Abstract
Purpose - Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing technology commonly used for modelling, prototyping, and batch production applications. The purpose of the present study is to investigate properties of plastic replicas; fabricated as small sized product moulds with FDM. Design/methodology/approach - From the identification of component, prototypes of ABS plastic material were prepared for commercial end user applications like vacuum moulding, vacuum casting, investment casting etc.Findings - The study highlighted the best settings of orientation, support material quantity for the selected component on FDM machine from dimensional accuracy and economic point of view.Research limitations/implications - Originality/value - Final replicas prepared are acceptable as per DIN 16901 and ISO (UNI EN 20286-I-1995) standard for industrial applications. The results are also supported by SEM analysis.
Purpose - Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing technology commonly used for modelling, prototyping, and batch production applications. The purpose of the present study is to investigate properties of plastic replicas; fabricated as small sized product moulds with FDM. Design/methodology/approach - From the identification of component, prototypes of ABS plastic material were prepared for commercial end user applications like vacuum moulding, vacuum casting, investment casting etc.Findings - The study highlighted the best settings of orientation, support material quantity for the selected component on FDM machine from dimensional accuracy and economic point of view.Research limitations/implications - Originality/value - Final replicas prepared are acceptable as per DIN 16901 and ISO (UNI EN 20286-I-1995) standard for industrial applications. The results are also supported by SEM analysis.