Nicholas Southon
In-process measurement and monitoring of a polymer laser sintering powder bed with fringe projection
Southon, Nicholas; Stavroulakis, Petros; Goodridge, Ruth; Leach, Richard
Authors
Petros Stavroulakis
RUTH GOODRIDGE Ruth.Goodridge@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Additive Manufacturing
RICHARD LEACH RICHARD.LEACH@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Chair in Metrology
Abstract
We investigate the feasibility of using fringe projection to monitor the powder bed of a polyamide 12 polymer laser sintering machine. In particular, we demonstrate the ability of fringe projection to identify a number of defects arising during the printing process by recording the three-dimensional structure of the sintered powder bed after the completion of each layer. The defects identified ranged in size from hundreds of micrometres to hundreds of millimetres. The three-dimensional analysis of the powder bed data has shown the ability to quantify effects, such as curling, powder spreader blade interactions and the consolidation of a sintered layer. It has, therefore, been shown that the use of fringe projection in polymer laser sintering machines can provide deeper understanding and monitoring of the dynamic behaviour during the process. Fringe projection has shown potential to become part of a feedback and control system that interrupts the build and corrects for in-process defects where possible.
Citation
Southon, N., Stavroulakis, P., Goodridge, R., & Leach, R. (2018). In-process measurement and monitoring of a polymer laser sintering powder bed with fringe projection. Materials and Design, 157, 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.07.053
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 25, 2018 |
Publication Date | Nov 5, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Jul 25, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 8, 2018 |
Journal | Materials & Design |
Print ISSN | 0261-3069 |
Electronic ISSN | 0264-1275 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 157 |
Pages | 227-234 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.07.053 |
Keywords | Polymer; Laser sintering; Fringe projection; Defect; In-process monitoring; Process signatures |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/947925 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127518305835 |
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