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End-Effector System for Semi-Solid Material-Based Additive Manufacturing Sameer Bhuvaji1, Anmol Khose2, Prathamesh Bhalerao3, Yash Jadhav4, Girish Ghadage5, Mr. Vivek Diware6 1,2,3,4,5 Student, B.E. Mechanical Engineering, D. Y. Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Maharashtra India 6 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, D. Y. Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Maharashtra,
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Abstract - Significant advances have been made in
mechanism specially tailor-made for semi-solid materialbased additive manufacturing. The key goal is to increase a system capable of efficiently handling the meting out and float of the semi-solid material at the same time as ensuring constant and managed deposition via the nozzle.
various fields including advances in additive manufacturing and fabrication of complex geometries using semisolid materials. This paper presents a detailed review of the design and fabrication of an end-effector system specifically for semi-solid material-based additive manufacturing is provided. The focus of this study is to develop an efficient hopper system for semi-solid and controlled material distribution in addition to incorporating an auger shaft into the system to facilitate mixing and control of material flow through the nozzle. To validate the performance of the proposed system, experimental measurements were carried out to determine the maximum flow rates under operating conditions, theoretical calculations were also used to analyze the flow behavior and predict how the large flow is expected. Experimental and theoretical results were then compared to verify the accuracy and reliability of the system. The findings of this study demonstrate the successful design and operation of an end effector system capable of efficiently handling semisolids for additive manufacturing applications. Experimental and theoretical validation demonstrates the system's ability to achieve a constant mass flow rate, precise control, and reliable fabrication. New avenues have been opened for raw materials.
1.1 Design and Modeling The preliminary section of the mission involved the design of a hopper-style layout for the end effector. The hopper layout turned into important as it determines the slope and length of the hopper, which in flip impacts the material waft traits. With the entire period of the entire system constant at 425 mm length and the diameter of the nozzle set at 25 mm, the layout considerations have been based on optimizing the hopper's dimensions to gain the desired overall performance. The subsequent step was designing the auger shaft, which plays a vital position in blending and regulating the flow of the semi-strong material through the nozzle. The diameter and length of the hopper system determined the calculated pitch of the auger shaft, making sure of efficient sediment blending and controlled flow. To facilitate the design method, Autodesk Fusion 360, a complete computer-aided design (CAD) software, become applied to model the entire assembly. This 3-D version served as a virtual representation of the end effector mechanism, allowing thorough visualization and analysis of its additives earlier than the producing level.
Key Words: Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Auger Shaft, Hopper, PLA
1. INTRODUCTION The field of additive manufacturing has witnessed an extremely good increase in current years, revolutionizing conventional production methods by allowing the fabrication of complicated geometries with greater performance and accuracy. In particular, the usage of semi-solid materials in additive manufacturing has gained enormous interest due to its potential to supply components with improved mechanical intricacies. However, achieving precise control over the shelling out and going with the flow of such substances poses precise challenges that necessitate the improvement of specialized end effector structures.
1.2 Manufacturing and Testing The fabrication technique uses 3D printing techniques to convert the virtual design into a physical prototype. This method provided the benefit of speedy and effective manufacturing, allowing for iterations and changes based totally on the analytical consequences. Subsequently, the prototype was subjected to rigorous experimental testing to evaluate its overall performance. The experimental statistics were compared with theoretical values obtained through calculations, allowing the validation of the end effector system. This validation
This studies task makes a specialty of the design, fabrication, meeting, and testing of an end-effector
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