Applications of Additively Manufactured Tools in Abrasive Machining-A Literature Review.

Mariusz Deja,Dawid Zieliński,Aini Zuhra Abdul Kadir,Siti Nur Humaira

doi:10.3390/ma14051318

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High requirements imposed by the competitive industrial environment determine the development directions of applied manufacturing methods. 3D printing technology, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), currently being one of the most dynamically developing production methods, is increasingly used in many different areas of industry. Nowadays, apart from the possibility of making prototypes of future products, AM is also used to produce fully functional machine parts, which is known as Rapid Manufacturing and also Rapid Tooling. Rapid Manufacturing refers to the ability of the software automation to rapidly accelerate the manufacturing process, while Rapid Tooling means that a tool is involved in order to accelerate the process. Abrasive processes are widely used in many industries, especially for machining hard and brittle materials such as advanced ceramics. This paper presents a review on advances and trends in contemporary abrasive machining related to the application of innovative 3D printed abrasive tools. Examples of abrasive tools made with the use of currently leading AM methods and their impact on the obtained machining results were indicated. The analyzed research works indicate the great potential and usefulness of the new constructions of the abrasive tools made by incremental technologies. Furthermore, the potential and limitations of currently used 3D printed abrasive tools, as well as the directions of their further development are indicated.

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IntroductionAdditive manufacturing (AM) systems can be defined as a new generation of Flexible
Nowadays, the proper selection of an appropriate manufacturing method, machine tools and tools is one of the most crucial decisions in the product development cycle [1,2].Additive manufacturing (AM) systems can be defined as a new generation of FlexibleManufacturing Systems (FMS) in which a variety of different products with different materials can be flexibly produced using the same machines [3]
The examples of additively manufactured abrasive tools described in this paper show their great potential and usefulness in carrying out effective abrasive machining of selected materials, there are still some limitations for wider implementation of AM of grinding tools on a production scale

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Additive manufacturing (AM) systems can be defined as a new generation of Flexible. Manufacturing Systems (FMS) in which a variety of different products with different materials can be flexibly produced using the same machines [3]. The unquestionable advantages of additive techniques, related, among other things, to the possibility of having design freedom allowing complex shapes to be produced, improving the mechanical strength properties of the products, and shortening the lead times, still come with a limited number of available materials and the necessity of post-processing to improve the surface finish and dimensional accuracy. In a study by Deja et al [4], the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique was used as a decisive support method to compare a standard subtractive method with additive manufacturing for the fabrication of offshore machinery components.

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