Disruptive Potential of 3D Printing for Clothing and Textile Sector

Raj, Deepika; Morris, Kristen

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“…57 Tensile and compression samples comprised of a cubical composite of Vero Magenta VTM and Agilus 30 TM reinforced by photopolymer jetting as shown in Figures 4(e) and (f) significantly increases the ultimate tensile strength and elongation at break. Although polyjet reinforced AM structures have been significantly desirable to fabricate potential components from a variety of thermoplastic materials in electronics, 60 biomedical engineering, 61 food packaging industries, 62 automobile industries, 63 toy industry, 64 and fashion and textile industry 65 for creating complex-shaped, intricate-detailed, and delicate-featuring end-use industrial 3D printed components, still the overall strength of the fabricated structure is significantly less than that of the benchmarked carbon fiber composite 58,59 manufactured by traditional mold casting. The mechanical characteristics of a multi-material polyjet-AM composite structure are limited by the lack of interfacial strength between the matrix and the reinforcement owing to the existence of substantial voids.…”

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A review on polyjet 3D printing of polymers and multi-material structures

Patpatiya

Chaudhary²,

Shastri

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C:

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This article investigates the state-of-the-art of polyjet 3D printing of polymers and multi-material structures, with an emphasis on its applications in a range of industrial domains, including aerospace, architecture, toy fabrication, and medical field. While significant research and development in the field of additively manufactured (AM) multi-material and reinforced composite structures have been carried out during the previous decade, the need of the hour is to utilize a single manufacturing platform which would not only help to govern the composition, shape, and characteristics of multi-material 3D printed objects at the microscopic level but would also help industries to replace the conventional AM manufacturing methods and optimize their mechanical performance. Significant advancements in polyjet 3D printing of fiber-reinforced and functionally graded structures with numerous modifications in material composition are reviewed, which may revolutionize the industrial sector. Numerous polyjet printing parameters such as accuracy, printing speed, photo-curing effect, build orientation, layer thickness, print angles, and post-processing are comprehensively discussed, and best outputs to optimize the mechanical performance and enhance the accuracy of the polyjet 3D printing products are highlighted. FEA (finite element analysis) models and analytical relations for multi-material 3D printed structures are presented to predict and enhance the overall performance of polyjet fabrication. Along with the benefits of polyjet manufacturing, a few of the limitations and challenges of polyjet AM are addressed which would benefit the reader to conduct further research in this field and enhance fabrication quality significantly. Vivid comparisons with other multi-material AM fabrication techniques such as FDM, SLA, and SLS with their brief discussion, merits, and demerits are done.

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A review on polyjet 3D printing of polymers and multi-material structures

Patpatiya

Chaudhary²,

Shastri

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C:

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“…The revolutionary technology of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has emerged as a disruptive force with far-reaching implications [1][2][3][4]. Its profound impact has been observed in various fields, such as tissue engineering [5,6], micro-fluidics [7,8], fashion and textiles [9,10], and even patent law [11], to name a few. The unparalleled ability of this technique to rapidly fabricate highly customised and intricate parts without the need for costly and specialised facilities operated by skilled personnel distinguishes it from conventional manufacturing methods.…”

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Cost-Effective 3D Printing of Silicone Structures Using an Advanced Intra-Layer Curing Approach

Fay,

2023

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We present an advanced, low-cost 3D printing system capable of fabricating intricate silicone structures using commercially available off-the-shelf materials. Our system used a custom-designed, motorised syringe pump with a driving lead screw and excellent control of material extrusion to accommodate the high viscosity of silicone printing ink, which is composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), diluent, and a photo-initiator (LAP). We modified an open-source desktop 3D printer to mount the syringe pump and programmed it to deposit controlled intricate patterns in a layer-by-layer fashion. To ensure the structural integrity of the printed objects, we introduced an intra-layer curing approach that fused the deposited layers using a custom-built UV curing system. Our experiments demonstrated the successful fabrication of silicone structures at different infill percentages, with excellent resolution and mechanical properties. Our low-cost solution (costing less than USD 1000 and requiring no specialised facilities or equipment) shows great promise for practical applications in areas such as micro-fluidics, prosthesis, and biomedical engineering based on our initial findings of 300 μm width channels (with excellent scope for smaller channels where desirable) and tunable structural properties. Our work represents a significant advance in low-cost desktop 3D printing capabilities, and we anticipate that it could have a broad impact on the field by providing these capabilities to scholars without the means to purchase expensive fabrication systems.

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Disruptive Potential of 3D Printing for Clothing and Textile Sector

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A review on polyjet 3D printing of polymers and multi-material structures

A review on polyjet 3D printing of polymers and multi-material structures

Cost-Effective 3D Printing of Silicone Structures Using an Advanced Intra-Layer Curing Approach

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