Post-Processing of Parts and Components Fabricated by Fused Deposition Modeling

Vinayak R. Malik is working as Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at KLS Gogte institute of Technology. He holds a Doctorate degree in Material Science from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. His research areas include Friction Stir Welding and Processing, Microwave Sintering, Materials technology, Additive Manufacturing and 3D printing. He has published numerous research papers in reputed journals along with 2 grants and 4 patents to his credit. His research contributions in close association with industry partner Enerzi Microwave Systems Pvt. Ltd. have yielded metallurgical solutions to Industrial problems.Vivek Tiwary is working as Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at KLS Gogte institute of Technology. He holds a Master’s degree in Material Science & Metallurgy from National Institute of Technology, Surathkal. His research areas include Materials technology, Additive Manufacturing, Welding/joining of 3D printed parts and Heat treatment of steels. His PhD title is “Experimental Investigations of Joining as Post-Processing Techniques to Circumvent the Bed Size Limitation of FDM-3D Printers” earned from VTU. He has published fifteen research papers in reputed SCI journals. He has obtained and executed grants worth Rs. 55 lakhs from KCTU and KSCST. Recently his final year UG project has also bagged the reputed IMTEX and KSCST awards. His most recent "IOT based 3D printing" event was one of several workshops and training programmes he has held for students and industry personnel. He has been actively offering consultancy services to the local MSME's industries in the fields of 3D printing and 3D scanning.Arunkumar P. is an Associate Professor at the KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi. He was previously the institute’s chief of examiner (COE), and he is currently the Dean of academics. His experience in the field of academics and industry extends over a period of 18 years. His research areas include CAD/CAM, Process Planning and Additive Manufacturing. He has 30 international journal and conference publications to his credit along with two research grants. He has conducted several workshops/FDP for MSME's industries in the fields of 3D printing and 3D scanning. He has received invitations to serve as a resource on reverse engineering and 3D printing from numerous organisations and businesses.

• 1. An overview of post processing of Fused Deposition Modelling 3D printed products. Section I: Post-processing techniques for improving the quality of FDM 3D printed parts. 2. Chemical-based methods for polishing surfaces produced by Material Extrusion process. 3. Surface roughness evaluation of fused deposition modeling additive-manufactured Polylactic acid components affected by 3D-printing parameters and vapor post processing treatments. 4. Post-processing of functional parts obtained by additive manufacturing—influence on the surface and dimensional quality and mechanical performance. 5. Coating methods and materials for 3D printed (FDM) parts. Section II: Joining/welding as post-processing techniques for FDM 3D printed parts. 6. Insights into various Joining/Welding techniques to evade the built volume constraint of FDM-3D printers. 7. Investigation of the Effect of Bonding Parameters on the Adhesive Bonding Strength of Parts Produced by FDM-3D Method. 8. Friction Stir Welding, Friction Stir Spot Welding and Spin Friction Welding of 3D printed Components. 9. Microwave and Ultrasonic Welding of 3D printed Components. Section III: Miscellaneous topics. 10. Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) of FDM parts. 11. Machine Learning in Post Processing of Fused Deposition Modelling Parts. 12. A study on additive manufacturing processes, standards and mechanical properties. 13. Exploring and understanding the possibilities of IoT in FDM-3D Printing. 14. Research scope and Future challenges in post-processing of FDM parts.