These challenges can lead to limited capacity, erratic flow, and equipment damage. Potential solutions include optimizing equipment design and refining material handling processes to ensure a ...

A number of parameters are critical for optimal performance during an extrusion process. For example, the applied screw speed, the screw configuration, and the thermo-mechanical energy input from the ...

Abstract: Metal powders are used as feedstock in a variety of manufacturing methods, wherein the metallic particulates may be deposited upon a substrate, spread upon a build plate, or melted ...

The pharmaceutical industry's focus on process understanding, monitoring, and control is driving manufacturers to take greater steps toward identifying possible manufacturing bottlenecks earlier in ...

Much important work in defining standardised procedures for metal AM has been carried out over the last decade. In particular, recent technical specifications for powder feedstock characterisation ...

1 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Particle Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany 2 Interdisciplinary Center for Functional ...