017) The micrograph of such pore resulting from powder contamination is shown in Table 1-middle. Not only does spatter lead to insufficiently molten powder, if there is a too small overlap in scan strategies or insufficient laser power input, welding lines are only partly connected like shown in Table 1 on the right. (Gong et al. 2014; Thijs et al. 2010)

By tuning the process parameters, it is possible to mitigate pores resulting from too low or too high energy

input. Despite this, process and melt pool instabilities from powder bed contamination or attenuation of the laser power from process gases, resulting in discontinuity energy input, can’t be avoided completely. In total there are more than 50 process parameters influencing the SLM process which have to be considered. (Spears & Gold 2016; van Elsen 2007) Only few are correctly user controlled and they have only been partially researched. This shows the necessity of process monitoring or process integrated measurement techniques capable of detecting and quantifying pores.

3.2 Sensors for process monitoring To detect process discontinuities which may result in pores, different in-situ process monitoring

techniques exist. These are summarized in table 2. They can be divided in optical and acoustic monitoring techniques. Most of these methods are already known from laser welding. (Purtonen, Kalliosaari & Salminen 2014) There are first works also evaluating eddy current testing and backscatter computed tomography. These methods are up to date not yet implemented. (García-Martín, Gómez-Gil & Vázquez-Sánchez 2011)

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First process monitoring techniques available in industrial application focus on the integration of optical

measuring equipment in the beam path (Berumen et al. 2010; Everton et al. 2016). By integrating cameras and diodes/pyrometers into the optical path it is possible to quantify melt pool size, shape and radiation from the melt pool (Clijsters et al. 2014; Furumoto et al. 2013). With this information it is possible to realize a closed-loop control to reduce the occurrence of too high energy input and thereby the number of produced pores can be reduced. Further work also showed a correlation of position data of the laser with data from the melt pool monitoring, resulting in maps for each layer which help the operator to identify process variation, but cannot give a quantitative feedback about occurred defects and part quality. (Grasso & Colosimo 2017)

A more complex on-axial measurement technique is the optical coherence tomography, where a second

laser system is integrated in the beam path (Neef et al. 2014). It might even be upgraded with a separate galvanometer-system scanning the melt pool (Kanko, Sibley & Fraser 2016). This technique achieves a new level of information, making it possible to evaluate further melt pool properties like keyhole depth and the geometrical profile of the melt pool.

The integration of Off-Axial sensors have the scope to monitor powder bed properties or scan path/scan

surface (Grasso & Colosimo 2017). For observing the scan path or scan surface, pyrometers (Doubenskaia, Pavlov & Chivel 2010; Islam et al. 2013) or IR Cameras (Krauss, Eschey & Zaeh 2012) can be integrated. For observing the powder bed, cameras (Zur Jacobsmühlen et al. 2015) or laser line scanners (Haeckel 2017) can be used. For scientific purposes and to understand the process as well as melt pool dynamics, a high speed camera close to the process zone was integrated. (Ly et al. 2017)

Besides the above discussed optical monitoring methods mentioned, there are novel works elaborating

further non-destructive testing techniques. Existing works an all four different kinds of non-destructive testing methods are summarized in Table 2.

There are first works on Eddy Current Testing integrated in the process, which right now is related with a high effort scanning the surface and thereby slows down the process. (García-Martín, Gómez-Gil & Vázquez-Sánchez 2011)

Rieder integrated an ultrasonic transducer under the build platform which can detect porosity by pulse reflection method. In this case an ultrasonic wave is generated by the transducer and the reflected wave from the backwall or defects is analysed. (Rieder et al. 2016) For this active acoustic approach an acoustic signal must be generated. The spatially resolved acoustics emissions approach, introduced by (Smith et al. 2016) works in a similar way. Surface acoustic waves are generated with a laser and the propagation is evaluated by measuring the surface acoustic wave at a second point. (Ye et al. 2018) introduced a passive acoustic approach measuring the airborne acoustic signature. Due to plasma generation it is possible to evaluate process discontinuity and detect overheating and balling.

Beside of these monitoring techniques first concepts are available for integrating an X-Ray into the

process. This approach promises a high degree of information about inner defect. (Shedlock, Edwards & Toh 2011)

Optical Eddy Current Acoustic CT Off-Axis On-Axis Active Passive

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High-speed camera (Ly et al. 2017)

Camera + diode (Berumen et al. 2010; Clijsters et al. 2014; Furumoto et al. 2013)

(García-Martín, Gómez-Gil & Vázquez-Sánchez 2011)

Ultra sound emissions-reflexion (Rieder et al. 2016)

Air borne acoustic emissions (Ye et al. 2018; Shevchik et al. 2018)

X-ray backscatter (Shedlock, Edwards & Toh 2011)

IR camera (Krauss, Eschey & Zaeh 2012)

Spatially resolved acoustic emission (Hirsch et al. 2017; Smith et al. 2016) Pyrometer

(+Camera) (Islam et al. 2013; Doubenskaia, Pavlov & Chivel 2010)

High-speed Camera (Lott et al. 2011)

Camera (Pulverbett) (Zur Jacobsmühlen et al. 2015)

OCT (Neef et al. 2014; Kanko, Sibley & Fraser 2016) Laser line scanner

(Haeckel 2017) Table 2: Literature overview on process monitoring systems for the SLM process

3.3 Data evaluation of process monitoring The monitoring techniques described above are in the development phase and have different scopes of

application. Not all of them will be used in productive SLM systems in the future. As soon as a technology comes out of the development phase, during which process engineers operate the machine, it is necessary to get intuitive and clear feedback about the process quality. For this purpose, visualization techniques are used to show deviations in a 2D or 3D image like shown in ((Krauss 2016)). Figure 1 shows areas marked in red, in which high IR radiation from the melt pool is observed. This is an indicator for too high energy input and therefore likely to cause defects. (Krauss 2016) This kind of visualizations require interpretation by an expert and may be improved by automated pattern recognition algorithms. (Zenzinger et al. 2014)

Besides visualizing process deviations, a classification directly from raw signals is possible. A

classification approach using machine learning algorithms for five classes was shown by (Ye et al. 2018), who were able to distinguish balling (a), light balling (b), good process (c), light overheating (d) and overheating (e) like shown in figure 2 by using the air borne acoustic raw signal. This classification of defects in combination with giving an indicator of the severity makes it easier for machine operators or automatized control systems to take the right actions or even precautions to prevent further defects in the process.

Figure 1: Data evaluation of a process monitoring technique (Krauss

2016)

Figure 2: Distinguishing of classes: balling (a), light balling (b), good process (c), light overheating (d) and overheating (e) (Ye et al. 2018)

3.4 Reference bodies The systematic introduction of defects or process characteristics in reference bodies is a common approach

to evaluate the performance of process monitoring techniques. The most simple way to do this, is the creation of 2100

single welding tracks like (Ye et al. 2018). This is especially advantageous since no complex measurement technique is needed to evaluate the properties of the welding tracks.

More complex three dimensional reference bodies are used by (Rieder et al. 2016) or (Toeppel et al. 2016).

To systematically introduce defects different parameters are used. They range from parameters correlating directly with the energy input (layer thickness, laser power, scan speed, hatching distance) to inert gas flow or powder bed contamination. Table 3 gives an overview over considered defects and the used process parameters. Beside of these used process parameters there are much more process parameters which affect process quality and are not yet used for evaluating process monitoring techniques since they are difficult to vary. (Krauss 2016; Spears & Gold 2016)

Research approach Considered parameter Changed process parameter (Rieder et al. 2016) Density Laser power (Toeppel et al. 2016) Pores/density Laser power, hatch distance,

geometry, scanner time delay (Ye et al. 2018) Balling/overheating Laser power (Haeckel 2017) Pores Powder bed contamination (Zenzinger et al. 2014) Pores Inert gas Flow (Krauss, Eschey & Zaeh 2012) Pore Laser Power

Table 3: Overview of considered defects and varied process parameters

3.5 Reference measurement technique If reference bodies are produced it is essential for qualifying the measurement technique to have a

reference to measure the introduced defects. To get information about the inner defects like pores different measurement techniques are suitable, each having its own advantages. In total, three different types are worth to be considered: Archimedes density measurement, micrographs and computer tomography (CT) (Spierings, Schneider & Eggenberger 2011)

Density measurements according to Archimedes have the lowest degree of information since it only gives

a number of the overall density but no information about the location or particular shape of pores. Beside of this, the reproducibility and standard deviation of Archimedes measurement is the best of the three mentioned measurement techniques. (Spierings, Schneider & Eggenberger 2011)

Micrographs give the opportunity to evaluate the shape of pores and the location in the cross-section. This

gives more information about pore properties than Archimedes measurement. By using microscopes, the usable resolution of this approach goes down to a few micrometres. Unfortunately the process of making micrographs with grinding, polishing and the parameters for taking pictures to evaluate the pores are hard to reproduce. (Spierings, Schneider & Eggenberger 2011)

The highest amount of data about the reference body can be generated by using a CT. With CT it is

possible to evaluate size and shape of the pores according to BDG P202 (BDG 2010) over the whole volume of the test body. Major drawback of this technique is its measurement uncertainty and its undefined limit for small pores. Depending on the used parameter for the image acquisition the resolution of the CT image changes. (Schild et al. 2018)

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4 Methodical approach In this section the overall approach for developing an acoustic monitoring system will be explaind.

Therefor first of all the reasons for investigating an acoustic measurement setup will be explained before its integration into a test bench will be shown. In section 4.2 de design of the chosen reference bodies and the chosen defect mechanisms are introduced. Section 4.3 focuses on the data processing of the acoustic signal and the correlation of the features generated from the reference measurement.

4.1 Sensor and test setup

4.1.1 Selection of measurement technique Figure 3 summarizes the capabilities of the different non-destructive testing (NDT) methods in general

and compares their abilities in resolution and defect position (inside or surface) in a qualitative way. Since eddy current testing is only capable of detecting defects close to surface all techniques above the red line can detect defect inside a volume. The ones below the red line can detect surface or close to surface defects.

Figure 3: Comparison of NDT methods in resolution and defect positioning according to Gevatter & Grünhaupt 2006)

Section 3.1 showed that the formation mechanism of SLM characteristic pores only partly understood and there are works indicating the pore formation taking place without being visible at the surface (Calta et al. 2018). Nevertheless, pores are volume defects which makes it necessary to have a closer look on the testing methods which are in general capable of evaluating defects within the volume.

X-ray backscatter tomography, which is a special method of the computed tomography (CT), is part of further research and not yet integrated in the process. The process integration of CT was already shown for FDM and is also plausible for SLM. Regarding the high integration effort and investment cost, this is likely to be limited for research and special applications. Since the integration of acoustic sensors is much less complex (as shown in (Rieder et al. 2016; Ye et al. 2018)), it is promising to have a closer look on this kind of measuring principle.

4.1.2 Integration concepts of acoustic measurement systems The generation and detection of acoustic signals in general can be performed by three different kind of

actors/sensors: piezo, electromagnetic transducer (EMAT) or by the laser itself. Furthermore, acoustic waves can be air borne or structure born. This work will focus on structure born noise due to its expected higher degree of information.

With regard to the integration of the actor and the sensors, there are two general placements, which are schematically sketched in figure 5 as variants A and B. In variant B, the probe is mounted in the available space between the construction platform and the substrate plate. Such a construction has already been implemented and tested (Rieder et al. 2016). Variant A provides space for the sensor to be positioned above the workpiece or

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integration into the beam. The installation space above the workpiece is limited by the fact that the beam path of the laser must not be disturbed. Nevertheless, this variant offers advantages in terms of component coverage.

Figure 4: Integration and signal generation/detection options for SLM process monitoring

With these options to integrate sensors and the three sensor options to generate/detect acoustic signals, 18 different options for acoustic testing in SLM can be generated. 9 concepts are plausible and worth of further discussion which can be found in (Eschner et al. 2017) and will be only summarized here.

• In general, the integration above in volume A of a piezo electric or EMAT makes it necessary to

implement a mechanism to move the transducer for signal detection over the process zone in order to not interact with the laser beam. Such mechanisms are complex, susceptible to failure and slow down the overall process time.

• When the laser induces energy, acoustic waves are generated which can be measured and evaluated like ((Ye et al. 2018)) has shown for air-borne acoustic emissions.

• It is likely to interact with ferromagnetic material and EMATs which lead to a disturbance of the powder bed.

• Low frequency ultrasonic transducers have limited performance in resolution, while high frequency ultrasonic transducers have limited access to the whole volume since the waves are damped excessively

• For the integration in variant A attention should be spent to the existing temperatures and the platform heating. Nevertheless, it was shown, that the integration at this position is possible.

To have an optimal solution regarding process time, expected information content and minimizing

integration effort of the nine plausible concept one was favoured. The favoured concept is shown in figure 6 and will be explained in the following.

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Figure 5: Monitoring concept for SLM using structure-borne acoustic emissions

In this concept, the acoustic waves are generated by the SLM process itself from plasma and other process dynamics. The generated waves propagate through the build object and are recorded by a piezoelectric transducer. If a defect, like a crack prevents the propagation recorded signals change. Furthermore, the process stability itself can be judged, since process inhomogeneity produces inhomogeneous signals. This concept is favoured since it monitors the building process and thereby promises the highest degree of information, while not slowing down the process. (Eschner et al. 2017)

4.1.3 Integration of an acoustic measurement system in a reference SLM process In order to investigate the capabilities of the process monitoring technology, reference bodies are printed

as shown in section 3.4 and systematic errors are introduced into them. For this purpose, it is necessary to have a process environment which gives the flexibility to vary process parameters freely and integrate the sensor. A test setup imitating the SLM process was designed, giving flexibility for the relevant process parameters and sensor integration.

Figure 6: Sectional view of SLM build chamber in test setup

Figure 7: Complete view of test setup

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Figure 6 shows a cross sectional view of the process chamber which is the central unit of the test setup. The powder application mechanism is a simple wiper mechanism to reduce overall complexity. There is one cylinder used as a powder reservoir. The wiper moves from left to right and applies the powder from the powder reservoir onto the build platform. The build platform moves down after a layer is exposed. Under the build platform an acoustic sensor by QASS is integrated. All axes are moved with stepper motors in micro stepping mode. Right next to the build platform, outlet and inlets for the inert gas flow are integrated. The outlets and inlets are easily replaced to influence the inert gas flow. The whole system is sealed against the environment to avoid oxygen contamination and to realize positive or negative pressure. The process chamber is integrated in a machine frame made from standard profiles which connect all the different components (Figure 7). Since an acoustic sensor is used, some effort was spent for acoustic decoupling of peripheral equipment like computer or optical system with the scan head.

The laser system consists of a 250W IPG laser and a Cambridge Technology SMC scanner card. The XML API provided by Cambridge Technology offers a flexible adaption of process parameters. A python script generates the code needed for every layer of the test cubes. The cubes are then placed in a 3x3 matrix on the substrate plate. Every cube is printed with its own set of parameters. More complex objects are generated via a CAD/CAM chain consisting of a slicer software (Slic3r with a custom configuration suitable for SLM) and a python script converting the generated G-code into the according xml code. The printing parameters are also freely variable. A main LabVIEW application controls the stepper motors, the inert gas system, all sensors as well as the QASS ultrasonic measurement device. The data is recorded with a frequency of 4 MHz. The inert gas system is designed to have the ability to vary process parameters like flow rate and oxygen content. For this purpose, the system is equipped with an oxygen-, a temperature- and a flowrate sensor.

To get information about the actual position of the laser beam spot and to synchronize this information with the acoustic signal, a FPGA for interpreting the XY2-100 protocol (protocol for communication between scanner card and galvanometer scanner) of the galvanometer system was realized. With this system it is possible to assign a position to its corresponding acoustic signal during the build job.

4.2 Evaluation of the acoustic measuring system with reference bodies To evaluate the acoustic measuring system in a first approach, reference bodies are printed with varying

part quality. As shown in section 3.4 there are different ways for producing reference bodies. One of the easiest ways is to vary process parameters like laser power (𝑃𝑃𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙), layer thickness (𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙), scan speed (𝑣𝑣𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑠𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑠) or hatching distance (𝑑𝑑ℎ𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑎𝑠𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑖). These four parameters directly correlate with the energy density which can be calculated as following:

𝐸𝐸 =𝑃𝑃𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙

𝑣𝑣𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑠𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑠 ∗ 𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 ∗ 𝑑𝑑ℎ𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑎𝑠𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑖 (Formula 1)

Previous work by (Cherry et al. 2015) (see Figure 8) and (Gong et al. 2014) (see Figure 9) have shown

that the energy density within the process is correlated directly to the part quality, which was measured in these cases on porosity. There is an optimal interval, in which the process produces good results. Above and below the interval, quality drops rapidly (Gong et al. 2014; Cherry et al. 2015). Based on this knowledge, the varied process parameter to influence part quality regarding pores will be the energy density used in the process.

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Figure 8: Relation between part porosity and energy density in (Cherry et

al. 2015)

Figure 9: Relation between part porosity and energy density in (Gong

et al. 2014)

To evaluate the capabilities of the acoustic monitoring technique, this correlation of energy density and

part quality/porosity is used. Therefore, to obtain a wide range of energy inputs, a Design of Experiments (DOE) was conducted with the four parameters influencing the energy input. Since only four parameters are varied, a full factorial test plan is used. Each parameter range has a minimal value, a centre point and a maximal value.

The given formula for energy input (Formula 1) is a hyperbola, which means a true centre point of the

min-max interval results in an unevenly distributed energy input throughout the test objects. To counter this effect, the centre value of the scan speed was set to a third of the interval range. The parameters were set as stated in Table 4:

Parameter Minimal value Centre value Maximal value Laser power 150 W 200 W 250 W Scan speed 200 mm/s 400 mm/s 1000 mm/s Layer thickness 0.02 mm 0.03 mm 0.04 mm Hatching distance 0.03 mm 0.04 mm 0.05 mm

Table 4: Parameter set for Design of Experiments

The resulting 81 parameter sets are printed in the designed test setup as cubes with an edge length of 0.5 mm. The material used is 316L stainless steel. Each build job contains 9 different reference bodies as shown in Figure 10. Since a 3x3 matrix is printed on the substrate plate, the scan speed is varied in the y direction, the laser power in x direction (compare Figure 10). The other two parameters, layer thickness and hatching distance, are varied in between the different substrate plates. This results in a total of 81 test cubes on 9 substrate plates. To ensure an even distribution over all energy input levels, the energy input over the parameters as well as the number of the according substrate plate can be plotted (Figure 11)

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Several tests conducted before setting up the test plan showed a rough estimate of the expected process

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4.3 Correlating acoustic signals with reference measurements The main objective of the utilised process monitoring technique is not to detect the variance between

different processes, but rather to carry out an analysis of the component quality (with the associated defects) at coordinate level. The goal is to automatically determine the type of defect as well as the spatial extent and location in the component. Selected process parameters are to be validated automatically by a machine learning technique. If it is necessary to adjust parameters due to the current process situation, the system should propose a suitable parameter set.

To evaluate the printed test cubes, two methods will be used: computer tomography and Archimedes. The

results of the reference measuring, the acoustic signal of the process (with extracted features) and the printing parameters are then compiled into datasets. These are then used to train an artificial neural network (ANN), which will be realized in Pythons sklearn package and Google TensorFlow. To handle the great amount of data, most calculations will be done with GPU support (Nvidia CUDA).

For first analysis classification is used to determine the type of the main defect (overheating, balling,

pores), whereas in future work regression will be used to get quantitative features like density value. The complete dataset is randomly split into training (70%) and test data (30%) to test repeatability of the training (each training is repeated five times and the according mean and standard deviation is calculated). To evaluate the model performce regarding a classification over the whole dataset, a five-time cross-validation is performed with an according 80/20-split of the data.

The raw input signal of the sensor is decoded from its binary and proprietary data format of the

manufacturer into a Pandas dataframe which is stored with zlib compression as a HDF5 file on disk. The timeseries in then fast fourier transformed (FFT) using a window of 0.005 seconds. As windowing function, the hanning window is used. To reduce background noise, a frequency mask of the background signal is subtracted from the resulting FFT (see Figure 13 and Figure 14). The result is a spectrogram for each layer like shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12: Spectrogram of measured signal of one layer (filtered)

To feed the FFT of each layer into the artificial neural network, the data must be flattened since they are stored as an array (Formula 2). The additional features can be added in the future to the input vector. The vector resulting directly from the spectrogram contains 12 million values, meaning one value for each pixel. To reduce

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this amount, a bottleneck approach is used. The number of neurons in a hidden layer is set between five and a hundred. Performance of different topology will be tested.

�𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=1𝑎𝑎=1 ⋯ 𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=1

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⋮ ⋱ ⋮𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=𝑠𝑠𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎=1 ⋯ 𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=𝑠𝑠𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

𝑎𝑎=𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚�𝑓𝑓𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑠�⎯⎯⎯⎯� �𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=1𝑎𝑎=1 ⋯ 𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=𝑠𝑠𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

𝑎𝑎=1 ⋯𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=1𝑎𝑎=𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 ⋯ 𝑥𝑥𝑠𝑠=𝑠𝑠𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

𝑎𝑎=𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 � = 𝑥𝑥𝑚𝑚 (Formula 2)

The output vector can contain different types of output classes like scan speed, laser power, energy density,

defect type (pore volume, pore shape, number of pores, …) etc. from which an array of outputs can be created (Formula 3).

{𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙}

𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑎𝑎𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑎𝑎 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑎𝑖𝑖𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠�⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯� �𝑦𝑦𝑚𝑚=1 ⋯𝑦𝑦𝑚𝑚=𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚� (Formula 3)

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5 Results This section will show first results of the above described methodical approach in detail. The results

contain the analysis of 18 cubes build in two build jobs. Each cube has 120 usable layers (the first five layers were discarded due to double exposure), which leads to a total dataset of 2160 individual datasets. To gain first experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) data analysis, only the given laser power from the output vector was used. So, no features from the reference measurement technique is used for first exemplary evaluations of acoustic signals of the process. The analysis of all 81 cubes with the use of a reference measurement technique will take place in the future.

5.1 Capturing raw process data For data processing, it is crucial to obtain a clear, noise free signal with a sufficient amplitude. First tests

with a ceramic coupling between the sensor and the substrate plate showed a high dampening of the process sound. Therefore, the resulting measurements had to be discarded. After removing the ceramic coupling and adding glycerol as a coupling agent, the signal was much stronger. As a drawback, the background noise of the test setup (stepper motors, vibrations of the inert gas pump) were present and reduced the usable information within the signal. Using a difference mask (see Figure 13 and Figure 14) showed very good results in reducing noise from the test setup. The printing process of each layer was recorded by the QASS measurement system. The resulting time series was then transformed via FFT to the frequency domain. The process has an effective frequency range up to 1.3 MHz.

Figure 13: Raw measuring signal without applied filter

Figure 14: Difference mask to reduce noise from test setup

5.2 Data preprocessing Each measurement is decoded and processed and stored along with its parameter set on disk. One substrate

plate creates roughly 100 gigabytes of data. Every layer is then assigned with an output class: for the first test, the used laser power. For feeding the data into an artificial neural network, every dataset must contain an equal number of samples. To achieve this, the machine noise is appended at the end to fill to the desired length. During pre-processing, a dataset with input and output vectors is created and stored separately on disk to reduce processor (CPU) time for repeated use. The dataset is then randomised and split into 70% training data und 30% test data.

5.3 Artificial Intelligence Utilizing sklearn’s MLPClassifier1, a multi-layer perceptron is used to make a first attempt on

classification. First results show a better performance of a stochastic gradient descent solver over the ADAM solver. As activation function, ReLu is used. Tanh was tested but produced worse results than ReLu.

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Precision defines the number of true positive classifications in regard to all positive classifications (“What proportion of positive identifications was actually correct?”2), whereas recall is calculated by comparing the true negative classifications to all real positives (“What proportion of actual positives was identified correctly?”3). The F1-Score combines precision and recall via (Formula 4):

𝐹𝐹1 =2 ∗ (𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑝 ∗ 𝑝𝑝𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙)𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑝 + 𝑝𝑝𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙

(Formula 4)

To check the repeatability of training the artificial neural network, the network was trained and tested five

times on the same split of training and test data. The mean and standard deviation of precision, recall and F1-score are shown in Figure 15 to Figure 20.

When regarding precision, recall and f1-score, one can notice that there is an interval of neurons in which

the classification results are optimal. Above and below that interval the classification score drops rapidly. Furthermore, it can be seen that the addition of multiple hidden layers does not provide a increase regarding the reachable classification score. In contrary, when regarding the standard deviation it is noticeable that the standard deviation rises with the addition of more layers. This means that the training itself lacks repeatability and therefore gets more stochastic.

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Figure 15: Precision of tested multi layer perceptron

Figure 16: Precision – Standard deviation

Figure 17: Recall of multi layer perceptron

Figure 18: Recall – Standard deviation

Figure 19: F1-Score of multi layer perceptron

Figure 20: F1-Score – Standard deviation

After checking repeatability for a fixed dataset, five times cross validation with an 80/20 split (the dataset

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6 Summary and Outlook To detect pores in additive manufactured parts, a possible solution lies within an in-situ process

monitoring. As a measurement technique, an acoustic sensor was chosen and implemented. The acquired process signals could be processed and were fed into an artificial neural network. It was possible to make a classification regarding the used laser power in the process. Multiple topologies of the artificial neural network were tested. A bottleneck approach with a single hidden layer seems the most promising. It can be concluded, that the acoustic signal of the process is suited to characterize the SLM process.

Once the final DOE is finished (all plates are printed), a bigger dataset will be created, and the different

models will be tested against varying output classes. Using Google TensorFlow might decrease the overall time needed for training and testing. Furthermore, different parameter sets must be tested as well as other types of neural networks like convolutional neural networks or restricted Boltzmann machines.

After getting reference measures of the defects in the parts, it will be tried to correlate the defect type and

position to the acoustic signals. The AI approach can easily be supplemented with additional input and output parameters to enable modular traceability. With this approach it should be possible to monitor the process and give a quantitative feedback on the estimated density or type of pores. Acknowledgements

The research project „KitkAdd - Kombination und Integration etablierter Technologien mit additiven Fertigungsverfahren in einer Prozesskette“ (“Combination and integration of established technologies with additive manufacturing in one process chain”) is funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) in the program “Innovation für die Produktion, Dienstleistung und Arbeit von morgen” (02P15B017/02P15B015”) and supported by Projektträger Karlsruhe (PTKA). The authors are responsible for the content of this publication. We extend our gratitude to the BMBF for funding this research project and to all participants of “KitkAdd” for their collaboration and support.

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WelcomeTitle PagePrefaceOrganizing CommitteePapers to JournalsTable of ContentsBroader ImpactsUsing Additive Manufacturing as a Pathway to Change the Qualification ParadigmTechnology Integration into Existing CompaniesLattice Design Optimization: Crowdsourcing Ideas in the ClassroomEducation of Additive Manufacturing – An Attempt to Inspire ResearchPrinting Orientation and How Implicit It IsMethod for a Software-Based Design Check of Additively Manufactured ComponentsThe Recycling of E-Waste ABS Plastics by Melt Extrusion and 3D Printing Using Solar Powered Devices as a Transformative Tool for Humanitarian Aid

Binder JettingEvaluating the Surface Finish of A356-T6 Cast Parts from Additively Manufactured Sand MoldsEconomies of Complexity of 3D Printed Sand Molds for CastingMitigating Distortion During Sintering of Binder Jet Printed CeramicsBinder Jetting of High Temperature and Thermally Conductive (Aluminum Nitride) CeramicBinder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of Water-Atomized Iron

Data Analytics in AMEffects of Thermal Camera Resolution on Feature Extraction in Selective Laser MeltingArtificial Intelligence-Enhanced Multi-Material Form Measurement for Additive MaterialsMachine Learning for Modeling of Printing Speed in Continuous Projection StereolithographyCurvature-Based Segmentation of Powder Bed Point Clouds for In-Process MonitoringNondestructive Micro-CT Inspection of Additive Parts: How to Beat the BottlenecksNon-Destructive Characterization of Additively Manufactured Components Using X-Ray Micro-Computed TomographyPrecision Enhancement of 3D Printing via In Situ MetrologyLayer-Wise Profile Monitoring of Laser-Based Additive ManufacturingCorrelative Beam Path and Pore Defect Space Analysis for Modulated Powder Bed Laser Fusion Process

Hybrid AMCharacterization of High-Deposition Polymer Extrusion in Hybrid ManufacturingMechanical Properties Evaluation of Ti-6Al-4V Thin-Wall Structure Produced by a Hybrid Manufacturing ProcessDevelopment of Pre-Repair Machining Strategies for Laser-Aided Metallic Component RemanufacturingViscosity Control of Pseudoplastic Polymer Mixtures for Applications in Additive ManufacturingCuring Behavior of Thermosets for the Use in a Combined Selective Laser Sintering Process of PolymersEffect of Porosity on Electrical Insulation and Heat Dissipation of Fused Deposition Modeling Parts Containing Embedded WireA New Digitally Driven Process for the Fabrication of Integrated Flex-Rigid ElectronicsHybrid Manufacturing with FDM Technology for Enabling Power Electronics Component FabricationDigitally-Driven Micro Surface Patterning by Hybrid ManufacturingPotentials and Challenges of Multi-Material Processing by Laser-Based Powder Bed FusionA Digitally Driven Hybrid Manufacturing Process for the Flexible Production of Engineering Ceramic ComponentsStereolithography-Based Manufacturing of Molds for Directionally Solidified CastingsExamination of the Connection between Selective Laser-Melted Components Made of 316L Steel Powder on Conventionally Fabricated Base BodiesCharacterization and Analysis of Geometric Features for the Wire-Arc Additive Process

ApplicationsGeometry/Surface FinishEffect of Inter-Layer Cooling Time on Distortion and Mechanical Properties in Metal Additive ManufacturingEffect of Shield Gas on Surface Finish of Laser Powder Bed Produced PartsMaterial Characterization for Lightweight Thin Wall Structures Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive ManufacturingMetal Additive Manufacturing in the Oil and Gas IndustryDevelopment of a Customized CPAP Mask Using Reverse Engineering and Additive Manufacturing

Specific PartsMultimaterial Aerosol Jet Printing of Passive Circuit ElementsAdditive Manufacturing of Liners for Shaped ChargesAn Aerospace Integrated Component Application Based on Selective Laser Melting: Design, Fabrication and Fe SimulationAdditive Manufacturing of Metal Bandpass Filters for Future Radar ReceiversFast Prediction of Thermal History in Large-Scale Parts Fabricated via a Laser Metal Deposition ProcessDesign Guidelines for a Software-Supported Adaptation of Additively Manufactured Components with Regard to a Robust Production

Large Scale PartsIncreasing Interlaminar Strength in Large Scale Additive ManufacturingUsing Post-Tensioning in Large Scale Additive Parts for Load Bearing StructuresPrecast Concrete Molds Fabricated with Big Area Additive Manufacturing3D Printed Fastener-Free Connections for Non-Structural and Structural Applications – An Exploratory InvestigationCorrelations of Interlayer Time with Distortion of Large Ti-6Al-4V Components in Laser Metal Deposition with WireModel Development for Residual Stress Consideration in Design for Laser Metal 3D Printing of Maraging Steel 300Topology Optimisation of Additively Manufactured Lattice Beams for Three-Point Bending Test

Residual StressMorphable Components Topology Optimization for Additive ManufacturingNext-Generation Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight Structures for Additive Manufacturing

Topology OptimizationTopology Optimized Heat Transfer Using the Example of an Electronic HousingMicrostructural and Mechanical Characterization of Ti6Al4V Cellular Struts Fabricated by Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion Additive ManufacturingEffect of Wall Thickness and Build Quality on the Compressive Properties of 304L Thin-Walled Structure Fabricated by SLMMechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured 17-4 Ph Stainless Steel Schoen Gyroid Lattice Structure

Lattices and CellularAn Investigation of the Fatigue Strength of Multiple Cellular Structures Fabricated by Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing ProcessOn the Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured Asymmetric HoneycombsFabrication of Support-Less Engineered Lattice Structures via Jetting of Molten Aluminum DropletsFinite Element Modeling of Metal Lattice Using Commercial Fea PlatformsA CAD-Based Workflow and Mechanical Characterization for Additive Manufacturing of Tailored Lattice StructuresA Comparison of Modeling Methods for Predicting the Elastic-Plastic Response of Additively Manufactured Honeycomb StructuresNumerical and Experimental Study of the Effect of Artificial Porosity in a Lattice Structure Manufactured by Laser Based Powder Bed FusionSize and Topology Effects on Fracture Behavior of Cellular StructuresRheological, In Situ Printability and Cell Viability Analysis of Hydrogels for Muscle Tissue RegenerationDevelopment of a Thermoplastic Biocomposite for 3D PrintingDesign Rules for Additively Manufactured Wrist Splints Created Using Design of Experiment Methods

Biomedical ApplicationsDesign and Additive Manufacturing of a Patient Specific Polymer Thumb Splint ConceptMandibular Repositioning Appliance following Resection Crossing the Midline- A3D Printed GuideA Sustainable Additive Approach for the Achievement of Tunable PorosityEffects of Electric Field on Selective Laser Sintering of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Ceramic PowderFabrication of Ceramic Parts Using a Digital Light Projection System and Tape CastingSlurry-Based Laser Sintering of Alumina CeramicsMaterial Properties of Ceramic Slurries for Applications in Additive Manufacturing Using Stereolithography

MaterialsCeramicsAdditive Manufacturing of Alumina Components by Extrusion of In-Situ UV-Cured PastesMechanical Challenges of 3D Printing Ceramics Using Digital Light ProcessingEffect of Laser Additive Manufacturing on Microstructure Evolution of Inoculated Zr₄₅ꓸ₁Cu₄₅ꓸ₅Al5Co₂ Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix CompositesFiber-Fed Printing of Free-Form Free-Standing Glass StructuresAdditive Manufacturing of Energetic MaterialsMethods of Depositing Anti-Reflective Coatings for Additively Manufactured OpticsA Review on the Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites

Non-Traditional Non-MetalsDesign and Robotic Fabrication of 3D Printed Moulds for CompositesMechanical Property Correlation and Laser Parameter Development for the Selective Laser Sintering of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyetheretherketone4D Printing Method Based on the Composites with Embedded Continuous FibersFabricating Functionally Graded Materials by Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion with Dynamic Mixing

CompositesThe Effect of Shear-Induced Fiber Alignment on Viscosity for 3D Printing of Reinforced PolymersProcessing Short Fiber Reinforced Polymers in the Fused Deposition Modeling ProcessImpact Testing of 3D Printed Kevlar-Reinforced Onyx MaterialDeposition Controlled Magnetic Alignment in Iron-PLA CompositesEffects of In-Situ Compaction and UV-Curing on the Performance of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Cured Layer by LayerGeneral Rules for Pre-Process Planning in Powder Bed Fusion System – A ReviewDevelopment of an Engineering Diagram for Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steel AlloysFatigue Life Prediction of Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials Using a Fracture Mechanics ApproachCharacterizing Interfacial Bonds in Hybrid Metal Am Structures

Direct WriteThe Mechanical Behavior of AISI H13 Hot-Work Tool Steel Processed by Selective Laser Melting under Tensile Stress

Broad IssuesAdditive Manufacturing of Metal Functionally Graded Materials: A ReviewUnderstanding Adopting Selective Laser Melting of Metallic MaterialsThe Effect of Processing Parameter on Zirconium Modified Al-Cu-Mg Alloys Fabricated by Selective Laser MeltingSelective Laser Melting of Al6061 Alloy: Processing, Microstructure, and Mechanical PropertiesSmall-Scale Characterization of Additively Manufactured Aluminum Alloys through Depth-Sensing IndentationEffects of Process Parameters and Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted Inconel 718Effects of Design Parameters on Thermal History and Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured 17-4 PH Stainless Steel

AluminumThe Effects of Powder Recycling on the Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured 17-4 PH Stainless SteelMechanical Properties of 17-4 Ph Stainless Steel Additively Manufactured Under Ar and N₂ Shielding GasRecyclability of 304L Stainless Steel in the Selective Laser Melting ProcessThe Influence of Build Parameters on the Compressive Properties of Selective Laser Melted 304L Stainless Steel

NickelCharacterization of Impact Toughness of 304L Stainless Steel Fabricated through Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process

17-4PH Stainless SteelIncorporation of Automated Ball Indentation Methodology for Studying Powder Bed Fabricated 304L Stainless SteelEffect of Powder Degradation on the Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured As-Built Ti-6Al-4VVolume Effects on the Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Parts

304 Stainless SteelEffects of Layer Orientation on the Multiaxial Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4VAmbient-Temperature Indentation Creep of an Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V AlloyIndividual and Coupled Contributions of Laser Power and Scanning Speed towards Process-Induced Porosity in Selective Laser MeltingA Comparison of Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility in Additively-Manufactured and Wrought Materials forAerospace and Biomedical Applications

316L Stainless SteelEffect of Energy Density on the Consolidation Mechanism and Microstructural Evolution of Laser Cladded Functionally-Graded Composite Ti-Al System

TitaniumMechanical Properties of Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Parts Fabricated by Laser-Foil-Printing Additive ManufacturingExperimental Characterization of Direct Metal Deposited Cobalt-Based Alloy on Tool Steel for Component RepairPEEK High Performance Fused Deposition Modeling Manufacturing with Laser In-Situ Heat TreatmentA Comparative Investigation of Sintering Methods for Polymer 3D Printing Using Selective Separation Shaping (SSS)Not Just Nylon... Improving the Range of Materials for High Speed SinteringMaterial Property Changes in Custom-Designed Digital Composite Structures Due to Voxel SizeQuantifying the Effect of Embedded Component Orientation on Flexural Properties in Additively Manufactured Structures

Non-Traditional MetalsInfluences of Printing Parameters on Semi-Crystalline Microstructure of Fused Filament Fabrication Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) ComponentsEffects of Build Parameters on the Mechanical and Di-Electrical Properties of AM Parts

Novel PolymersLaser Sintering of PA12/PA4,6 Polymer CompositesUnderstanding Hatch-Dependent Part Properties in SLSInvestigation into the Crystalline Structure and Sub-Tₚₘ Exotherm of Selective Laser Sintered Polyamide 6The Influence of Contour Scanning Parameters and Strategy on Selective Laser Sintering PA613 Build Part PropertiesProcessing of High Performance Fluoropolymers by Laser Sintering

Polymers for Material ExtrusionReinforcement Learning for Generating Toolpaths in Additive ManufacturingControl System Framework for Using G-Code-Based 3D Printing Paths on a Multi-Degree of Freedom Robotic ArmAnalysis of Build Direction in Deposition-Based Additive Manufacturing of Overhang Structures

Polymers for Powder Bed FusionTopology-Aware Routing of Electric Wires in FDM-Printed ObjectsUsing Autoencoded Voxel Patterns to Predict Part Mass, Required Support Material, and Build TimeContinuous Property Gradation for Multi-Material 3D-Printed ObjectsConvection Heat Transfer Coefficients for Laser Powder Bed FusionLocal Thermal Conductivity Mapping of Selective Laser Melted 316L Stainless Steel

ModelingFinite Element Modeling of the Selective Laser Melting Process for Ti-6Al-4VModelling the Melt Pool of the Laser Sintered Ti6Al4V Layers with Goldak’S Double-Ellipsoidal Heat SourceA Novel Microstructure Simulation Model for Direct Energy Deposition ProcessInfluence of Grain Size and Shape on Mechanical Properties of Metal Am MaterialsExperimental Calibration of Nanoparticle Sintering SimulationSolidification Simulation of Direct Energy Deposition Process by Multi-Phase Field Method Coupled with Thermal Analysis

Physical ModelingThermal Modeling Power BedsEstablishing Property-Performance Relationships through Efficient Thermal Simulation of the Laser-Powder Bed Fusion ProcessAn Investigation into Metallic Powder Thermal Conductivity in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Additive ManufacturingSimulation of the Thermal Behavior and Analysis of Solidification Process during Selective Laser Melting of AluminaLow Cost Numerical Modeling of Material Jetting-Based Additive ManufacturingScrew Swirling Effects on Fiber Orientation Distribution in Large-Scale Polymer Composite Additive Manufacturing

Multi/Micro-Scale ModelingNumerical Prediction of the Porosity of Parts Fabricated with Fused Deposition ModelingNumerical Modeling of the Material Deposition and Contouring Precision in Fused Deposition ModelingEffect of Environmental Variables on Ti-64 Am Simulation Results

Advanced Thermal ModelingNon-Equilibrium Phase Field Model Using Thermodynamics Data Estimated by Machine Learning for Additive Manufacturing SolidificationMulti-Physics Modeling of Single Track Scanning in Selective Laser Melting: Powder Compaction EffectTowards an Open-Source, Preprocessing Framework for Simulating Material Deposition for a Directed Energy Deposition ProcessQuantifying Uncertainty in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Models and Simulations

Modeling Part PerformanceOptimization of Inert Gas Flow inside Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Chamber with Computational Fluid DynamicsAn Improved Vat Photopolymerization Cure Model Demonstrates Photobleaching EffectsNonlinear and Linearized Gray Box Models of Direct-Write Printing DynamicsInsights into Powder Flow Characterization Methods for Directed Energy Distribution Additive Manufacturing SystemsEffect of Spray-Based Printing Parameters on Cementitious Material Distribution

Modeling InnovationsAligning Material Extrusion Direction with Mechanical Stress via 5-Axis Tool PathsFieldable Platform for Large-Scale Deposition of Concrete StructuresMicroextrusion Based 3D Printing–A Review

ImprovementsTheory and Methodology for High-Performance Material-Extrusion Additive Manufacturing under the Guidance of Force-FlowKnowledge-Based Material Production in the Additive Manufacturing Lifecycle of Fused Deposition ModelingAcoustic Emission Technique for Online Detection of Fusion Defects for Single Tracks during Metal Laser Powder Bed FusionDevelopment of an Acoustic Process Monitoring System for the Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

Process DevelopmentDepositionLow Cost, High Speed Stereovision for Spatter Tracking in Laser Powder Bed FusionMultiple Collaborative Printing Heads in FDM: The Issues in Process PlanningAdditive Manufacturing with Modular Support StructuresPick and Place Robotic Actuator for Big Area Additive Manufacturing

Extrusion3D Printed ElectronicsFiber Traction Printing--A Novel Additive Manufacturing Process of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix CompositeImmiscible-Interface Assisted Direct Metal Drawing

ImagingIn-Situ Optical Emission Spectroscopy during SLM of 304L Stainless SteelTool-Path Generation for Hybrid Additive ManufacturingStructural Health Monitoring of 3D Printed StructuresMechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Polymer Samples Using a Piezo Controlled Injection Molding Unit and Fused Filament Fabrication Compared with a Conventional Injection Molding ProcessUse of SWIR Imaging to Monitor Layer-To-Layer Part Quality During SLM of 304L Stainless Steel

Novel MethodsDMP Monitoring as a Process Optimization Tool for Direct Metal Printing (DMP) of Ti-6Al-4VEffects of Identical Parts on a Common Build Plate on the Modal Analysis of SLM Created MetalOn the Influence of Thermal Lensing During Selective Laser MeltingDevelopment of Novel High Temperature Laser Powder Bed Fusion System for the Processing of Crack-Susceptible AlloysTowards High Build Rates: Combining Different Layer Thicknesses within One Part in Selective Laser MeltingLaser Heated Electron Beam Gun Optimization to Improve Additive ManufacturingTwo-Dimensional Characterization of Window Contamination in Selective Laser SinteringLaser Metal Additive Manufacturing on Graphite

Non-Metal Powder Bed FusionPredictive Iterative Learning Control with Data-Driven Model for Optimal Laser Power in Selective Laser SinteringRealtime Control-Oriented Modeling and Disturbance Parameterization for Smart and Reliable Powder Bed Fusion Additive ManufacturingMicrowave Assisted Selective Laser Melting of Technical CeramicsResearch on Relationship between Depth of Fusion and Process Parameters in Low-Temperature Laser Sintering ProcessFrequency Response Inspection of Additively Manufactured Parts for Defect IdentificationNanoparticle Bed Deposition by Slot Die Coating for Microscale Selective Laser Sintering Applications

Spinning/Pinning/StereolithographyFabrication of Aligned Nanofibers along Z-Axis – A Novel 3D Electrospinning TechniqueZ-Pinning Approach for Reducing Mechanical Anisotropy of 3D Printed PartsStructurally Intelligent 3D Layer Generation for Active-Z PrintingmicroCLIP Ceramic High-Resolution Fabrication and Dimensional Accuracy Requirements

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